Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Each applicant for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit shall submit a description, plans and drawings for each support facility to be constructed, used or maintained within the proposed permit area. The plans and drawings shall include a map, appropriate cross-section…

A. The purpose of this Chapter is to implement the Technology Commercialization Credit and Jobs Program as established by R.S. 51:2351 et seq. B. This Chapter shall be administered to achieve the following purposes: 1. to induce companies purchasing the rights to commercialize te…

A. Terms not otherwise defined in this Chapter shall have the same meaning given to them in R.S. 51:2352 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. B. In this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning provided in this Section, unless the context clearly requires oth…

A. Prior to earning any credits pursuant to the Technology Commercialization Credit and Jobs Program, a taxpayer must apply for and obtain an eligibility certification from DED that the taxpayer is eligible to earn such credits. B. The application for eligibility certification mu…

A. The technology commercialization tax credit shall be: 1. equal in value to 40 percent of the amount of money invested by the taxpayer applicant in commercialization costs for one business location; 2. a refundable credit which may be applied to any income or corporation franch…

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A.1. An application fee in the amount equal to 0.5 percent (0.005) times the total anticipated tax incentive with a minimum application fee of $500 and a maximum application fee of $15,000 shall be submitted with each application. 2. All fees shall be made payable to: Louisiana D…

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an applicant who receives tax credits pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall not be eligible to receive the other credits or exemptions provided for in the following provisions of law in connection with the …

A. Pursuant to Act 125 of the 2015 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, applications approved on or after July 1, 2015, are subject to the following reductions from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2018: 1. technology commercialization credits⎯28.8 percent of the amount of…

A. This Section is applicable to all persons or persons employed by or representing an entity engaged in the sale or brokerage of motion picture investor tax credits which are granted, issued or authorized by the state pursuant to R.S. 47:6007. Every person who meets any of the b…

A. This order provides rules and regulations governing unprotested applications in the use of tubingless completions in the state of Louisiana.

A. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words defined in this Section shall have the following meanings when found in this order. District Manager―the head of any one of the districts of the state of Louisiana under the Office of Conservation, and, as used, refers specifica…

A. From and after the effective date hereof, permission to complete and produce wells without the use of tubing may be obtained from the district manager without the necessity of a public hearing in the absence of protests, and upon strict compliance with the procedure set forth …

A. The purpose of this program is to promote and enhance Louisiana Department of Economic Development's cluster development, the goals of Vision 20/20, Louisiana's long-term plan for economic development, and related public policy for the university systems of Louisiana to transf…

Agreement—the funding agreement of contract hereinafter referred to between DED, LEDC, and applicant through which the parties by cooperative endeavor or otherwise, include appropriate documentation necessary to conventionally protect the interest of the LEDC in the funding of th…

A. The following general principles will direct the administration of the Louisiana Project Equity Fund. 1. Awards are not to be construed as an entitlement for Louisiana University Foundations or their subsidiary entities locating and are subject to the discretion of the LED, th…

A. In order to be eligible for an award pursuant to this program, the applicant and company must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board that the award sought must be consistent with the provisions set forth above, and the applicant and company must demonstrate a need for th…

A. Applications for awards may be made in phases that are representative of the applicant's overall business plan and design. The application shall state whether or not funds are sought for a phase of operation, or whether it represents the total amount sought by the applicant fr…

A. In considering applicant's application for funding, LEDC may require, but not be limited to the following considerations: 1. that the secretary or his designee sits upon the foundation's board of directors; and that another representative of the department, designated by the L…

A. LEDC and applicant shall enter into such terms of agreement as may be customary in the industry for the creation and maintenance of Venture Capital Funding, provided that the agreement shall fully reflect the representations made by applicant as provided in Qualification for A…

A. It is the intent of this rule to establish procedures and policies appropriate to the fulfillment of the powers, duties, and functions of the director of the Office of Workers' Compensation as set forth in R.S. 23:1291 (Act 938 of the 1988 Regular Session). R.S. 23:1291 empowe…

A. Managed care activities are defined as a set of coordinated cost and utilization management activities by the carrier/self-insured employer to assure appropriate payment for health care services rendered to employees eligible for workers' compensation benefits in the state of …

Editor's Note: The telephone number for the Office of Workers' Compensation has been changed to (225) 342-7555. A. Pre-admission certification is the review and assessment of the medical necessity and appropriateness of non-emergency hospital admissions before hospitalization has…

Editor's Note: The telephone number for the Office of Workers' Compensation has been changed to (225) 342-7555. A. In those instances when an emergency hospital admission is involved, an admission review is conducted. Admission review determines the medical appropriateness of the…

