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La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1263.1 Definitions
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§1263.1. Definitions As used in this Part: (1) "Office" shall mean the office of the secretary in the Louisiana Department of Health. (2) "Secretary" shall mean the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, or his designated representative. Acts 1984, No. 849, §1; Acts 199…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1263.2 Louisiana Organ Transplant Assistance Program
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§1263.2. Louisiana Organ Transplant Assistance Program The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall establish in the office of the secretary a Louisiana Organ Transplant Assistance Program. Acts 1984, No. 849, §1; Acts 1992, No. 206, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:129…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1263.3 Powers and duties
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§1263.3. Powers and duties The secretary shall: (1) Assist Louisiana residents in obtaining financial assistance or other grants to assist in paying for organ transplantation operations on Louisiana residents. (2) Establish and promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1263.4 Definitions; paid marrow donor leave; prohibition of employer sanctions;
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§1263.4. Definitions; paid marrow donor leave; prohibition of employer sanctions; relationship to other leave A. As used in this Section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Employee" means a person who performs services for hire for an employer, for an average of twenty …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1265.1 Public markets; location, inspection, and operation; exemptions; market zones
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§1265.1. Public markets; location, inspection, and operation; exemptions; market zones A.(1) Municipal corporations may regulate the location, inspection, and operation of all public markets, subject to the superior right of inspection and regulation of the Louisiana Department o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1265.2 Private markets; inspection and operation
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§1265.2. Private markets; inspection and operation The Louisiana Department of Health shall regulate the inspection and operation of all private markets outside of the market zones. It shall provide general regulations for the operation of these private markets, including rules a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1267.1 Poison control center; establishment
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§1267.1. Poison control center; establishment The Louisiana Department of Health shall provide for the establishment of a statewide poison control center at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The university may cooperate with public and private agencies and health care instit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1269.1 Citation of Part
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§1269.1. Citation of Part The provisions of this Part may be cited as the Rabies Control Law. Added by Acts 1954, No. 663, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1275 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1269.2 Definitions
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§1269.2. Definitions For the purpose of this Part: (1) "Dog" means any member of the canine family or species. (2) "Inoculation" means the injection, subcutaneously or otherwise, of animal anti-rabies vaccine as approved by the Louisiana Department of Health. (3) "Owner" means an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1269.3 Authority to enact regulations for control of rabies
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§1269.3. Authority to enact regulations for control of rabies The Louisiana Department of Health shall enact in the state sanitary code all necessary provisions concerning the requirements for the control of rabies in animals, including the authority of parishes and municipalitie…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1269.4 Penalty
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§1269.4. Penalty Whoever violates any provisions of any rule or regulation of the department adopted hereunder, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both, for each offense. Added by Acts 1954, No. 663, §1. Amended by Ac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1271.1 Infectious diseases; notification
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§1271.1. Infectious diseases; notification A.(1) If, while treating or transporting an ill or injured patient to a hospital, an emergency medical technician, paramedic, firefighter, police officer, or other person who is employed by or voluntarily working with a firm, agency, or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1271.2 Mandatory identification of infected corpses
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§1271.2. Mandatory identification of infected corpses A. Each hospital, nursing home, and coroner which requests a funeral director or embalmer to transport a corpse shall notify any such funeral director, embalmer, or a representative thereof whenever there is actual knowledge t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1271.3 Infectious disease incidence among school-age children; public health
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§1271.3. Infectious disease incidence among school-age children; public health emergencies; reporting of data During the pendency of any state of public health emergency declared in accordance with R.S. 29:766 and relating to one or more infectious diseases, the Louisiana Departm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1275.1 Statement of purpose
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§1275.1. Statement of purpose The legislature hereby declares that severe head injuries represent one of the greatest public health problems in the United States because of the frequency and potential for causing lifelong disability. The legislature further recognizes that such i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1275.2 Definitions
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§1275.2. Definitions For purposes of this Part, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health. (2) "Office" means the office of public health, Louisiana Department of Health. (3) "Severe head injury" means acute traumatic injury …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1275.3 Mandatory reporting requirement
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§1275.3. Mandatory reporting requirement The office shall establish a central registry of persons with severe head injuries and shall collect data on the nature, causes, and effects of severe head injuries. The office, by rule, shall require appropriate health care professionals …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1275.4 Rules and regulations
