Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2582 – Disclosure for mercury-containing formulated products used in health care facilities
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2582
- Department: means the Department of Environmental Quality. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Facility: means a pollution source or any public or private property or facility where an activity is conducted which is required to be regulated under this Subtitle and which does or has the potential to do any of the following:
(a) Emit air contaminants into the atmosphere. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Health care facility: means any hospital, nursing home, extended care facility, long-term care facility, clinical or medical laboratory, state or private health or mental institution, clinic, physician's office, or health maintenance organization. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2573
On and after July 1, 2007, the manufacturers of formulated mercury-added products that are offered for sale or use to a health care facility in Louisiana shall provide both the Department of Environmental Quality and the recipient health care facility a notice of the mercury content of the product, down to a 1 part per million level. The notice shall report the result of an analysis performed for mercury on the specific batch or lot of that product offered for sale. The batch or lot number of the product shall be clearly identified on the product and on the notice.
Acts 2006, No. 126, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.