Title 46, Public Welfare and Assistance
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La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1 Definitions
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§1. Definitions As used in this Title, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Assistance" means money payments under this Title. NOTE: Paragraph (2) eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 478. (2) "Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services or the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:10 Compromise of claim not to affect rights of the hospital
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§10. Compromise of claim not to affect rights of the hospital No compromise of any claim referred to in R.S. 46:9, whether made before or after the filing of suit, shall affect the right of any of the charity hospitals of this state or of any veterans administration hospital in t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1001 Legislative findings
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§1001. Legislative findings The legislature finds that children who are emancipated from or aged out of long-term foster care in this state must be better equipped with the necessary skills to find employment and to become self-supporting and productive. Acts 2005, No. 82, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1002 RS 46:1002
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§1002 (Section Heading) and Subsections A and (B)(intro. para.) eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477. §1002. Vocational testing and counseling; purpose; duties of the office of children and family services A. The Department of Children and Family Services, office of ch…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:101 State public assistance fund
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§101. State public assistance fund There is established in the state treasury a state public assistance fund which shall consist of all funds made available for the purposes of this Chapter by the state or any of the parishes of this state or from any other source.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:102 RS 46:102
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§102 eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 478. §102. Powers of the Department of Children and Family Services The department shall: (1) Have full and complete authority to make and promulgate all rules and regulations and take such action as may be necessary or desirable f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:102.1 Maximum assistance grants; legislature to approve increases or decreases
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§102.1. Maximum assistance grants; legislature to approve increases or decreases The department shall not increase the regular maximum grant for any category of public assistance over and above that which was authorized by law or by rules and regulations of the former State Depar…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:103 RS 46:103
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§103 eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 478. §103. Parish administration The parish offices of the department shall administer the provisions of the public welfare laws in the respective parishes subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the department. NOTE: §1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:104 Applications for assistance
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§104. Applications for assistance Applications for assistance shall be in writing in the manner and upon the form prescribed by the department. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §6, eff. July 17, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:105 Investigation of application
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§105. Investigation of application Whenever a parish office receives an application for assistance, an investigation and record shall promptly be made of the circumstances of the applicant. The object of the investigation shall be to ascertain the facts supporting the application…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1051 Authority to create and alter the boundaries of districts
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§1051. Authority to create and alter the boundaries of districts A. The police juries of parishes are authorized and empowered, upon their own initiative, to form and create one or more hospital service districts within the respective parishes, or with agreement among police juri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1052 Objects of the districts
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§1052. Objects of the districts The objects and purposes of the hospital service districts and the governing bodies created pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be: (1) To own and operate hospitals for the care of persons suffering from illnesses or disabilities which…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1053 Commission; qualification of members; appointment; vacancies; compensation;
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§1053. Commission; qualification of members; appointment; vacancies; compensation; removal of commissioners; certain powers A. Any hospital service district formed or created under the provisions of this Chapter shall be governed by a board of five commissioners, hereafter referr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1054 Officers; meetings
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§1054. Officers; meetings A. The commission shall elect one of its members chairman and one vice chairman. The chairman of the Acadia-St. Landry Hospital Service District shall vote only in the event of a tie vote. B. All meetings of the commission shall be held at the domicile o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1055 Powers and duties of commission
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§1055. Powers and duties of commission A. In addition to the duties defined elsewhere in this Chapter, the commission shall have the duty and authority: (1) To represent the public interest in providing hospital and medical care in the district. (2) To advise the police jury and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1056 Hospital director and executives
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§1056. Hospital director and executives A. The commission shall enter into a formal written employment agreement with a hospital director, hereafter referred to as "director", who has had experience in the field of hospital administration and is familiar with the principles and m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1057 Duties of director
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§1057. Duties of director In addition to the duties imposed upon him by other provisions of this Chapter, it shall be the duty of the director: (1) To attend all meetings of the commission and to act as secretary and keep the official minutes of the proceedings. (2) With the cons…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1058 Medical staff
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§1058. Medical staff The commission shall appoint a medical staff. Such appointments shall be made upon the recommendations of the physicians who are authorized to practice within the hospital. It shall be the duty of the medical staff: (1) To provide professional care of the sic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1059 Petition for organization of district
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§1059. Petition for organization of district Upon failure or refusal of the police jury of any parish to organize a hospital service district, they are hereby required to and shall form such district when petitioned to so do upon petition presented to the police jury, signed by n…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:106 Grant of assistance
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§106. Grant of assistance A. Upon the completion of the investigation, the department shall decide whether the applicant is eligible for assistance and shall determine the amount and the date on which the assistance shall begin. It shall make an award which shall be binding until…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1060 District to constitute body corporate; powers
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§1060. District to constitute body corporate; powers Any hospital service district thus created and named by any police jury or any parish in the state shall constitute a body corporate in law with all the powers of a corporation, shall have perpetual existence, shall have the po…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1061 Procedure in organizing district
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§1061. Procedure in organizing district In the creation of a hospital service district, the police jury shall at the same time designate a time and place for the first meeting of the said commission, the meeting to take place within sixty days from the date of their appointment. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1062 Rules and regulations; contracts
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§1062. Rules and regulations; contracts The hospital district or the commission of the hospital district shall have the power, and it shall be their duty to adopt rules and regulations for the proper conduct and operation of any hospital or medical facilities under its administra…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1062.1 Contracts; Tensas Parish
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§1062.1. Contracts; Tensas Parish Notwithstanding any other provision of law of this chapter or any other law to the contrary, the police jury of Tensas Parish shall have the power and authority to enter into contracts for the construction of hospitals and medical facilities nece…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1063 Domicile; service of citation
