Title 40, Public Health and Safety

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La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.23 Admissions; voluntary; involuntary
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§31.23. Admissions; voluntary; involuntary A. Upon arrival at an inpatient facility for the treatment of active tuberculosis, a person certified for admission by the state health officer or his designee shall be provided an opportunity to execute an informed consent document wher…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.24 Ex parte judicial order for custody; grounds; civil liability
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§31.24. Ex parte judicial order for custody; grounds; civil liability A.(1) When the state health officer or his designee executes an affidavit specifying that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a person is suffering from active tuberculosis, is in need of immediate treatm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.25 Adversarial judicial commitment; procedure
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§31.25. Adversarial judicial commitment; procedure A. Whenever a person taken into protective custody as provided by this Part refuses to execute an informed consent document to be admitted to a qualified treatment facility for active tuberculosis as provided for in R.S. 40:31.23…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.26 Judicial hearings; general provisions
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§31.26. Judicial hearings; general provisions A.(1) Not later than the day the court issues an order or notice scheduling a hearing under the provisions of this Part, the court shall appoint counsel for the person in protective custody. (2) At the appointed time, the court shall …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.27 Judicial commitment; review
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§31.27. Judicial commitment; review A. A written report on each person committed pursuant to the provisions of this Part shall be submitted every ninety days by the treatment facility to the committing court. The report shall include but need not be limited to the committed perso…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.28 Discharge
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§31.28. Discharge A. The director of the treatment facility, upon the recommendation of the state health officer or his designee, or the court may discharge the person. The director and the official making the recommendation shall not be legally responsible to any person for the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.29 Costs
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§31.29. Costs A. Court costs not to exceed one hundred dollars per hearing shall be established by the court and ordered paid in the discretion of the court by the Louisiana Department of Health and shall be disbursed based on a schedule of costs to be established and administere…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.3 Adolescent school health initiative; health centers in schools
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§31.3. Adolescent school health initiative; health centers in schools A. The office of public health, Louisiana Department of Health, shall establish an adolescent school health initiative to facilitate and encourage development of comprehensive health centers in public middle an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.31 Definitions
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§31.31. Definitions As used in this Part: (1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health except in instances of the issuance of licenses and the collection of fees from transporters and haulers of sewage sludge or biosolids, when "department" means the Department of En…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.31.1 Export certificate fees
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§31.31.1. Export certificate fees The Louisiana Department of Health shall charge a fee of fifteen dollars for each export certificate or certificate of free sale issued at the request of a manufacturer or distributor whose operations are subject to the jurisdiction of the Louisi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.32 Individual sewage fees
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§31.32. Individual sewage fees A. In order to partially support the state cost of providing sewerage program services including site assessments and plans and specifications reviews in accordance with state Sanitary Code requirements, the department shall charge and collect the f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.33 Safe drinking water fee; exemptions
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§31.33. Safe drinking water fee; exemptions A.(1) The department shall charge an annual fee of twelve dollars per metered connection or account for community systems. The fee shall be collected from each consumer by the community system provider in not less than quarterly install…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.34 Infectious waste permits
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§31.34. Infectious waste permits A. The department shall charge and collect an annual infectious waste permit fee from each transporter of potentially infectious biomedical waste for which a permit is required under the state Sanitary Code. The fee shall be two hundred dollars fo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.35 Commercial seafood permit fee
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§31.35. Commercial seafood permit fee A. Each seafood processor and distributor in the state shall be required to obtain a commercial seafood permit from the Louisiana Department of Health. The department shall charge and collect an annual commercial seafood permit fee to support…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.35.1 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§31.35.1. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 300, §4, eff. June 11, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.36 Health unit fees
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§31.36. Health unit fees A. The department shall charge and collect an administrative fee not to exceed fifty dollars in parish health units for each childhood vaccination visit by a patient whose other pediatric services are provided outside of the department's system. B. The de…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.37 Retail food establishment fees
