Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Description. An applicant firm's management and daily business operations must be controlled by an owner(s) of the applicant firm who has/have been determined to be a small and emerging business person. In order for a small and emerging business person to be found to control t…

A. Conductor Pipe. Conductor pipe is that pipe ordinarily used for the purpose of supporting unconsolidated surface deposits. The use and removal of conductor pipe during the drilling of any oil and gas well shall be at the option of the operator. B. Surface Casing 1. Where no da…

A. Purpose. The purpose of an expanded system of information and referral is as follows: 1. to ensure that individuals with disabilities who are not being served under LRS' Order of Selection receive accurate vocational rehabilitation information and guidance to assist such indiv…

A. The plan year for MERS shall be July 1-June 30.

A. Commencing with the issuance of any riverboat gaming operator license, the licensee shall submit on a quarterly basis to the board a statement of compliance with the applicant or licensee's previously submitted application or economic development plan as to those aspects of th…

A. These rules and regulations shall be in full force and effective as of the date of their promulgation except where specifically exempted within the text of these chapters.

A. It is the responsibility of any business wishing to participate in the program to complete the required certification process. Failure to provide complete, true, or accurate data may result in rejection of the application. B. Certification in the SEBD Program is accomplished o…

D. The board may, at its discretion, remand the case to the administrative law judge for the taking of such additional evidence as the board may direct. Notice thereof shall be given as provided in §111. E. Either party may submit written briefs to the board for its consideration…

A. All applications, notices and any other written communication or documentation required to be furnished to the board or division by any statutory provision, regulation or rule shall be submitted by U.S. mail, commercial carrier, electronic submission, hand delivery, or other b…

A. Purpose 1. To make a determination of the employment-related needs of the individual with a disability. 2. To make a determination of the objectives, nature, and scope of vocational rehabilitation services required for development of the Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE…

A. Payment Schedule 1. A copayment requirement in the Pharmacy Program is based on the following payment schedule. Calculated State Payment Copayment $5.00 or less $0.00 $5.01 to $10.00 $0.50 $10.01 to $25.00 $1.00 $25.01 to $50.00 $2.00 $50.01 or more $3.00 2. The pharmacy provi…

A. The label or labeling of a product shall be deemed misleading if it makes a claim or statement concerning which there is a difference of opinion among experts, and fails to state that such a difference of opinion exists if there is a material weight of expert opinion contrary …

A. Under circumstances as determined by the executive director, LASERS may require agencies to submit employee and employer contributions by electronic funds transfer ("EFT") or certified check.

A. Every employer of more than 10 employees who is subject to record keeping under the provisions of 29 U.S.C. Section 655 shall, within 90 days of any occupational death of an employee, any nonfatal occupational illness, or any nonfatal occupational injury involving either loss …

A. The officers of the board shall be elected by the members of the board and shall be a chairperson and a vice-chairperson and such other officers as the board shall consider necessary. There shall be no prohibition against officers succeeding themselves. 1. Chairperson. The cha…

A. As authorized by R.S. 23:1378.C and these rules of practice and procedure, hearings may be instituted by the board on timely request by the applicant or, at any time, on the board's own motion. No request by the applicant for a hearing shall be effective unless it is made in w…

A. The Medicaid Program shall provide reimbursement to acute care hospitals for donor human breast milk provided to hospitalized infants. B. Reimbursement. Hospitals shall be reimbursed for donor human breast milk when obtained from a member bank of the Human Milk Banking Associa…

A. All purchases and leases of furniture, equipment, supplies, property, office and building space, capital improvements, and services shall be processed in accordance with procedures established by the recipient. All purchases of furniture, equipment, supplies, property, office …

A. Address Change 1. Any change in a licensed employment service's physical location must be reported in writing to the Office of Regulatory Services by the licensee(s) at least two weeks prior to such change. 2. A rider (original only) from the surety company affecting the new a…

A. Diverter System. A diverter system shall be required when drilling surface hole in areas where drilling hazards are known or anticipated to exist. The district manager may, at his discretion, require the use of a diverter system on any well. In cases where it is required, a di…

A. Section 103(b)(6) of the code restricts use of tax-exempt bonds to small issues, which thereby limits the principal amount of the corresponding loans. To determine whether a bond is eligible under the established limits, the code requires that certain sums be added to the prin…

A. As used in these rules and in the Act, the following terms are interpreted and deemed to have the meanings specified. Certified Nurse Assistant―a certified nurse aide certified by the Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators, pursuant to R.S. 37:2504, as amended. …

A. Advertising media includes newspapers, magazines, radio and television programs, direct mail, trade papers, and the like. The advertising costs allowable are those which are solely for: 1. recruitment of personnel required for the grant program; 2. solicitation of bids for the…

A. All petitions for agency review made pursuant to R.S. 49:953(C) shall be in writing and shall contain the following information: 1. a copy of the rule change proposed, whether for adoption, amendment, or repeal; 2. a statement of the proposed action requested, whether the rule…

