Title 40, Public Health and Safety

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La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2010.6 Legislative intent
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§2010.6. Legislative intent The legislature finds that persons residing within nursing homes are isolated from the community and often lack the means to assert their rights as individual citizens. The legislature further recognizes the need for these persons to live within the le…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2010.7 Definitions
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§2010.7. Definitions For the purpose of R.S. 40:2010.6 through R.S. 40:2010.9, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Ancillary service" means, but is not limited to, podiatry, dental, audiology, vision, physical therapy, occupational therapy, psychological and social servic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2010.8 Residents' bill of rights
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§2010.8. Residents' bill of rights A. All nursing homes shall adopt and make public a statement of the rights and responsibilities of the residents residing therein and shall treat such residents in accordance with the provisions of the statement. The statement shall assure each …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2010.9 Civil enforcement
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§2010.9. Civil enforcement A. Any resident who alleges that his rights, as specified in R.S. 40:2010.8, have been deprived or infringed upon may assert a cause of action for injunctive relief against any nursing home or health care facility responsible for the alleged violation. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2011 Immunization information; shingles; pneumonia
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§2011. Immunization information; shingles; pneumonia A. No later than September first of each year and in accordance with the latest recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Louisiana Department of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2012 Repealed by Acts 1977, No
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§2012. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 680, §19
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2012.1 Admission of indigent patients
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§2012.1. Admission of indigent patients Any indigent person suffering with tuberculosis who has resided in Louisiana for a period of one year may be admitted to any tuberculosis hospital operated by the Louisiana Department of Health upon the recommendation of any registered phys…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2012.2 Admission of pay patients; disposition of proceeds
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§2012.2. Admission of pay patients; disposition of proceeds Patients suffering with tuberculosis who are able to pay for hospitalization in a hospital operated by the department shall reimburse the hospital for expenses of their hospitalization, medical services, drugs, and medic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2012.3 Transportation of indigent patients to hospital; expenses
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§2012.3. Transportation of indigent patients to hospital; expenses A. Upon being shown the certificate of the superintendent of the hospital entitling an indigent tuberculosis patient to admission to a state-owned tuberculosis hospital, the parish sheriff shall arrange for the tr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013 Louisiana Department of Health as mental health and developmental disabilities
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§2013. Louisiana Department of Health as mental health and developmental disabilities authority The Louisiana Department of Health in addition to other powers and duties conferred upon it by this Chapter, is hereby designated as the sole agency: (1) For carrying out the purposes …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.1 Mental health clinics; authority of physicians to render certain opinions
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§2013.1. Mental health clinics; authority of physicians to render certain opinions Any licensed physician serving on the staff of any mental health clinic covered under the provisions of the Community Mental Health Centers Act, Title II of P.L. 88-164, is hereby required, when re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.2 Appointment of chaplains; compensation
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§2013.2. Appointment of chaplains; compensation A. The Louisiana Department of Health may provide for the services on a contractual basis of a Catholic priest and a minister of the other non-Catholic predominating religious denomination of patients in each of the hospitals under …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.20 Repealed by Acts 1977, No
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§2013.20. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 680, §26
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.21 §§2013.21, 2013.22 Repealed by Acts 1978, No
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§2013.21. §§2013.21, 2013.22 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.3 Superintendent to furnish report on patient's condition
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§2013.3. Superintendent to furnish report on patient's condition Superintendents of all hospitals for persons with mental illness administered by the Louisiana Department of Health are required upon written request of the coroner of the parish from which the patient was committed…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.4 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§2013.4. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.40 §§2013.40 to 2013.43 Repealed by Acts 1978, No
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§2013.40. §§2013.40 to 2013.43 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.5 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§2013.5. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.50 §§2013.50 to 2013.53 Repealed by Acts 1978, No
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§2013.50. §§2013.50 to 2013.53 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.54 Department sole agency for federal mental health programs
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§2013.54. Department sole agency for federal mental health programs The Louisiana Department of Health being designated by law as the sole agency in Louisiana for carrying out the purposes of the National Mental Health Act, Public Law 79-487 1 ; the Maternal and Child Health and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.55 §§2013.55 to 2013.58 Repealed by Acts 1977, No
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§2013.55. §§2013.55 to 2013.58 Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 680, §38
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.6 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§2013.6. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.71 Repealed by Acts 1978, No
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§2013.71. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2013.80 §§2013.80 to 2013.83 Repealed by Acts 1978, No
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§2013.80. §§2013.80 to 2013.83 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2014 Repealed by Acts 1977, No
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§2014. Repealed by Acts 1977, No. 680, §47
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2014.1 Superintendents to furnish reports on patients
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§2014.1. Superintendents to furnish reports on patients The superintendents of all general hospitals administered by the Louisiana Department of Health are hereby authorized and directed to furnish, upon written request of the doctor who refers the patient to such hospital, a rep…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2015 §§2015 to 2015.8 Repealed by Acts 1964, No
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§2015. §§2015 to 2015.8 Repealed by Acts 1964, No. 163, §11
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2016 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§2016. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2017 Care of sick persons who are indigent or destitute; maintenance