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§1275.4. Rules and regulations The department shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the requirements of this Part. Acts 1995, No. 350, §1, eff. June 16, 1995; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.174 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.1 Definitions
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§1281.1. Definitions As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the meaning ascribed in this Section: (1) "Certificate" means a certificate of competency issued by the state health officer stating that the operator has met the requirements for the specified operator classi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.10 Penalties
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§1281.10. Penalties Whoever violates any provision of this Subpart shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the parish jail for not more than ten days, or by both fine and imprisonment, and eac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.11 Exemptions, exceptions, and exclusions
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§1281.11. Exemptions, exceptions, and exclusions The secretary shall provide by rule promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act for exemptions from the application of this Subpart relative to the certification of water supply and sewerage sy…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.12 Community water systems; complaint records; review of records by state health
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§1281.12. Community water systems; complaint records; review of records by state health officer A.(1) Each community water system shall maintain a record of each complaint it receives by telephone, letter, or electronic mail from customers or users. The record of each complaint s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.2 Committee of certification; appointment; terms; powers; duties; annual report;
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§1281.2. Committee of certification; appointment; terms; powers; duties; annual report; compensation A. The state health officer shall appoint a committee of certification to advise and assist him in the administration of the certification program. The committee is charged with t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.21 Secretary; powers; sewage discharges; certain waters
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§1281.21. Secretary; powers; sewage discharges; certain waters A. The secretary shall establish such standards, guidelines, or criteria as he deems necessary or appropriate to prohibit, control, or abate the discharge of untreated or improperly treated sewage into Lake Pontchartr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.22 Sewage discharges; prohibitions; penalties
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§1281.22. Sewage discharges; prohibitions; penalties A. No person shall cause or allow to be discharged untreated or improperly treated sewage into Lake Pontchartrain, Toledo Bend Reservoir, the Sabine River, or their drainage basins, and into all estuaries, streams, and water co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.23 Sewage treatment systems; effluent limiters or reducers; disinfectants
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§1281.23. Sewage treatment systems; effluent limiters or reducers; disinfectants A. All new and reconditioned sewage treatment systems with a capacity up to and including one thousand five hundred gallons per day that produce an effluent and, by design, do not significantly limit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.24 Approval of individual sewage treatment and disposal systems
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§1281.24. Approval of individual sewage treatment and disposal systems No parish, municipality, or planning commission shall enact a sewerage permit ordinance or similar regulation authorizing the installation of individual sewage treatment and disposal systems without written ap…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.25 Installation and maintenance of individual aerobic sewage treatment systems by
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§1281.25. Installation and maintenance of individual aerobic sewage treatment systems by homeowners; waiver of fees A. A homeowner who wishes to perform the installation of an individual aerobic sewage treatment system in his own home himself may do so only after satisfying any i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.26 Individual sewerage systems; temporary waiver; enforcement
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§1281.26. Individual sewerage systems; temporary waiver; enforcement A. The Louisiana Department of Health, office of public health, shall temporarily waive applicable requirements of LAC 51:XIII.101 et seq. regarding individual sewerage systems pending the construction of a comm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.3 Classification of water and sewerage facilities
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§1281.3. Classification of water and sewerage facilities Within one hundred twenty days of adoption of this Subpart*, the state health officer will classify all water production facilities, water treatment plants, water distribution systems, sewage collection systems, and sewage …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.4 Responsibility for operator certification
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§1281.4. Responsibility for operator certification The state health officer shall upon recommendations of the committee certify persons as to their qualifications to supervise successfully the operation of such water supply and sewerage systems. Acts 1972, No. 538, §4; Redesignat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.5 Operator certificates; display; renewal; revocation; termination
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§1281.5. Operator certificates; display; renewal; revocation; termination A. The state health officer shall issue certificates attesting to the competency of operators based on the recommendations of the committee of certification. The certificate shall indicate the classificatio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.6 Qualification by reciprocity
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§1281.6. Qualification by reciprocity The state health officer, upon application therefor and recommendation of the committee may issue a certificate, without examination, in a comparable classification to any person who holds a certificate in any state, territory or possession o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.7 Certification of present practitioners; temporary certification
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§1281.7. Certification of present practitioners; temporary certification A. Certificates in appropriate classification will be issued to operators, who on the effective date of this Subpart, hold certificates of competency attained by examination under the voluntary certification…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.8 Rulemaking authority
