Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1113.1 – As used in this Part:
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1113.1
- 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.
- Health care provider: means a person, partnership, corporation, facility, or institution licensed by the state or federal government to provide health care or professional services as a physician, osteopath, hospital, blood bank or tissue bank and/or an officer, employee, or agent thereof acting in the course and scope of his employment. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1113.1
- HIV test: means a laboratory test approved by the Louisiana Department of Health to detect antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1113.1
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Patient: means a natural person who receives health care from a health care provider. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1113.1
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
As used in this Part:
(1) “Autologous donations” means the donation or collection of blood, blood products, or tissue from a patient strictly intended for that patient’s own future use.
(2) “Health care provider” means a person, partnership, corporation, facility, or institution licensed by the state or federal government to provide health care or professional services as a physician, osteopath, hospital, blood bank or tissue bank and/or an officer, employee, or agent thereof acting in the course and scope of his employment.
(3) “HIV test” means a laboratory test approved by the Louisiana Department of Health to detect antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus.
(4) “Patient” means a natural person who receives health care from a health care provider.
(5) A “positive reaction” means a positive HIV test with a positive confirmatory test, including, but not limited to the western blot.
Acts 1987, No. 234, §1; Acts 2010, No. 129, §1, eff. June 8, 2010; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 40:1299.141 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.