§ 40:2175.1 A. This Part may be cited as the “Outpatient Abortion Facility Licensing Law”.
§ 40:2175.2 The purpose of this Part is to authorize the Louisiana Department of Health to promulgate and publish rules and regulations to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of women in
§ 40:2175.3 A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, the terms used in this Part, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, whether singular or plural, have the sa
§ 40:2175.4 A. An outpatient abortion facility may not be established or operated in this state without an appropriate license issued under this Part.
§ 40:2175.5 The licensing agency shall promulgate and publish rules, regulations, and licensing standards to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of women in outpatient abortion facilities and
§ 40:2175.6 A. An applicant for an outpatient abortion facility license must submit an application to the licensing agency on a form prescribed by the agency.
§ 40:2175.7 A.(1) Notwithstanding any claim of privileged communication, any mandatory reporter to law enforcement who has cause to believe that a minor or adult female who presents at an outpat
§ 40:2175.8 A. A patient in an outpatient abortion facility shall be permitted unimpeded, private, and uncensored communications with persons by telephone. No outpatient abortion facility shall
§ 40:2175.9 A. In addition to the provisions of R.S. 40:2175.6(H), the secretary is empowered to issue a written cease and desist order to prevent or terminate an unsafe condition or an illegal
§ 40:2175.10 A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, the secretary shall apply the provisions of R.S. 40:1061.1 and 2175.9 and based upon the final decision of the Supreme Court of

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 11 > Part VI-A - Licensing of Outpatient Abortion Facilities

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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.
  • First trimester: means the time period up to fourteen weeks after the first day of the last menstrual period. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2175.3
  • Licensee: means the person, partnership, corporation, association, organization, or professional entity on whom rests the ultimate responsibility and authority for the conduct of the outpatient abortion facility. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2175.3
  • Licensing agency: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2175.3
  • Mandatory reporter to law enforcement: means any abortion facility staff member or any abortion facility professional. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2175.3
  • Outpatient abortion facility: means any outpatient facility, other than a hospital as defined in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2175.3
  • 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
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Second trimester: means the time period from fourteen to twenty-three weeks after the first day of the last menstrual period. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2175.3
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2175.3