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§1063. Domicile; service of citation The police jury creating a hospital service district, with corporate powers, shall designate the domicile of such corporation, at which domicile it shall be sued and service of citation made on the director, and in his absence, upon the chairm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1064 Districts as political subdivisions; acquisition of land and physical facilities; special maintenance taxes; incurring debt; bonds; audits
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§1064. Districts as political subdivisions; acquisition of land and physical facilities; special maintenance taxes; incurring debt; bonds; audits A. The hospital service districts as defined in R.S. 46:1072 are hereby declared to be political subdivisions of the state, and for th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1064.1 Hospital Service District No
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§1064.1. Hospital Service District No. 1 of Terrebonne Parish; sale or lease of hospital A.(1) Sale of hospital. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sale of Terrebonne General Medical Center, hereinafter the "hospital", by Hospital Service District No. 1 of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1064.2 Hospital service districts in Jefferson Parish; sale or lease of hospitals
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§1064.2. Hospital service districts in Jefferson Parish; sale or lease of hospitals A.(1) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the sale of any hospital owned by a hospital service district in Jefferson Parish shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1065 Election on question of incurring debt, issuing bonds, and levying special tax
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§1065. Election on question of incurring debt, issuing bonds, and levying special tax Whenever an election shall be called by the governing body of the district for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of any hospital service district the question of incurring debt…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1066 Federal and state aid
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§1066. Federal and state aid Hospital service districts created hereunder shall have full power to do such things and enter into such contracts and agreements with the United States of America or with any state or federal agency or instrumentality as may be necessary to procure a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1067 Districts comprising all or portions of two or more parishes; cooperative agreements
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§1067. Districts comprising all or portions of two or more parishes; cooperative agreements If and when conditions warrant the creation of a hospital service district which comprises all or portions of two or more parishes, the police juries of the parishes to be included in the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1068 Retirement system
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§1068. Retirement system Hospital service districts created hereunder acting through the governing authority thereof, shall have full power to establish and maintain actuarially sound pension and retirement systems in the benefits of which shall be included all appointive officer…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1068.1 Employee insurance plans; payment by hospital service districts
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§1068.1. Employee insurance plans; payment by hospital service districts A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:5151 and R.S. 42:851, a hospital service district may pay, on behalf of its directors, officers, and employees, the full cost of coverage, whether through a self-…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1069 Hospital service district hospitals; contracts for materials, services, or supplies
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§1069. Hospital service district hospitals; contracts for materials, services, or supplies Hospital service district hospitals may contract for materials, services, or supplies under a shared service or group purchasing arrangement with other hospitals, public and/or private, sub…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1069.1 Hospital service districts; leasing and operating a licensed nursing home
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§1069.1. Hospital service districts; leasing and operating a licensed nursing home A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit a hospital service district created pursuant to this Chapter from leasing an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:107 Appeal and review; venue for judicial review
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§107. Appeal and review; venue for judicial review NOTE: Paragraph (A)(1) eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 478. A.(1) The Department of Children and Family Services and the office of the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, through their respective appeal s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1071 Legislative findings and purpose
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§1071. Legislative findings and purpose The legislature hereby finds that the market for hospital and health care services is becoming increasingly competitive. The legislature finds that hospital and other health care providers are contracting to engage in economic joint venture…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1072 Definitions
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§1072. Definitions As used in this Subpart, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings ascribed for each unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Hospital health services" means but is not limited to any clinical, diagnostic, or rehabilitation s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1073 Market strategies and strategic planning
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§1073. Market strategies and strategic planning A. In addition to powers and duties otherwise provided and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a hospital service district may develop marketing strategies for its existing hospital health services or any hospital health servic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1073.1 Hospital service districts; investments
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§1073.1. Hospital service districts; investments A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a hospital service district may invest its funds as provided by law for investment of funds of the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, including but not limited to R…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1074 Medical office buildings and facilities leases; disposition of
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§1074. Medical office buildings and facilities leases; disposition of immovable property A. In addition to the powers and duties otherwise provided and notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 41:1211 et seq. or any other law to the contrary, a hospital service district commission …
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1075 Advertising
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§1075. Advertising In addition to the powers and duties otherwise provided and notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 43:111 et seq. or any other law to the contrary, a hospital service district commission and any health facility owned or operated by such commission may advertise…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1076 Medical staff representation on commission
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§1076. Medical staff representation on commission Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 42:61 et seq. or any other law to the contrary, members of the medical staffs of hospital service district facilities may serve on the hospital service district commission. Acts 1984, No. 322…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1076.1 Mandatory ethics training
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§1076.1. Mandatory ethics training As provided in R.S. 42:1170, certain hospital employees shall be exempt from mandatory ethics education and training. Acts 2013, No. 422, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1077 Contracts or joint ventures for hospital health services
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§1077. Contracts or joint ventures for hospital health services In addition to the powers and duties otherwise provided and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board of commissioners of a hospital service district and any corporation or health facility owned or ope…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:108 Periodic reconsideration of assistance grants
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§108. Periodic reconsideration of assistance grants All assistance grants shall be reconsidered as frequently as may be required by the rules of the state department. After such further investigation as the parish may deem necessary, or the state department may require, the amoun…
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1081 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§1081. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §10.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1082 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§1082. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §10.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:1083 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§1083. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 661, §10.
La. Rev. Stat. § 46:109 Repealed by Acts 1985, No
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§109. Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 610, §1.