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§ 40:2002 |
University Medical Center |
§ 40:2002.1 |
Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center |
§ 40:2002.2 |
Washington-St. Tammany Regional Medical Center |
§ 40:2002.3 |
Huey P. Long Medical Center |
§ 40:2002.4 |
Villa Feliciana Medical Complex |
§ 40:2002.5 |
Charity Hospital and Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans |
§ 40:2002.6 |
Earl K. Long Medical Center |
§ 40:2002.7 |
E. A. Conway Medical Center |
§ 40:2004.2 |
The Louisiana Department of Health is authorized to enter into a contract with the city of Pineville for sewerage services to be furnished by the city of Pineville to the Central Louisiana |
§ 40:2005 |
Hospital visitation |
§ 40:2005.1 |
A. The legislature declares that the purpose of this Section is to protect the religious liberty of each patient or resident and to protect inpatient health care facilities from cost |
§ 40:2006 |
A.(1) Any person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity, currently operating or planning to operate any of the facilities listed in this Subsect |
§ 40:2006.1 |
A. As used in this Section, the terms below shall mean the following: |
§ 40:2006.2 |
A. The Louisiana Department of Health, referred to hereafter in this Section as the “department”, is hereby authorized to establish an expedited licensing process for healthcare faci |
§ 40:2007 |
A. For purposes of this Section: |
§ 40:2007.1 |
A.(1) The provisions of this Section shall apply to any person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity who, at the time of an executive order or |
§ 40:2008 |
A. For purposes of this Section: |
§ 40:2008.4 |
A. The state Department of Health shall be the sole agency in the state of Louisiana for carrying out the purposes of any federal law dealing with the treatment of alcoholism. |
§ 40:2008.10 |
A.(1)(a) The provisions of this Section shall apply to the following persons: |
§ 40:2009 |
A. Any facility participating in the Medicaid Residential Treatment Option, providing residential supports and services, shall be accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of |
§ 40:2009.2 |
For the purposes of R.S. 40:2009.1 through 2009.19, unless the context otherwise requires: |
§ 40:2009.3 |
Licensing of nursing homes; applications; fees; disposition of fees |
§ 40:2009.4 |
A. The department shall prescribe and publish minimum standards in relation to: |
§ 40:2009.4.1 |
A.(1) By January 1, 2008, all nursing homes shall be protected throughout by a supervised automatic fire sprinkler system. By December 31, 2006, completed sprinkler plans for these s |
§ 40:2009.5 |
Investigation; issuance of license |
§ 40:2009.6 |
A. An application for a license may be denied for any of the following reasons: |
§ 40:2009.7 |
A. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health may deny an application for a license or refuse to renew a license, or may revoke an outstanding license, when he finds after investi |
§ 40:2009.8 |
A. Every home conducted by a licensee hereunder, and any premises proposed to be conducted by an applicant for a license, shall be open at all reasonable times to inspection by the departm |
§ 40:2009.9 |
Term of license; renewal fee; display; transfer |
§ 40:2009.10 |
Department reports relating to recipients of public assistance |
§ 40:2009.10.1 |
A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of this Section, if the Louisiana Department of Health identifies an immediate jeopardy violation during the course and scope of a sur |
§ 40:2009.11 |
A. The opening or operation of a nursing home as herein defined without a license therefor shall be a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine of not less than one thousand |
§ 40:2009.12 |
It shall be unlawful for anyone operating a nursing home, or any employee thereof, to administer any sleeping potion or sedative or any hypodermic injections without a doctor’s presc |
§ 40:2009.13 |
Health care provider complaints; procedure; immunity |
§ 40:2009.14 |
Procedure for investigation by the office; confidentiality of reports |
§ 40:2009.15 |
A. The report of the investigation by the department shall state whether any state licensing law, or any minimum standard, rule, regulation, or plan of correction of the Louisiana Departme |
§ 40:2009.16 |
Hearing |
§ 40:2009.17 |
Retaliation by health care provider |
§ 40:2009.18 |
The Louisiana Department of Health shall prepare and distribute to nursing homes in quantities appropriate to carry out the intent of this Section a booklet setting forth the complai |
§ 40:2009.19 |
Notification of change |
§ 40:2009.20 |
Duty to make complaints; penalty; immunity |
§ 40:2009.21 |
A. Public Law 100-203 establishes mandatory preadmission screening and resident review requirements for nursing care (other than ICF-DD) provided under Title XIX of the Social Securi |
§ 40:2009.22 |
A. Beginning July 1, 2004, at the time of licensure renewal for nursing homes enrolled in the Medicaid program, those nursing homes enrolled in the Medicaid program shall also be cer |
§ 40:2009.23 |
A. The Louisiana Department of Health is hereby authorized to and shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to provide remedies mandated by federal law which m |
§ 40:2009.24 |
A. Nursing facilities shall have a generator or other Louisiana Department of Health approved alternate electrical power source in the event of the loss of primary electrical power i |
§ 40:2009.25 |
A. As used in this Section, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to them in this Subsection: |
§ 40:2009.42 |
Disclosure of ownership of nursing homes; penalties |
§ 40:2009.43 |
Culinary therapy authorized |
§ 40:2009.44 |
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations which allow payment for up to seven leave-of-absence d |
§ 40:2010 |
Not later than ten business days after the date of discharge, each hospital in the state which is licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health shall have available an itemized statement |
§ 40:2010.1 |
For the purpose of R.S. 40:2010.1 through R.S. 40:2010.5 unless the context otherwise requires: |
§ 40:2010.2 |
The office of the state long-term care ombudsman is established in the office of elderly affairs for the purpose of assisting residents of facilities within this state. The office shall by |
§ 40:2010.3 |
A. The ombudsman shall have the following functions and responsibilities: |
§ 40:2010.4 |
Ombudsman; powers; prohibition of interference; penalties |
§ 40:2010.5 |
Confidentiality of records; liability |
