§2571. Declaration of purpose

           A.(1) The legislature hereby recognizes that the emergency room at Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans cannot accommodate the number of patients attempting to seek medical assistance at that facility.

           (2) The legislature further recognizes that society must bear the cost of those patients who are turned away when seeking medical attention due to shortages of medical personnel, often returning with more severe symptoms that ultimately cost more to be treated.

           (3) The legislature further recognizes that many of the minor symptoms that patients leave without resolving could be handled with an adequate triage team.

           (4) The legislature further recognizes that, with objective planning from a medically oriented task force whose sole purpose is to resolve the problems faced by the staff at Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans on a twenty-four hour basis, major accomplishments may be realized.

           B. The legislature declares, therefore, that it is the purpose of this Chapter to create the Task Force for Maximum Utilization of the Emergency Room Facility at Charity Hospital at New Orleans, to develop a comprehensive, coordinated plan to significantly improve emergency health care delivery to reduce deaths and major illnesses seen by the medical staff, and to provide needed guidance to carry out the goals the task force shall recommend.

           Acts 1989, No. 294, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.

{{NOTE: La. Rev. Stat. 46:2576 (ACTS 1989, NO. 294) PROVIDED TERMINATION DATE FOR TASK FORCE AS 6/30/90. ACTS 1990, NO. 417, EFF. 7/18/90 PROVIDED TERMINATION DATE OF 6/30/91.}}