Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Bacteriological. All water to be used in shellfish treatment tanks shall be subjected to ultraviolet light treatment, or any other equally effective method of treatment approved by the Department of Health and Hospitals, National Shellfish Sanitation program manual of Operatio…

Table 1. Depuration Treatment Process Water Standards Parameter Minimum Maximum Bacteriological (total coliform/100ml) 0 Less than 1 Dissolved Oxygen (percent saturation) 50% 100% Temperature 10°C 25°C Turbity 0 * Salinity ** ** pH 7.0 8.4 Metallic Ions and Compounds Not exceedin…

A. Shellfish meats shall not be released for sale that do not meet the bacteriological standard for depurated shellfish set forth in the latest edition of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Manual of Operations, Part II. B. The use of the elevated temperature coliform plat…

A. Any water purification unit meeting the approval of the Department of Health Hospitals, the National Shellfish Sanitation Program, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may be used for the purification of process water. The unit shall be designed to deliver at peak load, a…

A. Refrigeration of Shellshock. Treated shellfish shall be placed under refrigeration immediately, and shall be stored at a temperature not to exceed 10°C. Refrigerated storage compartments shall be provided for treated shellfish, and all such shellfish shall be kept wholly separ…

A. No shellfish shall be removed from the treatment plant until approved for release by the plant supervisor or assistant plant supervisor as provided in these rules and regulations. All containers of treated shellfish, before being released from the depuration plant, shall be ta…

A. Records containing the following information shall be available at the plant at all times for shellfish presently undergoing the treatment process: 1. parish(es) from which shellfish were harvested; 2. name, location and/or lease number(s) of harvesting area(s); 3. copy of rel…

A. Written detailed operating procedures for each depuration and/or wet storage plant shall be submitted by management to the Department of Health and Hospitals for approval prior to certification. The operating procedures shall comply fully with this regulation as well as all ap…

A. Any person, firm or corporation engaging in the business of harvesting shellfish for depuration purposes from areas not approved by the state health officer for direct market harvesting shall be required to have an unsuspended or unrevoked harvesting‑for‑depuration permit issu…

Certified Shellfish Shipperany resident shucker-packer, repacker, reshipper, shellstock shipper, depuration processor, or wet storage processor who is certified by the Office of Public Health for inclusion on the U. S. Food and Drug Administration/Public Health Service's Intersta…

A. Resident shellfish shippers shall be certified annually and shall file an application for recertification each year with the Office of Public Health. An application for certification shall not be accepted from any individual or corporation previously found guilty within the pa…

A. The certification of shellfish shippers handling or making shipments of shell stock may be suspended revoked for failing to comply with any one of the four basic requirements or maintaining certification previously listed. B. An application for certification shall not be accep…

A. The following regulations shall apply to all Sea Food Dealers who deal in shrimp for freezing. 1. The peeling or packing of shrimp is prohibited, unless the operator of the establishment has an unsuspended or unrevoked permit to operate issued by the State Board of Health. Upo…

A. The shrimp shall be emptied into a metal washing compartment and shall be carried from there by an inspection belt of sufficient length to allow adequate inspection for the removal of all shrimp which are in an unsatisfactory condition. B. On leaving the inspection belt, shrim…

A. All exterior openings of the establishment shall be adequately screened, and roofs and exterior walls shall be tight. When necessary, fly traps or other approved insect—control devices shall be installed. B. Except for raw headless shrimp, which may or may not be deveined, pic…

A. The decks and holds of boats catching shrimp for, or transporting shrimp to, an inspected establishment, and the bodies of other conveyances so transporting shrimp shall be kept in a sanitary condition. The shrimp shall be iced or refrigerated immediately after they are caught…

A. One representative of the Office of Management and Finance to be appointed by the undersecretary of management and finance. B. One representative of the DOTD Legal Section to be appointed by the general counsel. C. One representative of the Office of Operations to be appointed…

A. All tickets recognized to contain mathematical error or obvious legal error; or B. all tickets formally protested (in writing).

A. Payment of the fine imposed by a violation ticket is due within 30 days from the date of issuance of the ticket. B. To receive consideration, a violation ticket must be formally protested within 30 days from the date of issuance of the ticket. C. The violation ticket review co…

A. Receive and assemble all formally protested violation tickets for review. B. Investigate the circumstances, claims or allegations surrounding all violation tickets formally submitted for review. C. Communicate with the protestor during the process and after the decision of the…

A. The violation ticket review committee is authorized to void or reduce violation tickets, or leave violation tickets intact.

A. These rules do not impair the right of the protesting party to sue the department to recover payment of the violation ticket as provided in R.S. 32:389. B. The protesting party will not be afforded the opportunity to personally appear before the violation ticket review committ…

A. The running of prescription for collection of unpaid violation tickets is not interrupted by filing of the protest. B. The running of prescription for suing the department to recover monies paid for a violation ticket is not interrupted by filing of the protest.