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§31.37. Retail food establishment fees A.(1) The department shall charge a fee for each required permit issued to a food establishment, as defined in the state Sanitary Code, including the following types of establishments defined therein: itinerant food establishment, itinerant …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.38 Office of public health reinspection fees
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§31.38. Office of public health reinspection fees A. As used in this Section, the following terms and phrases have the meaning ascribed to them in this Subsection: (1) "Critical item" has the meaning ascribed in the sanitary code, LAC 51:XXIII.101. (2)(a) "Initial inspection" mea…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.39 Dairy farms and plants; milk plants; permit fees; definitions
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§31.39. Dairy farms and plants; milk plants; permit fees; definitions A.(1) The department shall charge an annual fee in the amount of ninety dollars per permit issued to a dairy farm. (2) As used in this Subsection, the term "dairy farm" means any place or premises where one or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.40 Plan review fees
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§31.40. Plan review fees A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall charge and collect, in advance, a fee of one hundred dollars for the review of any plans required to be submitted to the Louisiana Department of Health, office of public health, in connection with a permit appli…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.41 Legislative intent
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§31.41. Legislative intent It is the intent of the legislature to establish a system to collect, analyze, and disseminate data regarding birth defects in the state and to provide information to families of children born with birth defects regarding services available in their com…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.42 Definitions
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§31.42. Definitions As used in this Part, the following definitions shall apply unless the content clearly states otherwise: (1) "Advisory board" means the advisory board of the birth defects surveillance system. (2) "Birth defect" means an abnormality of structure, function, or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.43 Louisiana Birth Defects Surveillance System
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§31.43. Louisiana Birth Defects Surveillance System A. The department shall establish a birth defects surveillance system within the office of public health to collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate data relative to birth defects in Louisiana. B. In establishing the surveil…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.44 Confidentiality
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§31.44. Confidentiality Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, individual identifying data in the surveillance system shall be confidential and shall not be subject to discovery. Such data shall not be released unless express written informed consent of a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.45 Report
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§31.45. Report The department shall produce an annual report on the results obtained through the surveillance system to be submitted to the advisory board, the secretary, and the House and Senate committees on health and welfare. Acts 2001, No. 194, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.46 Advisory board
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§31.46. Advisory board A. The secretary shall establish an advisory board to make recommendations on the implementation and continuing operation of the surveillance system. B. The secretary shall appoint nine members, each of whom shall have an expressed interest in a birth defec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.47 Cooperation by other state entities
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§31.47. Cooperation by other state entities All departments, commissions, boards, agencies, officers, and institutions of the state and all subdivisions thereof shall cooperate with the office in carrying out the purposes of this Part. Acts 2001, No. 194, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.48 Rules and regulations
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§31.48. Rules and regulations The department shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Part. Acts 2001, No. 194, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.61 Legislative intent
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§31.61. Legislative intent The Legislature of Louisiana wishes to further efforts by the Parkinson's community to find a cure for this devastating disease by helping to determine how many people in the state suffer from Parkinson's and by gathering vital information from these in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.62 Definitions
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§31.62. Definitions As used in this Part, the following definitions shall apply unless the content clearly states otherwise: (1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health. (2) "Office" means the office of public health within the Louisiana Department of Health. (3) "P…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.63 Parkinson's Disease Registry
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§31.63. Parkinson's Disease Registry A. The department, through the office of public health, shall conduct a program of epidemiological assessments of the incidence of Parkinson's disease. The program shall encompass all areas of the state for which Parkinson's disease incidence …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.64 Director
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§31.64. Director The Parkinson's Disease Registry shall be under the charge of a director who may enter into contracts as are necessary for the conduct of the program and may accept, on behalf of the state, grants of public or private funds for the program. The director shall ana…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.65 Authority and responsibility of the director
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§31.65. Authority and responsibility of the director A. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §3. B. The director shall designate Parkinson's disease as a disease required to be reported in the state or any demographic parts of the state in which Parkinson's disease information is coll…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.66 Confidentiality; cooperation with other state and federal entities
