Louisiana Administrative Code

A. The division may deny an application for a location when it finds the applicant or a business relationship between an applicant organization, volunteer or a business entity is unsuitable or endangers the health, safety, or welfare of the citizens of this state. In determining …

A. “ADA” shall mean the American with Disabilities Act. B. “Board and Commission” shall mean those listed in R.S. 36:359. C. “DCE” shall mean the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy. D. “People with Disabilities” are defined as any of the following: 1. a member of the…

A. This regulation shall only apply to the DCE or its boards and commissions if they conduct at least six meeting in a calendar year. B. If this regulation is applicable pursuant to Paragraph A, then the number of meeting via electronic means shall be limited as follows: 1. The n…

A. A member of a municipal or parish governing authority, an appointed member of a planning or zoning or appeals board or commission of a parish or municipality, or a member of such public official’s immediate family or a legal entity they have an interest may make an application…

A. Written notices filed pursuant to R.S. 42:1123(34) of the Code shall: 1. be filed with the board and with the public servant’s governing authority or board or commission no later than 10 days prior to any hearing pertaining to such application or if no hearing is held at least…

A. A lease of movables is a contract for the use of equipment under which title does not pass to the state.

A. A lease of movables may be entered into provided: 1. it has been competitively bid in accordance with these rules and regulations, applicable executive orders, and policy and procedure memoranda; 2. it is in the best interest of the state; 3. all conditions for renewal and cos…

A. Unless a requirement can be met only by the leased supply as determined in writing by an officer above the level of procurement officer, a purchase option in a lease may be exercised only if the lease containing the purchase option was awarded under competitive sealed bidding.…

Annual Registration Period—is the first day of January through the thirty-first day of December for each calendar year, beginning January 1, 2024. Annual Registration Renewal Period—is the first day of November of each calendar year through the thirty-first day of December of eac…

A. All private education lenders shall: 1. register with the commissioner through the NMLS before engaging in private education lending in the state, as required by and in accordance with R.S. 6:1421, et seq.; 2. renew their registration annually, as provided by R.S. 6:1421, et s…

A. The commissioner shall begin accepting initial registration applications from private education lenders, as required by R.S. 6:1421, et seq., on January 1, 2024. B. Any private education lender shall be in violation of R.S. 6:1421, et seq., if they: 1. are securing, making or …

A. Applications for renewal of private education lender registrations shall: 1. be submitted to the commissioner through the NMLS; 2. include all information required by R.S. 6:1421, et seq., and any rule or regulation adopted by the commissioner under authority of R.S. 6:1424; a…

A. R.S. 6:1421, et seq., expressly authorizes the commissioner to enforce provisions thereof and this rule in accordance with powers vested by R.S. 6:121.1. B. The commissioner may take appropriate action against any person subject to his licensing, registration, regulation, or s…

A. Violations of R.S. 6:1421, et seq., or this rule include, but are not limited to, any person who: 1. has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in any act or practice prohibited by R.S. 6:1421, et seq., or any rule or regulation adopted under authority of R.S. 6:1424; 2. …

A. The following fee schedule is adopted to cover administrative costs of implementing, maintaining and enforcing the Private Education Lender Registry, as provided by R.S. 6:1421, et seq.: 1. initial registration fee of $1,500; 2. renewal registration fee of $1,000; and 3. renew…

A. If any provision or item of this regulation, or the application thereof, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items, or applications of the regulation which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items, or applications.

A. The regulations in this Chapter establish radiation safety requirements for persons using sources of radiation for wireline service operations including mineral logging, radioactive markers, and subsurface tracer studies. The requirements of this Chapter are in addition to, an…

A. The regulations in this Chapter apply to all licensees or registrants who use sources of radiation for wireline service operations including mineral logging, radioactive markers, or subsurface tracer studies.

A. The following definitions apply to these terms as used in this Chapter. Energy Compensation Source (ECS)―a small sealed source, with an activity not exceeding 3.7 MBq (100 microcuries), used within a logging tool, or other tool components, to provide a reference standard to ma…

A. No licensee shall perform wireline service operations with a sealed source or sources unless, prior to commencement of the operation, the licensee has a written agreement with the well operator, well owner, drilling contractor, or land owner that: 1. in the event a sealed sour…

A. Sources of radiation shall be used, stored, and transported in such a manner that the transportation requirements of Chapter 15 and the dose limitation requirements of Chapter 4 of these regulations are met.

A. Each source of radiation, except accelerators, shall be provided with a storage and/or transport container. The container shall be provided with a lock, or tamper seal for calibration sources, to prevent unauthorized removal of, or exposure to, the source of radiation. B. Sour…

A. Transport containers shall be physically secured to the transporting vehicle to prevent accidental loss, tampering, or unauthorized removal.

