§ 40:1285.1 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 sh
§ 40:1285.2 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 ser
§ 40:1285.3 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
§ 40:1285.4 A.(1) The state health officer or his designee shall establish a comprehensive program for detection of sources of lead poisoning. Such program shall attempt, to the extent permitted
§ 40:1285.5 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
§ 40:1285.6 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 effective date of this Se
§ 40:1285.7 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
§ 40:1285.8 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 plumbin
§ 40:1285.9 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 ap
§ 40:1285.10 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.

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 5-F > Subchapter B > Part II - Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control

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  • 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.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Project: means any anti-pollution project or any development project or any combination thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:1151
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.