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§2017. Care of sick persons who are indigent or destitute; maintenance A. The department may, in addition to the powers conferred on it by this Chapter and in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, exercise the following functions: (1) Provide for the care and treatment,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2017.1 Repealed by Acts 1964, No
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§2017.1. Repealed by Acts 1964, No. 170, §10
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2017.10 Emergency medical services program; cooperation of other state departments
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§2017.10. Emergency medical services program; cooperation of other state departments A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall establish, maintain, and operate an effective program which will provide adequate emergency medical services for persons injured on the roads and highw…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2017.11 Fees for review of plans
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§2017.11. Fees for review of plans There shall be a charge of five dollars per page for all plans or specifications for hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, nursing homes, and group or community homes or other residential living options which are submitted for review to the De…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2017.12 Prepayment by hospitals of Medicaid settlement
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§2017.12. Prepayment by hospitals of Medicaid settlement A. Any hospital licensed by the state of Louisiana shall be allowed to participate in prepayment of anticipated or owed Medicaid settlements, payable to the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health with refund to sai…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2017.2 Repealed by Acts 1989, No
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§2017.2. Repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2017.3 Regulations fixing minimum standards
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§2017.3. Regulations fixing minimum standards The Louisiana Department of Health shall by regulations prescribe minimum standards of maintenance and operation of hospitals which have received or may receive federal aid for construction under the federal act and the state plan in …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2017.4 Additional hospitals; surveys and approval
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§2017.4. Additional hospitals; surveys and approval In addition to the duties imposed on the department relative to the Federal Hospital Survey and Construction Act, the department shall make studies to determine if there is a need for, and if the need is found to exist to secure…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2017.5 Promotion of nurse education program
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§2017.5. Promotion of nurse education program The department is further authorized and directed to cooperate with all agencies, both public and private, in promoting a program of nurse education, including the establishment wherever feasible of additional schools for training stu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2017.6 Acceptance of federal funds; notice of public hearing
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§2017.6. Acceptance of federal funds; notice of public hearing A. The department may accept on behalf of the state any federal funds made to assist in meeting the cost of carrying out the purposes of any part of this Chapter. Moneys received from the federal government for a cons…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2017.7 Enforcement of rules and regulations
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§2017.7. Enforcement of rules and regulations It shall be the duty of the secretary as executive head of the department to enforce all rules, standards, regulations and orders of the department and for these purposes he may institute and prosecute mandamus or injunction suits aga…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2017.8 Administration of oaths and taking of testimony
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§2017.8. Administration of oaths and taking of testimony The secretary, the general counsel, the personnel officer in the central office, and all superintendents and business administrators shall have the power to administer oaths and take testimony of witnesses anywhere in the s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2017.9 Medicare; use of information obtained; penalty
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§2017.9. Medicare; use of information obtained; penalty All files, records, reports, or other papers, or any information obtained at any time by the Louisiana Department of Health in the course of discharging its duties under any agreement with the United States of America throug…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2018 Commission on Perinatal Care and Prevention of Infant Mortality;
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§2018. Commission on Perinatal Care and Prevention of Infant Mortality; maternal and infant mortality studies; confidentiality; prohibited disclosure and discovery A. There shall be established within the Louisiana Department of Health, a commission which shall be designated the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2018.1 Louisiana Commission on HIV and Hepatitis C Education, Prevention, and
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§2018.1. Louisiana Commission on HIV and Hepatitis C Education, Prevention, and Treatment A. The legislature hereby establishes within the office of public health of the Louisiana Department of Health a commission which shall be designated the "Louisiana Commission on HIV and Hep…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2018.2 Community-based AIDS education grants
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§2018.2. Community-based AIDS education grants A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall have the power, and its duty shall be, to make grants available to parishes, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations for community-based prevention education programs relating to acquir…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2018.3 Redesignated as R.S
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§2018.3. Redesignated as R.S. 40:1125.1 by Acts 2022, No. 647, §4A.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2018.4 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§2018.4. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2018.5 Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Advisory Council creation; legislative findings;
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§2018.5. Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Advisory Council creation; legislative findings; composition, purpose, and duties of the council; termination A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that research indicates maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and unexpected o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2018.6 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§2018.6. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 659, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2018.7 Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council; creation; purpose; termination
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§2018.7. Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council; creation; purpose; termination A. The legislature finds and declares that research indicates palliative care is appropriate for a patient of any age and at any stage of a life-threatening illness and can reduce medical …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2018.8 Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Advisory Council; composition;
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§2018.8. Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Advisory Council; composition; purpose A. There is hereby established within the Louisiana Department of Health the Louisiana Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Advisory Council, referred to in this Section as the "council". B. The counci…