A. A person who has been found unsuitable and/or whose license, permit, or approval has been revoked, in this state or in any other jurisdiction, may not apply for a license, permit, or approval or a finding of suitability for five years from the date there was a finding of unsui…

A. If any provision of these rules, or the application or enforcement thereof, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of these rules which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the several p…

A. Continuances or Postponements 1. A scheduled hearing may be postponed or continued by the administrative law judge for good cause, either upon his own motion or upon a showing of good cause by written request of a party, submitted to the administrative law judge whose name and…

A. Effective February 1, 2011, the Department of Health and Hospitals will pay for a maximum of four prescriptions per calendar month for Medicaid recipients. B. The following federally mandated recipient groups are exempt from the four prescriptions per calendar month limitation…

A. All reimbursement for travel will be made in accordance with the travel regulations of the recipient, service delivery area grant recipient, administrative entity or subrecipient. Where subrecipient travel regulations are utilized, they shall, at a minimum, conform with applic…

A. Qualified rollovers of accumulated employee contributions to be refunded may be made to two different accounts with a minimum of $500 to each account. Refunds of funds totaling less than $500 shall be limited to a single account.

A. The board, by resolution adopted by a majority of the board then in office, may establish one or more standing committees, each which shall consist of three or more board members. Each committee shall have and exercise the authority of the board as contained within the resolut…

A. The minimum amount of loans originated by any one lender shall be $10,000. B. The minimum amount of a loan shall be $10,000.

A. All wells shall be equipped with casing-heads with a test pressure in conformance with conditions existing in areas in which they are used. Casing-head body, as soon as installed shall be equipped with proper connections and valves accessible to the surface. Reconditioning sha…

A. Each individual named as a private employment service licensee, and each individual named as a private employment service manager and each individual named as an on-site consultant, shall demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the private employment service law, rules and regulat…

A. Applicant completes and submits an on-line application at www.ledsmallbiz.com to the SEBD office. B. The SEBD Program staff reviews the application and if it is found to be incomplete or further information is needed, the SEBD Program staff will contact applicant. If the appli…

A. Purpose of the Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE). The Individualized Plan for Employment, hereafter referred to as IPE, and all subsequent amendments assure that each individual determined eligible for vocational rehabilitation services or determined appropriate for ext…

A. A guaranty or undertaking, referred to in Section 640 of the Act, shall be considered to have been given by each person signing such guaranty or undertaking.

A. The Medicaid Program shall provide reimbursement to acute care hospitals for long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) provided to women immediately following childbirth and during the hospital stay. B. Reimbursement. Hospitals shall be reimbursed for LARCs as an add-on se…

A. Costs for printing and reproduction services necessary for grant administration, including but not limited to forms, reports, manuals, and informational literature are allowable. Reasonable publication costs of reports or other media relating to grant program accomplishments o…

A. The application of a guaranty or undertaking, referred to in Section 640 of the Act to any shipment or other delivery of an article, shall expire when such article, after shipment or delivery of an article, shall expire when such article, after shipment or delivery by the pers…

A. The plan year for LASERS shall be July 1-June 30.

A. All employment practices, salary schedules and related personnel procedures will be in accordance with the regulations of the service delivery area grant recipient, administrative entity or subrecipient. B. Compensation for personal services includes all remuneration, paid cur…

A. Reimbursement for multi-source prescription drugs shall be limited in accordance with state and federal law and rules pertaining thereto, with the following exception: reimbursement shall be provided for any drug prescribed by a prescribing provider that, in his professional j…

A. The board shall notify the applicant at least 15 days prior to the hearing and such notice shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 13 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

A. Time Limit Set on Speaking before the Board 1. Petitions to the board by an applicant and/or representatives of same shall, as a group, be limited to at total of 10 minutes to put forward their plea. 2. Opponents to a given application shall, as a group, have a total of 10 min…

A. Résumé Preparation 1. An employment service may prepare an applicant's job résumé upon applicant's request at a cost not to exceed the fee set in R.S. 23:111.B.(1)(b). The employment service shall furnish the applicant with a copy of the prepared résumé at no additional cost.

A. Comparable Services and Similar Benefits 1. Determination of Availability a. Prior to providing any vocational rehabilitation service to an eligible individual, except those services specified below in Subclauses c.i.(a)-(f), LRS will determine whether comparable services and …

A. The Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing shall provide reimbursement to the Office of Public Health (OPH) through the Medical Assistance Program for newborn screenings performed by OPH on specimens taken from children in acute care hospital settings. B. Re…

A. Appeals to the board from a decision of a hearing officer shall be decided by the board. The appeal shall be decided on the record by a majority of a quorum of the board or a majority of a panel of three members of the board.

A.l. All wells shall be cleaned into a pit, barge, or tank, located at a distance of at least 100 feet from any fire hazard. 2. Before any well shall be perforated, the drilling fluid in the well shall be conditioned and brought to a weight necessary to hold the normal hydrostati…