Title 40, Public Health and Safety
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La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1105.7 Advisory functions
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§1105.7. Advisory functions A. The tumor registry shall be operated under policies developed by the board and administered by the president. B. The board shall establish policies for the development, accumulation, and distribution of data obtained under this Part. C. The board sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1105.8 Disclosure of medical records to cancer registries
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§1105.8. Disclosure of medical records to cancer registries A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all health care providers and radiation centers shall release an abstract of the patient's record reflecting the past or present physical condition of a pati…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1105.8.1 Louisiana Tumor Registry; research committee; disclosure of registry data
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§1105.8.1. Louisiana Tumor Registry; research committee; disclosure of registry data A. The Louisiana Tumor Registry, referred to hereafter in this Section as the "tumor registry", shall provide diagnostic, treatment, and follow-up information concerning a patient, if requested, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1105.8.2 Cancer data; electronic notifications and reports
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§1105.8.2. Cancer data; electronic notifications and reports The Louisiana Tumor Registry shall develop and publish on its website a mechanism by which individuals may elect to receive in electronic format notifications and reports issued by the tumor registry. Acts 2017, No. 373…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1105.9 Louisiana Cancer Advisory Board
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§1105.9. Louisiana Cancer Advisory Board A.(1) There is hereby created the Louisiana Cancer Advisory Board, which shall consist of the following members appointed and reappointed by the governor, to serve at his pleasure, upon recommendation of each institution and organization r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1106 Redesignated to R.S
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§1106. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1085.6 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1107 Redesignated to R.S
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§1107. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1085.7 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1107.1 Purpose
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§1107.1. Purpose The legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) Cystic fibrosis is a chronic and life-threatening genetic disorder affecting respiratory, digestive, and other bodily functions which requires medical treatment and care on a continuing basis. (2) The cost and e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1107.2 Programs for individuals with cystic fibrosis who are twenty-one years of age or
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§1107.2. Programs for individuals with cystic fibrosis who are twenty-one years of age or older A. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, through the Children's Special Health Services program in the office of public health established pursuant to R.S. 40:1071 et se…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1107.3 Funds
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§1107.3. Funds The department may receive monies from any source, including state and federal funds, grants, and gifts which shall be expended for the purposes designated in this Part. Added by Acts 1983, No. 498, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.120 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1108 Redesignated to R.S
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§1108. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1085.8 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1109.1 Definitions
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§1109.1. Definitions As used in this Part, the following terms have the meaning ascribed in this Section: (1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health. (2) "Down syndrome" means a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of an extra whole or partial copy of chrom…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1109.2 Public information concerning Down syndrome
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§1109.2. Public information concerning Down syndrome A. The department shall identify current, evidence-based, written information concerning Down syndrome that meets all of the following criteria: (1) Has been reviewed by medical experts and national and local Down syndrome orga…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1111.1 Short title
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§1111.1. Short title This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Hepatitis C Education, Prevention, Screening, and Treatment Act". Acts 1999, No. 796, §1; Acts 2001, No. 940, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.161 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1111.2 Legislative findings; purpose
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§1111.2. Legislative findings; purpose A. The legislature hereby finds that: (1) Hepatitis C is classified as a silent killer where no recognizable signs or symptoms occur until severe liver damage has occurred. (2) Hepatitis C has been characterized by the World Health Organizat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1111.3 Protocols and guidelines; supply to healthcare and community service providers;
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§1111.3. Protocols and guidelines; supply to healthcare and community service providers; education and prevention program; voluntary testing program; training of counselors A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall make available protocols and guidelines developed by the Nation…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1113.1 Definitions
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§1113.1. Definitions As used in this Part: (1) "Autologous donations" means the donation or collection of blood, blood products, or tissue from a patient strictly intended for that patient's own future use. (2) "Health care provider" means a person, partnership, corporation, faci…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1113.2 Blood and tissue storage facilities; test for HIV
