Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:789

  • Emergency Management Assistance Compact: means the interstate compact approved by the United States Congress by Public Law No. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:782
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 29:782

A.  The provisions of this Chapter do not limit rights, privileges, or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners by laws other than this Chapter.  Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this Section, the provisions of this Chapter do not affect requirements for the use of health practitioners pursuant to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

B.  The governor or the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, pursuant to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, may incorporate into the emergency forces of this state volunteer health practitioners who are not officers or employees of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a municipality or other local government within this state.

Acts 2009, No. 397, §1.