Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:116

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1
  • Recipient: means the person who has received assistance under this Title. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1

Pleadings filed on behalf of the Department of Children and Family Services in actions to recover the value of ineligible public financial assistance payments or benefits shall be accompanied by an itemized statement of the amount of overissuance or overpayment together with the amount to which the recipient was entitled, if any.  When accompanied by an affidavit of the assistant secretary of the office administering such payments or benefits to the correctness thereof as to the truth of the facts alleged to the best of the affiant’s knowledge and belief, such itemized statement shall be accepted as prima facie proof of the disbursement and receipt of said payments and the amount thereof.  

Added by Acts 1981, No. 811, §1.