A. The licensee or registrant shall maintain sufficient calibrated operable radiation survey instruments at each field station and temporary job site to make physical radiation surveys as required by this Chapter and by LAC 33:XV.426 and 430. Instrumentation shall be capable of m…

A. Requirements. Each licensee using sealed sources of radioactive material shall have the sources tested for leakage. Records of leak test results shall be kept in units of microcuries and maintained for inspection by the department two years after the next required leak test is…

A. Each licensee or registrant shall conduct a quarterly physical inventory to account for all sources of radiation. Records of inventories shall be kept and maintained for two years from the date of the inventory for inspection by the department and shall include the quantities …

A. Each licensee or registrant shall maintain current records, which shall be kept available for inspection by the department for two years from the date of the recorded event, showing the following information for each source of radiation: 1. make, model number, and a serial num…

A. Sealed Source Used in Downhole and Well-Logging Applications 1. A licensee may use a sealed source in downhole and well-logging applications if the sealed source: a. is doubly encapsulated; b. contains licensed material whose chemical and physical forms are as insoluble and no…

A. Each source, source holder, or logging tool containing radioactive material shall bear a durable, legible, and clearly visible marking or label, which has, as a minimum, the standard radiation caution symbol without the conventional color requirement, and the following wording…

A. Each licensee or registrant shall conduct, at intervals not to exceed six months, a program of inspection and maintenance of source-holders, logging tools, source-handling tools, storage containers, transport containers, and injection tools to assure proper labeling and physic…

A. No licensee or registrant shall permit any individual to act as a logging supervisor as defined in this Chapter until such individual has: 1. received, in a course recognized by the department, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an agreement state, or a licensing state, i…

A. The licensee's or registrant's operating and emergency procedures shall include instructions in at least the following: 1. handling and use of sources of radiation to be employed so that no individual is likely to be exposed to radiation doses in excess of the standards establ…

A. No licensee or registrant shall permit any individual to act as a logging supervisor or to assist in the handling of sources of radiation unless each such individual wears a personnel dosimeter at all times during the handling of licensed radioactive materials. Each personnel …

A. A logging supervisor must be physically present at a temporary job site whenever licensed materials are being handled or are not stored and locked in a vehicle or storage place. The logging supervisor may leave the job site in order to obtain assistance if a source becomes lod…

A. The licensee shall provide and require the use of tools that will assure remote handling of sealed sources other than low-activity calibration sources.

A. Protective gloves and other appropriate protective clothing and equipment shall be used by all personnel handling radioactive tracer material. Precautions shall be taken to avoid ingestion or inhalation of radioactive material. B. No licensee shall cause the injection of radio…

A. No licensee or registrant shall permit aboveground testing of particle accelerators designed for use in well-logging that results in the production of radiation, except in areas or facilities controlled or shielded so that the requirements of LAC 33:XV.410 and 415, as applicab…

A. The licensee may use a uranium sinker bar in well-logging applications only if it is legibly impressed with the words "CAUTION―RADIOACTIVE DEPLETED URANIUM" and "NOTIFY CIVIL AUTHORITIES [or COMPANY NAME] IF FOUND."

A. Radiation surveys or calculations shall be made and recorded for each area where radioactive materials are stored. B. Radiation surveys shall be made and recorded for the radiation levels in occupied positions and on the exterior of each vehicle used to transport radioactive m…

A. Each licensee or registrant shall keep and maintain, for inspection by the department, the following documents and records for the specific devices and sources used at the field station: 1. appropriate license, certificate of registration, or equivalent document; 2. operating …

A. Each licensee or registrant conducting operations at a temporary jobsite shall have the following documents and records available at that site for inspection by the department: 1. operating and emergency procedures; 2. survey records required pursuant to LAC 33:XV.2010 for the…

A. The licensee shall immediately notify the Office of Environmental Compliance by telephone at (225) 765-0160 in the manner provided in LAC 33:I.3923 and subsequently within 30 days by confirmatory report using the procedures provided in LAC 33:I.3925.B and C if the licensee kno…

Appendix A Subjects to be Included in Training Coursesfor Logging Supervisors I. Fundamentals of Radiation Safety A. Characteristics of radiation B. Units of radiation dose and quantity of radioactivity C. Significance of radiation dose 1. Radiation protection standards 2. Biolog…

A. These regulations provide for the assembly, in a uniform and consistent order, of a record of decision of any department action or decision that is the subject of an appeal to, or other request for judicial review by, a court of competent jurisdiction. B. The copying, assembly…

A. This document has been prepared by the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Office of Workers’ Compensation (OWCA) and should be interpreted within the context of guidelines for physicians/providers treating individuals qualifying under Louisiana’s Workers’ Compensation Act as inju…

A. The principles summarized in this section are key to the intended implementation of all Office of Workers’ Compensation medical treatment guidelines and critical to the reader’s application of the guidelines in this document. 1. Application of Guidelines. The OWCA provides pro…

A. The OWCA recommends the following diagnostic procedures be considered, at least initially, the responsibility of the workers’ compensation carrier to ensure that an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan can be established. Standard procedures, that should be utilized when init…

A. One diagnostic imaging or testing procedure may provide the same or distinctive information as does another procedure. Therefore, prudent choice of a single diagnostic procedure, a complement of procedures, or a sequence of procedures will optimize diagnostic accuracy, and max…

A. Before initiation of any therapeutic procedure, the authorized treating provider, employer, and insurer must consider these important issues in the care of the injured worker. B. First, patients undergoing therapeutic procedure(s) should be released or returned to modified or …

A. All operative interventions should be based on a positive correlation with clinical findings, the natural history of the disease, the clinical course, and diagnostic tests. A comprehensive assimilation of these factors should have led to a specific diagnosis with positive iden…