Title 46, Public Welfare and Assistance
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La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1091 Parish hospital service district; East Baton Rouge and West Feliciana
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§1091. Parish hospital service district; East Baton Rouge and West Feliciana A.(1) A parish hospital service district is hereby created and shall be composed of all of the following areas, except as specifically excluded in this Part: (a) East Baton Rouge Parish. (b) Any parish w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1092 Officers; meetings
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§1092. Officers; meetings A. The commission shall elect one of its members chairman and one vice chairman. B. All meetings of the commission shall be held at the domicile of the district which shall be established by the parish governing authority. At least three regular meetings…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1093 Commission; powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities
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§1093. Commission; powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities A. The commission shall have all the general powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of a hospital service district created under the general provisions of Part I of this Chapter. Notwithstanding any other…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1094 Parish Hospital Service District for the parish of Orleans; creation; domicile;
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§1094. Parish Hospital Service District for the parish of Orleans; creation; domicile; powers; duties; functions; responsibilities A. A parish hospital service district is hereby created in the parish of Orleans. B. The domicile of the hospital service district shall be Orleans P…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1095 Board of commissioners; membership; appointment; terms; compensation; removal
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§1095. Board of commissioners; membership; appointment; terms; compensation; removal A. The two areas of the district shall be governed by separate governing boards. Each area of the district shall be governed by a board of thirteen commissioners, referred to in this Part as the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1096 Officers; meetings
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§1096. Officers; meetings A. The commission shall elect one of its members chairman and one vice chairman. B. At least five regular meetings shall be held annually. Special meetings may be held at such times and places as shall be specified by call of the chairman. C. Meetings sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1097 Commission; powers, duties, responsibilities, limitations
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§1097. Commission; powers, duties, responsibilities, limitations A. The commission and district shall have all the general powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of a hospital service district created under Part I of this Chapter. Each commission created under this Part …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.1 St
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§1098.1. St. Tammany Parish Service District No. 2; creation; boundaries; purpose A. There is hereby created a hospital service district in St. Tammany Parish, hereafter to be termed the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 2, a political subdivision of the state, ref…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.10 Chief executive officer; appointment, powers, duties, and responsibilities
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§1098.10. Chief executive officer; appointment, powers, duties, and responsibilities A. The board of commissioners shall select, appoint, and employ a chief executive officer, referred to in this Part as "CEO", who has training and experience in the field of hospital administrati…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.11 Medical staff; appointment; duties, and responsibilities
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§1098.11. Medical staff; appointment; duties, and responsibilities A. The board shall appoint a medical staff to the healthcare facilities owned or operated by the district. Such appointments may be made after consultation with the physicians who are authorized to practice within…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.12 Sale of ownership or control of hospital
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§1098.12. Sale of ownership or control of hospital Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board may sell to any person an ownership interest in the district hospital that results in the acquiring person holding less than fifty percent interest in the ownership or cont…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.13 Tax collection and allocation of proceeds
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§1098.13. Tax collection and allocation of proceeds For the purpose of providing revenue to carry out the objects contemplated hereby, the board may levy and collect annually a special tax not to exceed five mills on all property in the district subject to such tax in accordance …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.14 Authority to issue bonds; continuation of prior obligations
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§1098.14. Authority to issue bonds; continuation of prior obligations A. The board shall have the power to issue bonds for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, extending, and improving healthcare facilities of the district pursuant to Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.15 Contracts; cooperation
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§1098.15. Contracts; cooperation The Slidell Memorial Hospital may contract to receive or offer agreements for materials, services, or supplies pursuant to a shared service or group purchasing arrangement with other hospitals, either public or private, in accordance with the prov…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.16 Minority partner
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§1098.16. Minority partner Only in the event that Slidell Memorial Hospital should acquire a minority partner with a share of less than fifty percent of the assets of the hospital, shall the board of commissioners be empowered to allow representation of the minority partner on th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.17 Liberal construction
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§1098.17. Liberal construction This Part, being intended to carry out a function of the state to protect the health and welfare of the inhabitants of the state to be affected thereby, shall be liberally construed by the courts to effect its purposes. Acts 2020, No. 365, §1, eff. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.18 Miscellaneous