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§1113.2. Blood and tissue storage facilities; test for HIV A. A blood bank, tissue bank, or other blood or tissue storage facility shall perform an HIV test on the blood or tissue of all donors or cause such test to be performed. A blood or tissue storage facility shall not accep…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1113.3 Administration of blood, tissue, fluids to patient
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§1113.3. Administration of blood, tissue, fluids to patient No physician, osteopath, hospital, blood bank, or tissue bank, or such health care provider's officers, employees, or agents authorized by law to administer blood, tissue, or fluids shall administer to a patient blood, b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1113.4 Emergencies
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§1113.4. Emergencies The provisions of this Part shall not be applicable in emergency situations, which are hereby defined to include but not be limited to those situations in which a patient is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm and blood or tissue screened pursuan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1113.5 Penalty
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§1113.5. Penalty Whoever violates the provisions of this Part shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars. Acts 1987, No. 234, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.145 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1113.6 Rules and regulations
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§1113.6. Rules and regulations The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Part in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 1987, No. 234, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1113.7 Autologous donations
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§1113.7. Autologous donations The provisions of this Part shall not be construed or interpreted to prohibit or exclude autologous donations or preparation, handling and storage of autologous donations of blood, blood products, body tissue, or body fluids for the intended purpose …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1115.1 Clinical laboratories; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
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§1115.1. Clinical laboratories; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) A. A clinical laboratory licensed in this state pursuant to R.S. 37:1270 and which tests specimens to determine the serum creatinine level of a patient eighteen years of age or older, as ordered or prescr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1117.1 Persons admitted and committed to sanatoria
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§1117.1. Persons admitted and committed to sanatoria A. Any indigent person suffering from tuberculosis who is a bona fide resident of Louisiana may be admitted to any state-operated hospital upon the handwritten recommendation of any registered physician and upon being found a f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1119.1 Tuberculosis testing for admission to nursing homes
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§1119.1. Tuberculosis testing for admission to nursing homes Any person applying for admission to a nursing home, as defined in R.S. 40:2009.2(1), shall be screened, according to guidelines established by the Louisiana Department of Health, for tuberculosis prior to admission. If…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121 Redesignated to R.S
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§1121. Redesignated to R.S. 40:1279.1 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.1 Definition
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§1121.1. Definition In this Subpart, "venereal disease" means syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid, or any other infectious disease primarily transmitted from one person to another by means of a sexual act. Acts 2007, No. 153, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1061 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.10 Rules and regulations
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§1121.10. Rules and regulations The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall make all necessary rules and regulations for the carrying out of the purposes of this Subpart. These rules and regulations shall be printed in pamphlet or folder form in sufficient numbers f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.11 11 Penalty
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§1121.11 Penalty Whoever violates any provision of this Subpart or any rule or regulation made hereunder shall, for the first offense, be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than two hundred dollars. For the second offense, he shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.2 Infection of others prohibited
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§1121.2. Infection of others prohibited It is unlawful for any person to inoculate or infect another person in any manner with a venereal disease or to do any act which will expose another to inoculation or infection with a venereal disease. Redesignated from R.S. 40:1062 by HCR …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.21 Blood samples; standard test
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§1121.21. Blood samples; standard test A.(1)(a) Every primary, treating healthcare provider who provides routine prenatal care, services, or screening to a pregnant woman shall provide HIV and syphilis blood tests to the pregnant woman during the pregnant woman's initial prenatal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.22 Nature of standard test
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§1121.22. Nature of standard test For the purpose of this Subpart, a standard test for syphilis is a test approved by the American Board of Pathology and shall be made at a laboratory operated by a duly licensed physician and pathologist as recognized by the American Board of Pat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.23 Reports on birth and stillbirth certificates
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§1121.23. Reports on birth and stillbirth certificates In reporting every birth and stillbirth, physicians and others required to make the reports shall state on the certificate whether a standard test for syphilis has been made upon a specimen of blood taken from the woman who b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.24 Use of controlled dangerous substances while pregnant; multidisciplinary team