A. The decision of the violation ticket review committee may be reconsidered, either upon request of the protestor or upon motion of a member of the violation ticket review committee. Such request must be made within 30 days of the date of the notice of the decision of the first …

A. The protesting party may request in writing a review conducted by the review panel comprised of five members appointed as follows: 1. one member of the review panel shall be appointed by the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development; 2. two members shall be…

A. All actions of the violation ticket review committee and the review panel which require monetary adjustment of violation tickets shall be recorded on computer and reported to the DOTD financial services section. All records shall be maintained in accordance with the public rec…

A. The vital records registry of the Office of Preventive and Public Health Services of the Department of Health and Human Resources, upon receipt of written request for a certified copy of a birth certificate shall proceed to do so by preparing a birth certification card contain…

A. Section "This Child" 1. "Last Name" (Item 1A) 2. "First Name" (Item 1B) 3. "Second Name" (Item 1C) 4. "Date of Birth" (Item 2A) 5. "House of Birth" (Item 4) 6. "Sex" (Item 3) 7. "This Birth" (Item 4) 8. "If Twin or Triplet...." (Item 5) B. Section "Place of Birth" 1. "Place of…

A. The Medicaid Program hereby adopts provisions to provide coverage under the Medicaid state plan for behavioral health services rendered to children and youth in a therapeutic group home (TGH). These services shall be administered under the authority of the Department of Health…

A. Individuals under the age of 21, who meet Medicaid eligibility and clinical criteria, shall qualify to receive therapeutic group home services. B. Qualifying children and adolescents with an identified mental health or substance use diagnosis shall be eligible to receive behav…

A. Introduction 1. A primary factor affecting the supply of health care manpower in a state is the availability of education programs which prepare candidates for licensure and/or employment in a health care profession. A large number of persons obtaining higher level educational…

A. The purpose of Regulation 87 is to establish standards, guidelines, and requirements for licensed and qualified insurance producers to have binding authority to write applications of property and casualty insurance for the FAIR Plan and the Coastal Plan issued by the Louisiana…

A. Regulation 87 is promulgated by the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, pursuant to the authority granted under the Louisiana Insurance Code, Title 22, R.S. 22:2313.

A. Regulation 87 applies to all insurance producers who are eligible to sell insurance policies issued by Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation pursuant to R.S. 22:2313(A), and that have applied to the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and have met the…

A. For the purposes of Regulation 87, the following terms shall have the meaning or definition as indicated herein. Binding Authority―the ability of a duly licensed insurance producer, who has adequate errors and omission insurance, and has completed a training course offered by …

A. Pursuant to R.S. 22:12, no person shall be authorized to transact or shall transact the business of insurance in the state of Louisiana without complying with the provisions of the Louisiana Insurance Code. B. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 22:1544(B) and 22:1562(C)(1), …

A. In order to bind coverage for the FAIR Plan and the Coastal Plan through Citizens, each duly licensed insurance producer must meet the following requirements: 1. maintain errors and omission insurance in the minimum amount of $1 million per occurrence and $1 million annual agg…

A. The insurance producer shall list all unlicensed employees that shall have access to the E.P.I.C. system in order for the insurance producer to bind property and casualty insurance coverage for their clients with Citizens. B. If the insurance producer is an insurance agency, i…

A. The insurance producer shall complete and submit the on-line application for property and casualty insurance coverage to Citizens and shall comply with all requirements of the application process that have been established by Citizens. B. The insurance producer authorized to b…

A. Each authorized insurance producer and each authorized employee of an insurance producer shall attend any certified continuing education seminar that may be required by Citizens in order to maintain their binding authority. Citizens will provide appropriate notice to authorize…

A. Each insurance producer, including the insurance agency if applicable, must provide documentary proof to Citizens that it has met and is carrying a required minimum of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 annual aggregate of professional liability coverage at the time of a…

A. Each insurance producer, including a producer who is an insurance agency, who has authority to bind coverage with Citizens is responsible to ensure that each producer and unlicensed employee properly follows all of the underwriting procedures established by Citizens. Any insur…

A. An insurance producer shall submit to Citizens an electronic payment, via the E.P.I.C. system, of the $65 non-refundable application fee in order to receive a coverage confirmation letter. The policyholder, or the producer or mortgage company on behalf of the policyholder, has…

A. Citizens has the authority to suspend or terminate the binding authority privileges of an insurance producer if Citizens determines that the insurance producer has failed to adhere to proper underwriting and binding procedures that have been established by Citizens. B. An insu…

A. An insurance producer aggrieved by any action taken by the chief executive officer of Citizens relative to the suspension or termination of their binding authority privileges shall have the right to file a written appeal to the board of directors of Citizens. The written appea…

A. Citizens reserves the right to refer any matter involving Regulation 87 to the department for any legal action authorized under the Louisiana Insurance Code, including, but not limited to, fine, probation, suspension or revocation of the insurance producer license issued by th…

A. If any provision of Regulation 87 or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of Regulation 87 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end, the p…

A. Regulation 87 shall become effective on the date of the publication of the final Rule in the Louisiana Register.

A. Case management services shall be reimbursed at a flat monthly rate billed for each waiver participant served in accordance with the conditions and procedures contained in the Case Management Services provider manual. 1. Establishment of Support Coordination Workforce Bonus Pa…

Accessibility―determination of the method and ease of an individual's (or group's) ability to obtain medical care. Geographic, financial, social, ethnic and psychic considerations affect the problem of accessibility. It is also a function of availability. Accreditation―the recogn…