Discharge planning is the process of assessing a patient's need for treatment after hospitalization and effecting an appropriate and timely discharge. The hospital has major responsibility for this function with the carrier/self-insured employer promoting, monitoring, and assisti…

A. When surgery has been recommended by the treating physician, the carrier/self-insured employer is entitled to obtain a second professional opinion from a physician chosen by the carrier/self-insured employer. Regardless of the second surgical opinion outcome, the claimant rema…

A. Ambulatory surgery refers to a program which recommends that specified surgical procedures be performed on an outpatient basis. The program is designed to reduce unnecessary hospitalizations and to shift care to less costly settings if medically appropriate. The surgeon is res…

A. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Section to facilitate the management of medical care delivery, assure an orderly and timely process in the resolution of care-related disputes; identify the required medical documentation to be provided to the carrier/self-insured employer to…

A. Workers' Compensation is designed to provide indemnity and medical care benefits for workers who sustain injuries or illnesses arising out of and in the course and scope of employment. The following instructions give some general guidelines for medical review of workers' compe…

A. LWC Form 1010⎯Request of Authorization/ Carrier or Self Insured Employer Response B. LWC Form 1010A⎯First Request

A. The carrier is authorized to conduct an on-site audit of hospital services related to a compensable injury or illness. This is accomplished by a line-by-line examination of billed charges, comparing the doctor's orders with supporting medical documentation in the patient's cha…

A. Sufficient quantities of potable water for the needs of the food establishment or retail food store/market shall be provided in accordance with Part XII of the state sanitary code.

A. Water under pressure shall be provided to all fixtures, equipment, and nonfood equipment that are required to use water.

A. Hot water shall be provided to all fixtures, equipment and nonfood equipment as required and the generation and distribution system shall be sufficient to meet the peak hot water demands throughout the food establishment or retail food store/market.

A. Steam used in contact with food or food contact surfaces shall be free of deleterious materials or additives.

A. Bottled and packaged potable water shall be obtained from a source that complies with Part VI of the State Sanitary Code and the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law and Regulations. Bottled and packaged potable water, if used, shall be handled and stored in a way that protects it from…

A. Effective for dates of service on or after November 20, 2015, a FSBC shall be reimbursed a one-time payment for labor and delivery services at a rate equal to 90 percent of the average per diem rates of surrounding hospitals providing the same services. 1. Attending physicians…

A. Pediatric Day Health Care (PDHC) Services 1. An array of services that are designed to meet the medical, social and developmental needs of children up to the age of 21 who have a complex medical condition which requires skilled nursing care and therapeutic interventions on an …

A. In order to qualify for PDHC services, a Medicaid recipient must meet the following criteria. The recipient must: 1. be from birth up to 21 years of age; 2. have a medically complex condition which involves one or more physiological or organ systems and requires skilled nursin…

A. The Medicaid Program will reimburse a pediatric day health care facility for the following covered services: 1. nursing care; 2. respiratory care; 3. physical therapy; 4. speech-language therapy; 5. occupational therapy; 6. social services; 7. personal care services; 8. transp…

A. In order to participate in the Medicaid Program, a facility must have a current, valid PDHC facility license issued by the department. Each PDHC facility site shall be separately enrolled in the Medicaid Program. B. A parent, legal guardian or legally responsible person provid…

A. This Chapter applies to all systems of an operation that includes a casino and common ownership, except that any non-gaming systems that are segregated from any and all gaming systems and from which one cannot access any gaming systems shall be exempt from the provisions of th…

A. A licensee and casino operator shall develop and maintain computer systems and procedures in compliance with standards recognized as industry accepted “information security standard” as selected by the licensee or casino operator. B. A licensee and casino operator shall, no la…

A. A licensee and casino operator shall provide written notice of the following to the division within 24 hours: 1. discovery that a system or data has been compromised; 2. suspicion or notification from outside sources that a system or data may have been compromised; or 3. deter…

A. To ensure that computer systems and network security threats are responded to in a timely and effective manner, an operational incident response plan shall be developed, implemented, and maintained. Licensees and casino operators shall reference the incident response plan in t…

A. A licensee and casino operator shall: 1. ensure that individuals occupying positions with access to sensitive computer hardware, software, or business personnel or patron data including, but not limited to, third-party service providers meet documented security criteria for su…

A. A licensee and casino operator shall: 1. monitor, control, and protect all communication and information transmitted or received by the casino’s computer systems at the external and internal boundaries of those systems; and 2. employ software development techniques, architectu…

A. All personnel with access to information systems for any purpose shall be trained to understand how these systems can be compromised by outside agents through personal contact and misrepresentations by those agents as to their identity and need for access to any information co…