Louisiana Administrative Code

A. The Department of State has developed and now offers an optional paid Commercial API subscription service which will allow customers, such as banks, service companies and agencies doing enforcement activities, to search for business entity filings using their back-end systems.…

A. The secretary of state hereby adopts the following penalty schedule for foreign corporations transacting business in this state without a valid certificate of authority. 1. For a foreign corporation transacting business in the state for less than one year, the penalty fee shal…

A. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Forestry, shall, under the direction of the state forester, provide private landowners with assistance in the management of their forestlands. 1. Basic Services ($300 minimum charge)⎯performed on an as-requested basis in al…

A. Depth markers shall conform to the following. 1. Depth of water in feet shall be plainly and conspicuously marked at or above the waterline on the vertical pool wall and on the top of the coping or edge of the deck or walk next to the pool. 2. Depth markers on the vertical poo…

A. Class A, Class B, and Class C swimming pools shall have lifesaving equipment conspicuously and conveniently on hand at all times including the following: 1. a light, strong pole not less than 12 feet long, including a body hook; 2. a minimum 1/4 inch diameter throwing rope as …

A. Barriers shall conform with the requirements of the following. 1. Class A or Class B public swimming pools shall be protected by a fence, wall, building, enclosure, or solid wall of durable material of which the pool itself may be constructed, or any combination thereof. Natur…

A. There shall be no physical connection between a potable public or private water supply system and a pool structure at a point below the maximum flow line of the pool, or to the recirculation system of the swimming pool, unless such physical connection is so installed and opera…

A. The water supply serving the pool shall be from an approved water supply. B. No direct mechanical connection shall be made between the potable water supply and the swimming pool, chlorinating equipment, or the system of piping for the pool, unless it is protected against backf…

A. Backwash water may be discharged into a sanitary sewer through an approved air gap, or into an approved subsurface disposal system or by other means approved by the state health officer. B. Sewage disposal shall be of a manner conforming to the provisions of Part XIII of this …

A. The requirements of the latest National Electrical Code of the National Fire Protection Agency shall be complied with.

A. Whenever swimming pools, bathing places, or water slides are to be operated at night, illumination shall be provided as follows. 1. Where night activities are permitted and underwater lighting is used, not less than 0.5* watts shall be provided per square foot of pool area. Ar…

A. All indoor pools, including dressing rooms and all other rooms that are used or traversed by people (except restrooms, bathrooms, water closet combination rooms, and toilet rooms) in any pool buildings or ancillary buildings, shall be ventilated by methods including, but not l…

A. There shall be a separation of the space used by spectators from that used by bathers. Galleries for spectators shall not overhang any portion of the pool surface. Floor and foot rail of the gallery shall be of tight construction to prevent dirt which is tracked in from gettin…

A. Dressing rooms shall be provided. Floor shall be well drained, impervious to moisture and constructed of non-slip material. Walls and partitions shall be constructed of smooth, impervious material, without open cracks or joints.

A. One water closet and one urinal shall be provided for each 60 males or fraction thereof. One water closet shall be provided for each 30 females or fraction thereof. Female urinals, if provided, may be used in the same proportion as for men above. One lavatory with hot and cold…

A. Experimental units must be submitted to the state health officer for review. Additional information may be required. Approval of experimental units by the state health officer will be based on the merit and need of proposed experimental unit(s). Bonding may be required. B. Exp…

A.1. A pool that is not in use and/or not intended for use that presents a situation endangering the public health as deemed by the state health officer, shall be either: a. emptied; b. filled with inert material; c. covered and anchored; or d. addressed by other methods submitte…

A. Eating, drinking, and smoking shall not be permitted within the pool deck enclosure. B. Exception to §729.A may be made to allow food and beverage(s) in the visitor and spectator area or in a similarly separated snack bar area for users which has been approved by the state hea…

A. Lifeguards and safety assistants shall be attired so that they are readily identifiable as members of the lifeguard staff. Individuals shall be considered qualified in life-saving and first aid if they hold the appropriate Red Cross certificate or equivalent. B. Instructions. …

A. Pole-hooks, ropes, buoys and other necessary lifesaving equipment shall be provided and be readily accessible at all pools and bathing places. A first-aid kit completely equipped shall be provided for emergency use at all pools and bathing places.

A. Applicability. In order to initially receive 90 percent CSBG funds and to maintain eligibility for CSBG funding, private not for profit agencies must maintain a governing board; and public agencies must maintain an advisory board, which meets the requirements of the CSBG Act. …

A. The MCOs and the CSoC contractor shall be required to have an internal grievance system and internal appeal process. The appeal process allows a Medicaid recipient/enrollee to challenge a decision made, a denial of coverage, or a denial of payment for services. B. An enrollee,…

A. If the provider is filing a grievance or appeal on behalf of the member, the provider shall adhere to the provisions outlined in §701 of this Chapter. B. The MCO and CSoC contractor must have a grievance and appeals process for claims, medical necessity, and contract disputes …

A. Per R.S. 42:882, the Group Benefits Policy and Planning Board (OGB board) shall be composed of 11 voting members, with 2 members elected by retired participants of OGB plans of benefits, as follows: 1. one retiree member who shall be elected from among retired teachers or othe…

A. A candidate for a position on the OGB board must be a participant in an OGB plan of benefits as of the specified nomination date. B. If elected, the board member must continue to be a participant in an OGB plan of benefits during his/her tenure on the board.