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§31.66. Confidentiality; cooperation with other state and federal entities A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all information collected pursuant to this Part shall be confidential and shall not be subject to discovery. Such information shall not be released, except …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.67 Funding
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§31.67. Funding The provisions of this Part shall be implemented only to the extent that funds become available. The office of public health, a public health unit, or their agents or providers may solicit funding from any and all sources, including private or federal funds, to im…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.68 Rules and regulations
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§31.68. Rules and regulations The department shall promulgate all necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Part. Acts 2005, No. 210, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.71 Legislative findings
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§31.71. Legislative findings The legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, most often takes at least a year to be diagnosed and is a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning that it becomes the diagnosis after other options are exhausted. (2) T…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.72 ALS disease surveillance system
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§31.72. ALS disease surveillance system A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) surveillance system within the office of public health to collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate data relative to individuals living with ALS…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.73 Confidentiality
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§31.73. Confidentiality Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, individual identifying data in the surveillance system shall be confidential and shall not be subject to discovery. Data shall not be released for any child unless express written informed con…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:31.74 Report
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§31.74. Report The department shall produce an annual report on the results obtained through the surveillance system to be submitted to the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and the House and Senate committees on health and welfare. Acts 2024, No. 511, §1, eff. June…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:32 Definition of terms
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§32. Definition of terms As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section unless otherwise provided for or unless the context otherwise indicates: (1) "Biological parents" means a husband and wife, joined by legal marriage reco…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:33 Vital records registry; establishment; general authority and duties of state registrar
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§33. Vital records registry; establishment; general authority and duties of state registrar A. There is hereby established a central vital records registry within the office of public health and a registrar of vital records for the state with an office properly equipped and opera…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:34 Vital records forms
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§34. Vital records forms A.(1) The certificate forms prescribed by the state registrar shall include, as a minimum, birth certificates, death certificates, paternity acknowledgment affidavits, and any other forms recommended by the national office in charge of gathering vital sta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:34.1 Original birth certificate; required contents
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§34.1. Original birth certificate; required contents A. An original birth certificate shall contain, as a minimum, the items provided in R.S. 40:34.2 through 34.9. B. In the case of a child born of a surrogate birth parent as a result of an enforceable gestational carrier contrac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:34.10 Death certificate; required contents
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§34.10. Death certificate; required contents The certificate of death shall contain, as a minimum, the following items: (1) Full name of the decedent. (2) The social security number issued to the decedent, unless a social security number cannot be obtained. (3) Sex. (4) Race. (5)…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:34.11 Paternity acknowledgement affidavit; required contents
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§34.11. Paternity acknowledgement affidavit; required contents The state registrar shall develop an affidavit for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity which includes the minimum requirements of the affidavit specified by the secretary of the United States Department of Healt…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:34.12 Provision of information to aid implementation of program of family support
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§34.12. Provision of information to aid implementation of program of family support Upon request, the state registrar shall provide the information required in R.S. 40:34.9 and 34.10(1) and (2) to the agency charged with implementing a program of family support in accordance with…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:34.13 Registration of acknowledgements and adjudications of paternity
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§34.13. Registration of acknowledgements and adjudications of paternity All acknowledgments of paternity properly executed in accordance with Louisiana law and adjudications of paternity by a Louisiana court shall be filed with the state registrar, office of vital records, in a c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:34.2 Original birth certificate; required contents; name of child
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§34.2. Original birth certificate; required contents; name of child The name of the child shall be entered on the original birth certificate in accordance with the following provisions: (1) First name. (a) If the child dies without a first name before the certificate is filed, en…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:34.3 Original birth certificate; required contents; sex of child
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§34.3. Original birth certificate; required contents; sex of child The sex of the child shall be entered on the original birth certificate. Acts 2016, No. 434, §3.