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§1281.8. Rulemaking authority The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, in accordance with any other appropriate state law, shall make such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the intent of this Subpart. The rules and regulations shall include, but not …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1281.9 Certified operator required; exceptions
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§1281.9. Certified operator required; exceptions A. On or after one year following the effective date of this Subpart, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, both municipal and private, operating a water supply system or sewerage system to operate same unless …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1283.1 Purpose
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§1283.1. Purpose A. It is the intent of the legislature to establish an Environmental Health Surveillance System (EHSS) in accordance with this Part. The purpose of the EHSS shall be to establish ongoing surveillance of the environmental factors, including physical, chemical, bio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1285.1 Establishment of lead poisoning prevention program
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§1285.1. Establishment of lead poisoning prevention program The Louisiana Department of Health shall establish a program for the prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of lead poisoning in its office of public health. This program shall, to the extent permitted by approp…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1285.10 Liability of owners of residential property; damages
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§1285.10. Liability of owners of residential property; damages The owner of any residential property shall be liable for all damages caused by his failure to perform the duties required of him pursuant to R.S. 40:1285.6 or R.S. 40:1285.7. Added by Acts 1972, No. 371, §1; Redesign…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1285.2 Collaboration with other organizations
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§1285.2. Collaboration with other organizations The state health officer or his designee may contract with a public agency or a university or collaborate with any agencies, individuals, or groups for the provision of necessary services, the development of educational programs, sc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1285.3 Mandatory reporting of lead poisoning cases required; comprehensive records
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§1285.3. Mandatory reporting of lead poisoning cases required; comprehensive records A. Any local health officer, health unit supervisor, examining physician, hospital, public health nurse, or reporting person shall report to the state health officer or his designee the existence…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1285.4 Program for detection of lead poisoning sources; voluntary and compulsory
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§1285.4. Program for detection of lead poisoning sources; voluntary and compulsory inspections; posting dangerous areas; mandatory physical examinations A.(1) The state health officer or his designee shall establish a comprehensive program for detection of sources of lead poisoni…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1285.5 Designation of high-risk areas
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§1285.5. Designation of high-risk areas The Louisiana Department of Health, after consultation with representatives from the state's medical schools and analysis of childhood blood lead surveillance, housing, and Medicaid data, shall identify geographic areas in the state and est…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1285.6 Sale and use of lead-based paint and other similar lead-based surface coating
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§1285.6. Sale and use of lead-based paint and other similar lead-based surface coating material restricted; penalties A. No person shall knowingly sell, offer for sale, apply or cause to be applied lead-based paint or similar surface coating material, manufactured after the effec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1285.7 Safety precautions; procedures for removal and repainting
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§1285.7. Safety precautions; procedures for removal and repainting A. Whenever a child or children under six years of age or person with an intellectual disability resides in any residential premises in which any paint, plaster, or other accessible materials contain dangerous lev…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1285.8 Lead-free pipe, fitting, fixture, solder, or flux; exclusions; definitions
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§1285.8. Lead-free pipe, fitting, fixture, solder, or flux; exclusions; definitions A.(1) No person shall use any pipe, pipe or plumbing fitting or fixture, solder, or flux that is not lead free in the installation or repair of any public water system or any plumbing in a facilit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1285.9 Violations; enforcement
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§1285.9. Violations; enforcement A. Any violation of R.S. 40:1285.6, 1285.7, or 1285.8 may be treated by any party as a violation of the state, municipal, or parochial health codes and all procedures and remedies applicable to such violations of the codes shall be available to co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1287.1 Equipment of steam plants in certain cities; penalty
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§1287.1. Equipment of steam plants in certain cities; penalty A. The owner, manager, director, or agent of all steam plants located within incorporated cities of fifty thousand or more inhabitants shall provide, for the use of the steam plant, smoke consumers or other necessary a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1289.1 Legislative findings; declaration
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§1289.1. Legislative findings; declaration A. The legislature hereby finds the following: (1) Certain forms of mold pose a severe and unacceptable risk to the environment of Louisiana and the health of its people. Moreover, the legislature finds that indoor toxins, specifically t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1289.11 Submission of emergency plan and reporting of toxic substances; penalties
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§1289.11. Submission of emergency plan and reporting of toxic substances; penalties A.(1) Each plant or industrial facility located within the state of Louisiana wherein any toxic substance is regularly manufactured, stored, or maintained in quantities capable of escaping the bou…