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§1121.24. Use of controlled dangerous substances while pregnant; multidisciplinary team A. A district attorney in a parish with a population of not less than twenty-seven thousand and not more than thirty thousand, a parish with a population of not less than one hundred fifty tho…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.3 Testing of donors of semen specimens; use of specimens; penalties
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§1121.3. Testing of donors of semen specimens; use of specimens; penalties A. No public or private health facility, agency, or physician which provides human artificial insemination services on an anonymous basis shall use fresh semen specimens. The provisions of this Section sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.4 Examination of persons suspected of being infected
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§1121.4. Examination of persons suspected of being infected The Louisiana Department of Health, hereinafter referred to as the "department," through an authorized medical representative appointed for that purpose, may give a physical examination to any person suspected of being i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.5 Isolation, quarantine, or internment of persons affected
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§1121.5. Isolation, quarantine, or internment of persons affected Any person affected with a venereal disease is subject to isolation, quarantine, or internment, on the order of the department, and shall submit to any treatment for such a time and under such restrictions as seems…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.6 Expedited partner therapy
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§1121.6. Expedited partner therapy A. The purpose of this Section is to allow for the provision of medications or prescriptions by any physician licensed to practice medicine in this state or any advanced practice registered nurse who is licensed to practice nursing in this state…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.7 Report of cases
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§1121.7. Report of cases A. Every licensed physician in this state and every superintendent or manager of a hospital or dispensary in this state shall report to the department every case of venereal disease which he attends or examines or for which he prescribes or gives treatmen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.8 Minor's consent for treatment of venereal diseases
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§1121.8. Minor's consent for treatment of venereal diseases A. Consent to the provision of medical or surgical care or services by a hospital or public clinic, or to the performance of medical or surgical care or services by a physician, licensed to practice medicine in this stat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1121.9 Sale of drug as cure or treatment
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§1121.9. Sale of drug as cure or treatment No person shall sell any drug, medicine, or preparation advertised, called for, or labeled as a cure or treatment of a venereal disease, except on written prescription of a licensed physician. Redesignated from R.S. 40:1066 by HCR 84 of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1122 Repealed by Acts 1980, No
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§1122. Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 299, §1
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1122.1 Louisiana Rare Disease Advisory Council
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§1122.1. Louisiana Rare Disease Advisory Council A. For the purpose of this Part, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them: (1) "Board" means the Drug Utilization Review board established by the Louisiana Department of Health. (2) "Department" means the Louisiana De…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1123.1 Short title
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§1123.1. Short title This Part shall be known and may be cited as "The Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Act". Acts 2022, No. 188, §1. NOTE: Former R.S. 40:1123.1 redesignated as R.S. 40:1300.41 by Acts 2022, No. 271, §9A.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1123.2 Awareness
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§1123.2. Awareness In accordance with this Part, all hospitals and birthing centers that provide labor and delivery services shall, prior to discharge following pregnancy, provide pregnant women and their family members information about perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, incl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1123.3 Screening for postpartum or related mental health disorders
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§1123.3. Screening for postpartum or related mental health disorders A. Healthcare providers who provide postnatal care to women up to twelve months following the birth shall screen for the signs and symptoms of postpartum depression or related mental health disorders through a v…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1123.4 Treatment; access to perinatal mental health providers
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§1123.4. Treatment; access to perinatal mental health providers The Louisiana Department of Health shall work with the Medicaid managed care organizations to do the following: (1) Identify providers who specialize in pregnancy-related and postpartum depression or related mental h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1123.5 Prenatal screening for substance use disorder
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§1123.5. Prenatal screening for substance use disorder A. Every licensed healthcare provider who provides prenatal care to a pregnant woman shall screen her for substance use disorder during the first trimester of pregnancy or at the time of first examination after confirming pre…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1124.1 Screening for prenatal and postpartum health disorders
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§1124.1. Screening for prenatal and postpartum health disorders Healthcare providers who provide prenatal and postpartum care to women shall screen for the signs and symptoms of hypertension and preeclampsia through a validated screening tool in accordance with the recommendation…