Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Permit Requirement for CAFOs. Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO), as defined in Subsection B of this Section or designated in accordance with Subsection C of this Section, are point sources, subject to LPDES permitting requirements as provided in this Chapter. Once …

A. Permit Requirement. Concentrated aquatic animal production facilities, as defined in this Section, are point sources subject to the LPDES permit program. B. Reserved. C. Case-by-Case Designation of Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production Facilities 1. The state administrative a…

A. Permit Requirement. Discharges into aquaculture projects, as defined in this Section, are subject to the LPDES permit program through Section 318 of the CWA, and in accordance with LAC 33:IX.Chapter 39. B. Definitions Designated Project Area―the portions of the waters of the s…

A. Permit Requirement 1. Prior to October 1, 1994, discharges composed entirely of storm water shall not be required to obtain an LPDES permit except: a. a discharge with respect to which a permit has been issued prior to February 4, 1987; b. a discharge associated with industria…

A. Permit Requirement. Silvicultural point sources, as defined in this Section, are point sources subject to the LPDES permit program. B. Definitions Log Sorting and Log Storage Facilities―facilities whose discharges result from the holding of unprocessed wood, for example, logs …

A. Coverage. The state administrative authority may issue a general permit in accordance with the following. 1. Area. The general permit shall be written to cover one or more categories or subcategories of discharges or sludge use or disposal practices or facilities described in …

A. LAC 33:IX.2517-2529 are written in a readable regulation format that includes both department guidance, which is not legally binding, as well as code requirements. This format is used to make it easier to understand the regulatory requirements. Like other department regulation…

A. Unless you qualify for a waiver under Subsection C of this Section, you are regulated if you operate a small MS4 including, but not limited to, systems operated by federal, state, tribal, and local governments, including state departments of transportation, and: 1. your small …

A. The operator of any regulated small MS4 under LAC 33:IX.2519 shall seek coverage under an LPDES permit issued by the state administrative authority. B. The operator of any regulated small MS4 shall seek authorization to discharge under a general or individual LPDES permit, as …

A. General Requirements. For any permit issued to a regulated small MS4, the state administrative authority shall include permit terms and conditions to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the MS4 to the maximum extent practicable (MEP), to protect water quality and to satisf…

A. The permittee may rely on another entity to satisfy its LPDES permit obligations to implement a minimum control measure if: 1. the other entity, in fact, implements the control measure; 2. the particular control measure, or component thereof, is at least as stringent as the co…

A. In accordance with LAC 33:IX.2701.A violators of provisions of the LPDES system or permit conditions are subject to enforcement actions and penalties. If you are covered as a co-permittee under an individual permit or under a general permit by means of a joint notice of intent…

A. EPA will evaluate the small MS4 regulations at LAC 33:IX.2519-2527 after December 10, 2012, and recommend any necessary revisions. Required revisions will then be incorporated into the LPDES program by the Office of Environmental Services. (EPA intends to conduct an enhanced r…

A. The Department of Health and Human Resources is authorized to establish, operate, and maintain a statewide poison control center.

A. The applicants' names and disposition of applications shall be provided to the board in addition to the monthly retirement supplement for the board's ratification. B. The board shall receive a summary report of the number of applications received, the number approved, the numb…

A. Physicians may be appointed to the State Medical Disability Board or as an alternate physician by the executive director. Such appointments shall be subject to ratification by the board of trustees.

A. The director of the Office of State Procurement may delegate in writing certain responsibilities set forth herein in accordance with R.S. 39:1566.

A. The following services shall be contracted out in accordance with these regulations. 1. Personal Services⎯for contracts with individuals who render work which requires use of creative or artistic skills including but not limited to those individual services identified in R.S. …

A. Preparation of Requests for Proposals 1. Performance contracts shall be considered to be consulting services contracts under the provisions of title 39, chapter 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes and shall be awarded in accordance with the provisions of that chapter, the rul…

A. The state chief procurement officer may grant delegations of authority to an agency director to approve contracts without the necessity of forwarding a copy to the Office of State Procurement. The agency shall maintain a file for all such delegated contracts. This file shall b…

A. Each contract for professional, personal, consulting and social services shall contain the contract provisions set forth in R.S. 39:1625. B. Contracts funded fully or in part by federal funds, in addition to meeting all the requirements of these guidelines and R.S. 39:1551-175…

A. All amendments to contracts for professional, personal, consulting and social services shall be submitted to the Office of State Procurement and shall become effective only upon approval by the director of the Office of State Procurement.

A. Whenever a contract is terminated prior to the termination date stated in the contract, the Office of State Procurement shall be notified in writing by the using agency of such prior termination, and the reasons there for.

