Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2104 – Application
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2104
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2102
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Hospital: means any institution, place, building, or agency, public or private, whether for profit or not, with facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, or care of persons who are suffering from illness, injury, infirmity, or deformity or other physical condition for which obstetrical, medical, or surgical services would be available and appropriate and which operates or is affiliated with facilities for the overnight care, observation, or recovery of those persons. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2102
A. An application for a license shall be made to the department on forms provided by it and shall contain such information as the department reasonably requires, which may include affirmative evidence of ability to comply with such reasonable standards, rules, and regulations as are lawfully prescribed hereunder and information required for health planning pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 36:256(B). Additional information required by the licensing agency or for health planning shall be supplied on supplemental forms as needed.
B. As a condition of licensure, the department may require hospitals to provide certain information including but not limited to financial, demographic, and census information. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this Subsection in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Such information shall be shared with the Louisiana Hospital Association, which shall be subject to the same confidentiality requirements provided for in this Subpart.
Acts 1989, No. 229, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1289, §1.