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§1098.18. Miscellaneous Members or officers of the medical staff, employees or officers of the healthcare facilities of the district, board members, and persons who occupy management positions, or any other office whatsoever for a facility of the district or for the district may …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.2 Domicile and membership of the board of commissioners
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§1098.2. Domicile and membership of the board of commissioners A. The domicile of the board shall be the Slidell Memorial Hospital in Slidell, Louisiana. B. In order to provide for effectuation of the purposes of the district, the district shall be administered and governed by a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.3 Nominating committee
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§1098.3. Nominating committee A. Commissioners appointed to the board, except those named by the Slidell Memorial Hospital medical staff, shall be chosen by the appointing authority as provided for in R.S. 46:1098.5, from nominations received from the nominating committee compose…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.4 Board nominations by Slidell Memorial Hospital
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§1098.4. Board nominations by Slidell Memorial Hospital The board members from the Slidell Memorial Hospital medical staff shall be nominated and appointed as follows: (1) Two practicing medical staff members of Slidell Memorial Hospital shall be nominated by the medical staff of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.5 Appointing authority
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§1098.5. Appointing authority A. The members of the board of commissioners shall be appointed in a public forum by the appointing authority from the list of nominees within thirty days of receipt of the nominations pursuant to R.S. 46:1098.3. B. The appointing authority shall be …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.6 Qualifications of board of commissioners
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§1098.6. Qualifications of board of commissioners A.(1) No person owning or possessing any property interest in any of the stocks, bonds, or other securities issued by any private hospital located in the same area served by the district, and no person who is a director or other o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.7 Rights, powers, and duties of board of commissioners
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§1098.7. Rights, powers, and duties of board of commissioners The district acting by and through its board shall have and exercise all rights, powers, and duties for the carrying out of its objects and purposes including but not limited to the following: (1) To represent the publ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.8 Bylaws; compliance
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§1098.8. Bylaws; compliance The bylaws of the board and of the medical staff shall be made compatible in all respects within the provisions of this Part. Any discrepancy between the bylaws of the medical staff and this Part, or between the bylaws of the board and this Part, shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1098.9 Board officers; powers, duties, and responsibilities
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§1098.9. Board officers; powers, duties, and responsibilities The duties and responsibilities of the officers of the board of commissioners shall be as follows: (1) The chairman shall preside over all meetings, decide all questions of procedure, and have all authority generally g…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:11 Proceedings for recovery of charges due hospitals
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§11. Proceedings for recovery of charges due hospitals All proceedings for the recovery of any charges or fees due any charity hospital of this state or any veterans administration hospital in the state may be presented in any court of this state, in term time or in vacation, by …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:11.1 Intervention in personal injury and workers' compensation suits
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§11.1. Intervention in personal injury and workers' compensation suits A. The Louisiana Department of Health, on behalf of any of the general charity hospitals under the administration of said department, or the United States, on behalf of any veterans administration hospital in …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:110 Repealed by Acts 1985, No
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§110. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 610, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1101 Parish hospitals and hospital service districts; medical scholarship program; establishment, administration, funding
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§1101. Parish hospitals and hospital service districts; medical scholarship program; establishment, administration, funding A. The board of commissioners of each parish hospital or hospital service district, hereinafter referred to as the board or the board of commissioners, or, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1102 Scholarships; amount, number
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§1102. Scholarships; amount, number Each board desiring to award scholarships shall establish a policy setting forth the maximum number and amount. Said policy may be amended by the board as necessary. The number and amount of each scholarship granted pursuant to this Chapter sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1103 Eligibility for scholarship
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§1103. Eligibility for scholarship Any United States citizen and resident of the state of Louisiana, who is admitted to or is engaged in the study of medicine at an accredited school of medicine located in the United States, or who is engaged in an internship or residency program…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1104 Application consideration; evaluation
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§1104. Application consideration; evaluation It shall be the duty of the board of commissioners to receive, consider, evaluate, and allow or disallow all applications for scholarships made by eligible applicants. The board of commissioners shall make careful and full investigatio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1105 Warrant issued for scholarship
