Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 28 > Chapter 4-B - Earlysteps: Louisiana's Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities and Their Families

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Behavioral health: is a term used to refer to both mental health and substance use. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
• Business entity: includes a sole proprietorship, corporation, limited liability company, association, partnership, joint stock company, joint venture, mutual fund, trust, joint tenancy, or other similar form of business organization, whether organized for-profit or not-for-profit. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:601.1
• Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
• Company-action level risk-based capital: means two hundred percent of a company's authorized control level risk-based capital. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:611
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Corrective order: means an order issued by the department specifying corrective actions which are required. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:611
• Cost participation: means fees or other charges through which families share in the cost for early intervention services provided pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462
• Council: means the Louisiana State Interagency Coordinating Council for EarlySteps established pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462
• Court: means any duly constituted district court or court having family or juvenile jurisdiction. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462
• directly: when used in connection with an obligation, means that the designated obligor is primarily liable on the instrument representing the obligation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:601.1
• Early intervention services: means developmental services that:

              (a) Are provided under public supervision. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462

• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• IDEA: means the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462
• Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
• Infant or toddler with a disability: means an individual under three years of age who needs early intervention services because of either of the following:

              (i) The individual is experiencing developmental delays, as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures in the areas of cognitive development, physical development, communication development, social or emotional development, or adaptive development. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462

• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Life or health and accident insurer: means any insurance company possessing a certificate of authority in the state that issues the kind of insurance listed in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:611
• Mandatory-control level risk-based capital: means seven-tenths of a company's authorized control level risk-based capital. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:611
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• NAIC: means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:611
• Obligation: means a bond, note, debenture, trust certificate including an equipment certificate, production payment, negotiable bank certificate of deposit, bankers' acceptance, and other evidence of indebtedness for the payment of money, or participations, certificates, or other evidences of an interest in any of the foregoing, whether constituting a general obligation of the issuer or payable only out of certain revenues or certain funds pledged or otherwise dedicated for payment. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:601.1
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Parent: means a person who meets the definition of such term in federal regulations relative to early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families (34 C. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:462
• Person: means an individual, a business entity, a multilateral development bank, or a government or quasi-governmental body, such as a political subdivision or a government-sponsored enterprise. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:601.1
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Property and casualty insurer: means any insurance company possessing a certificate of authority in the state that issues insurance other than the kinds specified in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:611
• Real estate: means :

              (a) Any of the following:

              (i) Immovable property. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:601.1

• Regulatory-action level risk-based capital: means one hundred fifty percent of a company's authorized control level risk-based capital. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:611
• Risk-based capital instructions: means the risk-based capital report including risk-based capital instructions adopted by the NAIC, as such risk-based capital instructions may be amended by the NAIC from time to time in accordance with the procedures adopted by the NAIC. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:611
• Risk-based capital level: means an action level risk-based capital, regulatory action level risk-based capital, authorized control level risk-based capital, or mandatory control level risk-based capital of an insurer where:

  (a)  "Authorized-control level risk-based capital" means the number determined under the risk-based capital formula in accordance with the risk-based capital instructions. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:611

• Risk-based capital plan: means a comprehensive financial plan containing the requirements of La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:611
• Risk-based capital report: means the report required pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:611
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Total adjusted capital: means the sum of:

  (a)  An insurer's statutory capital and surplus. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:611

• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.