A. To become a candidate, a person must be nominated by petition of 25 or more OGB plan enrollees from the constituency he/she will represent. B. Each enrollee’s signature must be accompanied by his/her printed name, the last four digits of their Social Security number, and the a…

A. Ballot positions of candidates will be determined by a drawing. B. All candidates will be notified of the time and place of the drawing. C. All candidates or his/her representative may attend the drawing. D. Ballots and information sheets on candidates will be provided to elig…

A. All retired enrollees in an OGB plan of benefits on the specified election date are eligible to vote. B. Each eligible retired enrollee may cast only one vote for any candidate listed on the ballot for his respective retiree group. C. Each eligible retired enrollee must follow…

A. The ballots will be counted by the ballot counting committee. 1. The ballot counting committee shall be composed of OGB employees appointed by the chief executive officer. 2. The ballot counting committee and all candidates will be notified at the time and date fixed for tally…

A. The chief executive officer will certify the election results to the Senate for confirmation. B. The chief executive officer will notify the successful candidates of his/her election. C. The chief executive officer will announce the election results at the first regularly sche…

A. For each election date, the following dates will apply: 1. On second Wednesday in January, OGB submits nomination sheets to each agency benefits coordinator. 2. The second Wednesday in February is the nomination cutoff date. Nominees must be certified by the OGB chief executiv…

A. Nominating Petition. Nominations will be submitted on a form substantially in compliance with the following. We the undersigned OGB enrollees are retired teachers or retired school employees/retired state employees and hereby nominate ______________ for membership on the Offic…

A. The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, (Public Law 100-690) established a program entitled Group Homes for Recovering Substance Abusers. This program requires the state to create a revolving fund of at least $100,000 to make loans of up to $4,000 to non-profit private entities to pr…

Bridge Loan―a short-term, rapid-access loan to private, non-profit corporations for the purpose of binding a lease for a planned recovery home. Group Recovery Home—a private residence, apartment complex or other type housing, with sleeping facilities for not less than six individ…

A. All applicants for group recovery home loans must agree to abide by the following regulations in the operation of the home. 1. Homes may have no more than 10 individuals in residence unless granted a specific waiver by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Human Se…

A. The group homes for recovering substance abusers' program will make available start-up loans of up to $4,000 per applicant group for the following type of expenses: 1. security deposits for rent/lease and utilities; 2. up to two months rent for each individual in the group; 3.…

A. Eligible entities include: 1. private non-profit corporations; 2. non-chartered groups of six or more recovering persons; 3. established recovery homes. 4. individuals accepted into established recovery homes. B. Lender shall require all applicants to provide the following ass…

A. Applications and guidelines for group recovery home loans may be obtained from any regional alcohol and drug abuse treatment program operated by the Department of Health and Hospitals. B. Completed applications consist of: 1. application form; 2. assurances form; 3. statement …

A. Organizational loans are those made to non-profit entities or groups of six or more individuals for the purpose of enabling recovering persons to establish a group recovery home. B. Restrictions on Organizational Loans 1. must provide for housing for six or more residents in r…

A. Bridge loans are restricted, short-term loans to private, non-profit chartered organizations in an amount equal to anticipated or quoted security deposits and first month rent. Bridge loans are for the purpose of having funds available at the time of consummating a lease arran…

A. Individual loans are restricted loans to individuals in recovery who are accepted into an already existing, functional group recovery home which requires, as an admission criterion, an advance deposit for his/her share of the first month(s) operational costs. B. Individual loa…

A. Quality assurance/monitoring requirements are approached from the perspective that group recovery homes are intended to provide residences for recovering individuals, and are not designed as treatment or rehabilitation programs. Therefore, oversight on the part of DHH shall be…

A. These procedures are in response to the Federal "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act" (e-sign) effective October 1, 2000. E-sign applies only to the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce. These rules may be referred to…

A. State agency transactions that are not governed by the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, PL 106-229, hereinafter referred to as the "e-sign," are not subject to these procedures. B. State agency transactions that have electronic record and signature te…

A. This Section applies to all written electronic communications which are sent to a state agency over the Internet or other electronic network or by another means that is acceptable to the state agency, for which the identity of the sender or the contents of the message must be …

A. The following words and terms, when used in this Section, shall have the following meanings unless the context expressly indicates otherwise. Asymmetric Cryptosystem―a computer-based system that employs two different but mathematically related keys with the following character…

A. For a digital signature to be valid for use by a state agency, it must be created by a technology that is accepted for use by the Division of Administration pursuant to guidelines listed in §711 of this document.