Title 40, Public Health and Safety
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La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1124.2 Discharge information; hospital and birthing center requirements
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§1124.2. Discharge information; hospital and birthing center requirements A. All hospitals and birthing centers that provide labor and delivery services shall, prior to discharge following birth, provide the mother and her family members information about post-birth warning signs…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1125.1 Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission
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§1125.1. Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission A. There shall be established within the Louisiana Department of Health a commission designated the "Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission", composed of seventeen members as provided in Subsection B of this Section. No organization, entity, or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1125.11 Definitions
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§1125.11. Definitions As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section: (1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health. (2) "Registry" means the sickle cell disease registry established by the provisions of this Subpart. A…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1125.12 Sickle cell disease registry; purpose
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§1125.12. Sickle cell disease registry; purpose A. The department shall establish and maintain, in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart, a registry of individuals diagnosed with sickle cell disease which shall be known as the "Skylar-Cooper Database". The purpose of the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1125.13 Healthcare facilities; reporting of data
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§1125.13. Healthcare facilities; reporting of data A. Upon making a diagnosis of sickle cell disease, a healthcare provider shall provide to the department data regarding the individual who has been diagnosed with the disease. The form and manner of the data shall be prescribed b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1125.14 Use of registry data
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§1125.14. Use of registry data A. The secretary of the department shall facilitate access to data in the registry as provided for in rule. B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department or its agent may access medical and vital records in the custod…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1125.15 Healthcare needs of persons with sickle cell disease; legislative findings; use of
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§1125.15. Healthcare needs of persons with sickle cell disease; legislative findings; use of registry data in care coordination The legislature hereby finds that sickle cell patients who need care for sickle cell disease and other health conditions often face lengthy wait times f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1125.16 Administrative rules
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§1125.16. Administrative rules A. The department shall promulgate in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act all such rules as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subpart. B. The rules required by this Section shall include but not be limited to the followi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1125.21 Sickle cell patient navigator program
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§1125.21. Sickle cell patient navigator program A. The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) A large percentage of persons suffering from sickle cell disease in this state are not in specialty care, even though the health consequences of going without such care…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1125.31 Sickle cell anemia; clinic established
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§1125.31. Sickle cell anemia; clinic established The Louisiana Department of Health is hereby authorized and directed to establish and operate clinics in cooperation with the medical schools of Louisiana State University and Tulane University for the treatment of sickle cell anem…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1125.32 Sickle cell anemia; clinics established statewide
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§1125.32. Sickle cell anemia; clinics established statewide A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall establish and operate a minimum of seven clinics for the treatment of sickle cell anemia throughout the state if and when one hundred percent federal funding becomes available …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1125.33 Sickle cell anemia; local programs
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§1125.33. Sickle cell anemia; local programs A. The Shreveport Sickle Cell Clinic, the Northeast Louisiana Sickle Cell Foundation, the Sickle Cell Anemia Rehabilitation and Educational Program, Inc., the Alexandria Sickle Cell Program, the Eighth Regional Sickle Cell Foundation, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1125.41 Annual review of Medicaid coverage for sickle cell disease
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§1125.41. Annual review of Medicaid coverage for sickle cell disease A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall conduct an annual review of all medications and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease and services for enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease that are …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1131 Definitions
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§1131. Definitions For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section: (1) "Advanced life support" or "ALS" means the provision of medically necessary supplies and services by EMS practitioners who are licensed at least to the leve…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1131.1 Emergency medical services program; cooperation of other state departments
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§1131.1. Emergency medical services program; cooperation of other state departments A. The department shall establish and maintain a program for the improvement and regulation of emergency medical services in the state. The responsibility for implementation and conduct of this pr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1131.2 Immunity from civil damages