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§1105. Warrant issued for scholarship Funds for the scholarships awarded as herein provided shall be issued by the board of commissioners to the dean of the medical school to which the recipient has been admitted or in which he is engaged in study, or to the chief administrator o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1106 Contract for scholarship; contingent
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§1106. Contract for scholarship; contingent Any applicant selected by the board of commissioners to receive a scholarship shall enter into a contract with the board, which shall be deemed a contract formed within the state of Louisiana, agreeing to the terms and conditions upon w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1107 Return to practice; area designation; notification
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§1107. Return to practice; area designation; notification A. Within such time after the applicant has completed medical school, internship, and residency as the board of commissioners shall provide by regulation, the scholarship recipient shall return to the parish or hospital se…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1108 Failure to comply; remittance; death cancellation; disability
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§1108. Failure to comply; remittance; death cancellation; disability A. If the recipient fails to comply fully with any condition as provided for by or provided pursuant to this Chapter, the recipient shall remit to the board of commissioners that amount which bears the same rati…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1109 Waiver, suspension of obligation
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§1109. Waiver, suspension of obligation The board shall provide by regulation for waiver or suspension of any financial obligation where compliance would involve extreme or unusual hardship. Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:111 Assistance not assignable
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§111. Assistance not assignable All assistance shall be inalienable by any assignment or transfer and shall be exempt from levy or execution under the laws of this state.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1110 Repayment not required
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§1110. Repayment not required No payment on the principal of the scholarship, or the interest thereon shall be required while the recipient is enrolled in medical school, or engaged in internship or residency. Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1111 Suit for default
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§1111. Suit for default Upon default of payment of the scholarship as provided herein the board shall turn the matter over to the attorney general or any parish or district attorney acting for the board for prosecution and suit for the amount due, in the parish of the domicile of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1112 Audit by legislative auditor
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§1112. Audit by legislative auditor All transactions pursuant to this Chapter shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor. Added by Acts 1976, No. 130, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:112 RS 46:112
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§112 eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 478. §112. Payment for funeral of recipient On the death of the recipient or person for whom assistance is granted, reasonable funeral expenses may be paid, subject to the rules and regulations of the state department, if the estat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:113 Reports
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§113. Reports Each parish department shall report to the state department at such times and in such manner as said state department may require or prescribe. The state department shall make such reports, in such form and containing such information as the Social Security Board of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1131 Parish hospitals and hospital service districts; nursing and allied health scholarship
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§1131. Parish hospitals and hospital service districts; nursing and allied health scholarship program; establishment; administration; funding A. The board of commissioners of each hospital or hospital service district, hereinafter referred to as the board or the board of commissi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1132 Scholarships; amount; number
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§1132. Scholarships; amount; number Each board desiring to award scholarships shall establish a policy setting out the maximum amount and number. This policy may be amended by the board as necessary. The number of scholarships granted and the amount of each scholarship granted pu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1133 Eligibility for scholarships
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§1133. Eligibility for scholarships Any individual who is admitted to or is engaged in the study of nursing or allied health at an accredited school of nursing or allied health located in the United States and who intends to practice nursing or allied health in an area of the par…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1134 Application consideration; evaluation
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§1134. Application consideration; evaluation The board of commissioners or its designee shall receive, consider, evaluate, and allow or disallow all applications for scholarships made by eligible applicants. The board of commissioners or its designee shall conduct a full investig…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1135 Funds disbursement for scholarships
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§1135. Funds disbursement for scholarships Funds for the scholarship awarded pursuant to this Chapter shall be forwarded by the board of commissioners to the dean of the school of nursing or allied health to which the recipient has been admitted or is engaged in the study of nurs…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1136 Contract for scholarship; contingent
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§1136. Contract for scholarship; contingent Any applicant selected by the board of commissioners to receive a scholarship shall enter into a contract with the board, which shall be deemed a contract formed within the state of Louisiana, agreeing to the terms and conditions upon w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1137 Return to practice; area designated; notification
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§1137. Return to practice; area designated; notification A. After the applicant has completed nursing or allied health school, the scholarship recipient shall return to the parish or hospital service district, as the case may be, to become a full-time nurse or allied health profe…