A. At least one copy of said contract and attachments shall be submitted to the Office of State Procurement. Copies of such contracts shall be forwarded to the Legislative Fiscal Office upon request. The Office of State Procurement will not accept for review and approval any cont…

A. Contracts arriving in the Office of State Procurement will be date stamped and logged in. Contracts should be submitted prior to their effective dates and no contract shall be approved which has been submitted 60 days after its effective date unless written justification is pr…

A. The following list of occupations shall be construed as falling within the definition of medical, nursing or allied health fields given in R.S. 39:1626. Personnel employed in these fields would therefore be exempt from the prohibition contained in R.S. 39:1624(A)(4) which disa…

A. R.S. 39:1595(A)(10)(b)(i), (ii) and 39:1595.1 requires that the head of the using agency or his designee shall sign all contracts for personal, professional, consulting or social services. All delegations of signature authority by the head of the using agency must be in writin…

A. The using agency shall be responsible for protecting technical data, financial information, overhead rates, and trade secrets which may come into their possession from individuals and businesses doing business with the state. Any such information received by the Office of Stat…

A. If a nongovernmental provider is expected to receive $100,000 or more per year of state funds via one or more cost-reimbursement contracts, then those contracts shall contain at least one of the following requirements: 1. source documentation verification (evidenced by invoice…

A. In order to qualify as responsible, a proposer must meet and, upon request by the agency or the chief procurement officer, present evidence of compliance with the standards identified in §1505.A of this Part, as they relate to the particular procurement under consideration. B.…

A. Unless a procurement support team (PST) is formed in accordance with R.S. 39:200(I), a procurement support team shall be formed in accordance with the procedures defined herein for every contract for the procurement of information technology consulting services in an amount ex…

A. Procurement support team participation must include, as a minimum, review of the request for proposals, review of using agency evaluation of proposals and award of contract, and review and/or negotiation of contract terms. Procurements requiring a procurement support team will…

A. Notwithstanding the guidelines established in Chapters 9 and 11 of this Part, procurements of information technology consulting services in an amount exceeding the maximum value specified in R.S. 39:1621(C) under emergency or sole source conditions shall involve a procurement …

A. Each using agency contemplating a contract for information technology consulting services with an estimated value exceeding the maximum value specified in R.S. 39:1621(C) shall notify the Office of State Procurement prior to the drafting of the request for proposals. The Offic…

A. Each provider of specialized behavioral health services shall enter into a contract with one or more of the managed care organizations (MCOs) and with the coordinated system of care (CSoC) contractor for youth enrolled in the Coordinated System of Care program in order to rece…

A. The purpose of this regulation is to provide for the reasonable standardization of statewide billing audit guidelines for health care providers and payers; and to provide for related matters. These rules are based, at least in part, on the National Health Care Billing Audit Gu…

A. This regulation shall apply to health care providers and payers. The provider and/or payer involved in the billing audit shall be responsible for the conduct and results of the billing audit, whether conducted by an employee or by contract with another firm. This means that th…

A. For purposes of this regulation: Ambulatory Surgical Center―ambulatory surgical center as defined in R.S. 40:2133(A). Billing Audit―a process to determine whether data in a provider's medical record documents or supports services listed on a provider's bill. Billing audit does…

A. All persons performing billing audits, as well as persons functioning as provider audit coordinators, shall have appropriate knowledge, experience, and/or expertise in a number of areas of health care including, but not limited to, the following areas: 1. format and content of…

A. Payers and providers shall make every effort to resolve billing inquiries directly. To support this process, the name and contact telephone number (and/or facsimile number) of each payer or provider representative shall be exchanged no later than the time of billing for a prov…

A. Providers shall designate an individual to coordinate all billing audit activities. An audit coordinator shall have the same qualifications as an auditor (see §2507, Qualifications of Auditors and Audit Coordinators). Duties of an audit coordinator include, but are not limited…

A. In order to have a fair, efficient, and effective audit process, providers and payer auditors shall adhere to the following requirements: 1. whatever the original intended purpose of the billing audit, all parties shall agree to recognize, record, or present any identified uns…

A. All parties to a billing audit shall comply with all federal and state laws and any contractual agreements regarding the confidentiality of patient information. B. The release of medical records requires authorization from the patient. Such authorization shall be provided for …

A. Verification of charges will include the investigation of whether or not: 1. charges are reported on the bill accurately; 2. services are documented in health or other appropriate records as having been rendered to the patient; and 3. services were delivered by the institution…

A. Payment of a bill shall be made promptly and shall not be delayed by an audit process. Payment on a submitted bill from a third party payer shall be based on amounts billed and covered by the patient's benefit plan. B. Billing audits shall be made in accordance with one of the…

A. Pursuant to R.S. 47:103(D), the secretary may grant a reasonable extension of time to file a state income tax return, not to exceed six months from the date the return is due. 1. To obtain a filing extension, the taxpayer must make the request on or before the tax return's due…

A. Louisiana Revised Statute Title 47, Section 287.614(D) provides that the secretary may grant an extension of time to file a state corporation income and franchise tax return, not to exceed seven months, from the date the return is due. 1. To obtain a filing extension, the taxp…

A. Revised Statute Title 47, Section 1514 provides that the secretary may grant a reasonable extension to file any tax return due under this subtitle, not to exceed six months, from the date the return is due. 1. To obtain a filing extension for filing a partnership/partnership c…

A. Pursuant to R.S. 47:103(D), the secretary may grant a reasonable extension of time to file a state income tax return, not to exceed six months from the date the return is due. 1. To obtain a filing extension for filing a fiduciary return, estates and trusts must make the reque…

A. Administration 1. This program exists primarily to monitor compliance with R.S.33:1561, R.S. 33:1561.3, and R.S. 40:56 which mandate the following: a. coroners must clearly state cause of death as "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome" where the findings so warrant and within 48 hours…