§ 37:1743 A. A health care provider or person designated, contracted, or paid by the health care provider, shall not directly solicit by phone or mail, patients or potential patients who, beca
§ 37:1743.1 A. No healthcare provider, while providing direct patient care, shall present himself, whether orally or in writing, to a patient using the title of “Doctor” or the abbreviation of “
§ 37:1744 A. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:
§ 37:1745 A. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms have the following meanings:
§ 37:1745.1 Health care provider’s third party billing; notice to patient
§ 37:1745.2 A. No physician or other health care provider shall diagnose the condition of factitious disorder imposed on another, formerly known as “Munchausen syndrome by proxy”, unless he meet

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 37 > Chapter 20 > Part VII - Health Care Providers

  • 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.
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, acting directly through its duly authorized officers and agents, or whatever state board, official, or body may hereafter be authorized by law to exercise the functions now devolving upon it under the law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
  • 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.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person, property, or thing is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks; provided, that for the purpose of this Chapter, a bicycle or a ridden animal shall not be deemed a vehicle, and provided further that a trailer or semitrailer shall be held and deemed each to be and constitute a separate vehicle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451