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§1131.2. Immunity from civil damages No parish, specialty, component, or state medical society or organization, or its designee, which is statutorily mandated by this Chapter to participate without compensation or gratuitously participates in an emergency services system, nor any…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1131.3 Medical assistance program; ground ambulance transportation to alternative
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§1131.3. Medical assistance program; ground ambulance transportation to alternative destination; reimbursement The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide for a reimbursement methodology to cover alternative destination transport by a ground ambulance service…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1132 Repealed by Acts 1990, No
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§1132. Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 281, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133 Repealed by Acts 1990, No
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§1133. Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 281, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.1 Emergency medical personnel training; licensure
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§1133.1. Emergency medical personnel training; licensure A. The bureau shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act for the following: (1) To define and authorize appropriate education programs based on national EMS education standard…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.10 Violations
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§1133.10. Violations No person shall engage in any of the following activities: (1) Sell, or attempt to sell, falsely obtain, or furnish to any person any emergency medical services practitioner diploma, license document, or record, or aid or abet therein. (2) Practice as an emer…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.11 Prosecution
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§1133.11. Prosecution A. Any person who violates the provisions of R.S. 40:1133.10 shall be subject to prosecution. This prosecution shall be brought in the name of the state, provided the provisions of this Part shall not prevent or interfere with a prosecution brought by the di…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.12 Exceptions
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§1133.12. Exceptions This Part shall not apply to the practice of emergency medical services by a legally qualified emergency medical services practitioner who is employed by the United States government, or by any bureau, division, or agency thereof, while in the discharge of hi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.13 Civil immunity
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§1133.13. Civil immunity A.(1) Any certified ambulance operator, certified pursuant to the provisions of this Part, or any emergency medical services practitioner, licensed pursuant to the provisions of this Part, who renders emergency medical care to an individual while in the p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.14 Duties of emergency medical services practitioners
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§1133.14. Duties of emergency medical services practitioners A.(1) A licensed emergency medical services practitioner may perform any of the following functions: (a) Services, treatment, and procedures consistent with national EMS education standards that have been approved and a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.15 Hazardous substance transportation emergencies; payment for emergency medical
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§1133.15. Hazardous substance transportation emergencies; payment for emergency medical services The person or entity who in the course of transporting hazardous substances or materials causes or contributes to a discharge of a hazardous substance or material that causes an emerg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.16 Public safety telecommunicator; instruction
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§1133.16. Public safety telecommunicator; instruction A.(1) A public safety telecommunicator shall be trained in telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation (T-CPR) utilizing training that meets or exceeds nationally recognized emergency cardiovascular care guidelines adopted by the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.17 Ambulance operators; requirements for certification; duties authorized
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§1133.17. Ambulance operators; requirements for certification; duties authorized A. Each applicant for certification as an ambulance operator shall submit all of the following to the bureau: (1) A copy of the applicant's valid, unrestricted driver's license at the appropriate lev…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.18 Certified ambulance operators; grounds for discipline
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§1133.18. Certified ambulance operators; grounds for discipline The commission may discipline any certified ambulance operator for any of the following causes by directing the bureau to deny, withhold, revoke, restrict, probate, or suspend a certification to operate as an ambulan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.2 Fee schedule; fees for license prohibited
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§1133.2. Fee schedule; fees for license prohibited A.(1) The bureau shall not require or collect any fee or charges for licensure, license renewal, or certification of any of the following personnel who serve in their capacity on a voluntary basis and who receive no compensation …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.3 Louisiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; creation; membership;
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§1133.3. Louisiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; creation; membership; qualifications; terms; vacancies; meetings; officers; compensation; domicile A. The Louisiana Emergency Medical Services Commission is hereby created within the Louisiana Department of Health. B.(1) T…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.4 Powers and duties of the commission; exceptions
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§1133.4. Powers and duties of the commission; exceptions A. The commission shall: (1) Recommend to the bureau requirements and standards of practice for individuals seeking to be licensed or certified under this Part. (2) Approve requirements and standards of practice submitted b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.5 Powers and duties of the bureau