§ 40:2010.6 |
Legislative intent |
§ 40:2010.7 |
For the purpose of R.S. 40:2010.6 through R.S. 40:2010.9, unless the context otherwise requires: |
§ 40:2010.8 |
A. All nursing homes shall adopt and make public a statement of the rights and responsibilities of the residents residing therein and shall treat such residents in accordance with th |
§ 40:2010.9 |
A. Any resident who alleges that his rights, as specified in R.S. 40:2010.8, have been deprived or infringed upon may assert a cause of action for injunctive relief against any nursing hom |
§ 40:2010.10 |
A. All nursing homes shall during the admission process provide notification to the applicant that the applicant may receive a copy of the annual licensing survey as well as the tele |
§ 40:2011 |
A. No later than September first of each year and in accordance with the latest recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control |
§ 40:2012.1 |
Any indigent person suffering with tuberculosis who has resided in Louisiana for a period of one year may be admitted to any tuberculosis hospital operated by the Louisiana Department of H |
§ 40:2012.2 |
Patients suffering with tuberculosis who are able to pay for hospitalization in a hospital operated by the department shall reimburse the hospital for expenses of their hospitalizati |
§ 40:2012.3 |
A. Upon being shown the certificate of the superintendent of the hospital entitling an indigent tuberculosis patient to admission to a state-owned tuberculosis hospital, the parish s |
§ 40:2013 |
The Louisiana Department of Health in addition to other powers and duties conferred upon it by this Chapter, is hereby designated as the sole agency: |
§ 40:2013.1 |
Mental health clinics; authority of physicians to render certain opinions |
§ 40:2013.2 |
A. The Louisiana Department of Health may provide for the services on a contractual basis of a Catholic priest and a minister of the other non-Catholic predominating religious denomi |
§ 40:2013.3 |
Superintendents of all hospitals for persons with mental illness administered by the Louisiana Department of Health are required upon written request of the coroner of the parish fro |
§ 40:2013.54 |
The Louisiana Department of Health being designated by law as the sole agency in Louisiana for carrying out the purposes of the National Mental Health Act, Public Law 79-487 1 ; |
§ 40:2014.1 |
The superintendents of all general hospitals administered by the Louisiana Department of Health are hereby authorized and directed to furnish, upon written request of the doctor who refers |
§ 40:2017 |
A. The department may, in addition to the powers conferred on it by this Chapter and in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, exercise the following functions: |
§ 40:2017.3 |
The Louisiana Department of Health shall by regulations prescribe minimum standards of maintenance and operation of hospitals which have received or may receive federal aid for constructio |
§ 40:2017.4 |
Additional hospitals; surveys and approval |
§ 40:2017.5 |
Promotion of nurse education program |
§ 40:2017.6 |
Acceptance of federal funds; notice of public hearing |
§ 40:2017.7 |
Enforcement of rules and regulations |
§ 40:2017.8 |
Administration of oaths and taking of testimony |
§ 40:2017.9 |
All files, records, reports, or other papers, or any information obtained at any time by the Louisiana Department of Health in the course of discharging its duties under any agreemen |
§ 40:2017.10 |
A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall establish, maintain, and operate an effective program which will provide adequate emergency medical services for persons injured on the ro |
§ 40:2017.11 |
Fees for review of plans |
§ 40:2017.12 |
A. Any hospital licensed by the state of Louisiana shall be allowed to participate in prepayment of anticipated or owed Medicaid settlements, payable to the secretary of the Louisian |
§ 40:2018 |
A. There shall be established within the Louisiana Department of Health, a commission which shall be designated the “Commission on Perinatal Care and Prevention of Infant Mortality”, compo |
§ 40:2018.1 |
A. The legislature hereby establishes within the office of public health of the Louisiana Department of Health a commission which shall be designated the “Louisiana Commission on HIV |
§ 40:2018.2 |
A. The Louisiana Department of Health shall have the power, and its duty shall be, to make grants available to parishes, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations for community-based pre |
§ 40:2018.5 |
A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that research indicates maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and unexpected outcomes of pregnancy and birth resulting in signif |
§ 40:2018.7 |
A. The legislature finds and declares that research indicates palliative care is appropriate for a patient of any age and at any stage of a life-threatening illness and can reduce me |
§ 40:2019 |
A. Findings and purpose. |
§ 40:2020 |
A. The legislature finds that: |
§ 40:2021 |
A. The legislature hereby finds that the nonemergent utilization rate of emergency departments in the state of Louisiana is at an all-time high. The legislature further finds that on |
§ 40:2022 |
A. The legislature hereby finds that it is in the best interest of the children born in this state that certain health care information be provided to parents of newborns concerning |
§ 40:2023 |
Availability of immunizations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
§ 40:2024.1 |
NOTE: §2024.1 as enacted by Acts 2021, No. 320, eff. upon availability of sufficient funding by nongovernmental sources or by specific legislative appropriation. |
§ 40:2024.2 |
For the purposes of this Part, the following terms have the following meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: |
§ 40:2024.3 |
A. The legislature hereby establishes within the Louisiana Department of Health a review panel which shall be designated as the “Louisiana Domestic Abuse Fatality Review Panel”, here |
§ 40:2024.4 |
A. The functions of the review panel shall include: |
§ 40:2024.5 |
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the review panel, or any local or regional panel or agent of a local or regional panel, shall be authorized to access m |
§ 40:2024.6 |
The review panel shall issue an annual report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate. The r |
§ 40:2024.7 |
The Louisiana Department of Health may, at its discretion, secure financial and human resources from, or create formal partnerships with, external entities, in order to meet its obli |