§ 23:1671 — Death reports

Louisiana § 23:1671

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 23: Labor and Workers' Compensation

Text

§1671. Death reports
A. By the tenth day of each month, the secretary of the Louisiana
Department of Health shall send to the administrator a report, certified as
correct over his signature or the signature of his authorized representative,
containing the name, date of birth, date of death, address, sex, and the social
security number, if available, of each person who died in the state within the
preceding calendar month.
B. The administrator shall have custody of these reports. Such reports
shall be confidential and shall not be considered as public records under R.S.
44:1 et seq. The information received by the administrator shall be used for
administrative purposes only and, except for authorized personnel who
administer programs and services under the Louisiana Employment Security
Law, shall not be divulged to any person for any reason.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1982, No. 325, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1172, §4, eff. June 30, 1997.