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§1133.5. Powers and duties of the bureau The bureau shall: (1) Issue a license and renew a license to any duly qualified applicant for licensure and license renewal as an emergency medical services practitioner. (2) Prescribe application forms for emergency medical practitioner l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.6 License; requirements; renewal
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§1133.6. License; requirements; renewal A. Applicants for initial licensure as emergency medical services practitioners shall submit the following evidence to the bureau: (1) Completion of the required approved educational program. (2) Documentation that the applicant meets the q…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.7 Grounds for disciplinary proceedings
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§1133.7. Grounds for disciplinary proceedings The commission may discipline emergency medical services practitioners by directing the bureau to deny, withhold, revoke, restrict, probate, or suspend a license to practice as an emergency medical services practitioner, impose fines …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.8 Hearings of the commission; appeal of decision
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§1133.8. Hearings of the commission; appeal of decision A. If the commission determines there are grounds for a disciplinary proceeding against an individual based upon an investigation by the bureau, the chairman of the commission shall set a time and place for a hearing. No lat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1133.9 Injunction
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§1133.9. Injunction The commission, through the bureau, may obtain an injunction without bond forbidding any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this Part. This injunction shall not be subject to release upon bond. Acts 1997, No. 913, §2; Redes…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1134 Ambulance Patient Offload Delay Collaborative
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§1134. Ambulance Patient Offload Delay Collaborative A. The legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The emergency medical services system (EMS) and hospitals and their emergency departments are critical components of Louisiana's emergency healthcare delivery syst…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1135 Repealed by Acts 1990, No
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§1135. Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 281, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1135.1 Qualifications to operate ambulances; equipment; penalty
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§1135.1. Qualifications to operate ambulances; equipment; penalty A.(1) No person or individual shall conduct, maintain, or operate an ambulance on any street, alley, or public way or place in the state unless the ambulance is staffed with a minimum of two persons, one of whom sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1135.10 Emergency Medical Technician Dedicated Fund Account
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§1135.10. Emergency Medical Technician Dedicated Fund Account A. There is hereby established a special account in the state treasury to be known as the Emergency Medical Technician Dedicated Fund Account, hereafter referred to as "account", which shall consist of monies generated…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1135.11 Air ambulance services; fees
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§1135.11. Air ambulance services; fees Any person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity, currently operating or planning to operate an air ambulance service shall pay the following fees to the department, as applicable: (1) An initial licens…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1135.12 Air ambulance services; violations; penalties; fines; notice; hearings; appeal
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§1135.12. Air ambulance services; violations; penalties; fines; notice; hearings; appeal A. The opening or operation of an air ambulance service without a current license therefor shall be a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1135.13 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§1135.13. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1135.2 Qualifications to operate emergency medical response vehicles; vehicle
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§1135.2. Qualifications to operate emergency medical response vehicles; vehicle requirements; equipment; penalties A.(1) No person shall conduct, maintain, or operate an emergency medical response vehicle as an emergency vehicle on any street, alley, or public way or place in the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1135.3 Ambulance providers; licensure
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§1135.3. Ambulance providers; licensure A. No person, firm, corporation, association, or government entity shall conduct, manage, operate, or maintain an ambulance service in Louisiana without a valid current license from the department, except that no license shall be required f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1135.4 Ambulance services; fees
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§1135.4. Ambulance services; fees Any person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity currently operating or planning to operate an ambulance service shall pay the following fees to the department, as applicable: (1) An initial licensing fee of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1135.5 Ambulance services; violations; penalties; fines; notices; hearings; appeals
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§1135.5. Ambulance services; violations; penalties; fines; notices; hearings; appeals A. The opening or operation of an ambulance service without a current license therefor shall be a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1135.6 Advanced emergency medical technicians
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§1135.6. Advanced emergency medical technicians In addition to the requirements of R.S. 40:1135.1, any hospital, ancillary medical facility, or ambulance service, whether public or private, may conduct a program utilizing any emergency medical services practitioner to supervise a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1135.7 Unauthorized response by commercial ambulances; penalties
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§1135.7. Unauthorized response by commercial ambulances; penalties A. No commercial ambulance shall make any emergency run based solely on information intercepted by use of a radio communication scanner or similar device except in cases where human life is threatened, unless that…