§ 36:259 — Transfer of agencies and functions to Louisiana Department of Health

Louisiana § 36:259

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 36: Organization of the Executive Branch of State Government

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§259. Transfer of agencies and functions to Louisiana Department of Health
A. The following agencies are transferred to and hereafter shall be within the
Louisiana Department of Health as provided in R.S. 36:803:
(1) Louisiana State Board of Dentistry (R.S. 37:751 et seq.).
(2) Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors (R.S. 37:831 et seq.).
(3) Louisiana State Board of Nursing (R.S. 37:911 et seq.).
(4) Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners (R.S. 37:961 et seq.).
(5) Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners (R.S. 37:1041 et seq.).
(6) Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners (R.S. 37:1101
et seq.).
(7) Louisiana Board of Pharmacy (R.S. 37:1161 et seq.; R.S. 51:521 et seq.).
(8) Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (R.S. 12:914; R.S. 37:611 et seq.;
R.S. 37:1261 et seq.).
(9) Louisiana State Board of Examiners for Sanitarians (R.S. 37:2101 et seq.).
(10) Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (R.S. 37:2351 et seq.).
(11) Louisiana Physical Therapy Board (R.S. 37:2401 et seq.).
(12) Louisiana Board for Hearing Aid Dealers (R.S. 37:2441 et seq.).
(13) Board of Examiners for Nursing Facility Administrators (R.S. 37:2501 et seq.).
(14) Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
(R.S. 37:2650 et seq.).
(15) Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners (R.S. 37:2701 et seq.).
(16) Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners (R.S. 37:2801 et seq.).
(17) State Board of Electrolysis Examiners (R.S. 37:3051 et seq.).
(18) Louisiana State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition (R.S. 37:3081
et seq.).
(19) Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners (R.S. 37:3200 et seq.).
(20) Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority ( R.S. 37:3386.2).
(21) Louisiana Licensed Professional Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Board
of Examiners (R.S. 37:3441 et seq.).
(22) Louisiana Board of Drug and Device Distributors (R.S. 37:3461 et seq.).
(23) Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy (R.S. 37:3551 et seq.).
(24) Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board (R.S. 37:3701 et seq.).
B. The following agencies are placed within the Louisiana Department of Health and
shall exercise and perform their powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities as otherwise
provided by law:
(1) Louisiana state office of rural health (R.S. 40:2195.1).
(2) Louisiana State Child Death Review Panel (R.S. 40:2019).
(3) Marriage and Family Therapy Advisory Committee (R.S. 37:1104) (Established
by the Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners).
(4) Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness Review Committee (R.S. 40:2009.25).
(5) Advisory Committee on Polysomnography (R.S. 37:2861 et seq.).
(6) Louisiana Birth Defects Surveillance System Advisory Board (R.S. 40:31.41 et
seq.).
(7) Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Council (R.S. 40:1001 et seq.).
(8) Health Data Panel (R.S. 40:1173.1 et seq.).
(9) Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee (R.S. 46:153.3).
(10) Advisory council for the program of early identification of deaf or hard of
hearing infants (R.S. 46:2261 et seq.).
(11) Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission (R.S. 40:1125.1).
(12) Physician Assistants Advisory Committee (R.S. 37:1270.1).
(13) Respiratory Care Advisory Committee (R.S. 37:3356 et seq.).
(14) Louisiana Advisory Committee on Populations and Geographic Regions With
Excessive Cancer Rates (R.S. 40:1105.12).
(15)(a) Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council (R.S. 28:750 et seq.). The
council shall have full appointing authority for all personnel purposes.
(b) Regional and state advisory councils for the Community and Family Support
System (R.S. 28:824(J)).
(16) Louisiana Commission on HIV and Hepatitis C Education, Prevention, and
Treatment (R.S. 40:2018.1).
(17) Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council (R.S. 40:2018.7).
(18) Louisiana Toxic Mold Task Force (R.S. 40:1289.1 et seq.).
(19) Louisiana Community Health Worker Workforce Board (R.S. 37:3721 et seq.).
(20) Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Advisory Council (R.S. 40:2018.8).
(21) Ambulance Patient Offload Delay Collaborative (R.S. 40:1134).
(22) Uterine Fibroids Commission.
(23) - (38) Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 623, §9, eff. July 1, 2022.
C. The following agencies are transferred to and hereafter shall be within the
Louisiana Department of Health as provided in R.S. 36:851 et seq.:
(1) Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System (Jackson).
(2) Central Louisiana State Hospital (Pineville).
(3) Pinecrest Supports and Services Center (R.S. 28:22.8(A)(1); R.S. 28:451.4).
(4) North Lake Supports and Services Center (R.S. 28:22.8(A)(3); R.S. 28:451.4).
(5) The behavioral health facilities located in New Orleans, Baton Rouge,
Shreveport, Monroe, Lake Charles, Alexandria, Lafayette, Metairie, Hammond,
Natchitoches, Ruston, Chalmette, Houma, Harvey, Marksville, Bogalusa, Pineville, Many,
New Roads, Covington, Crowley, Donaldsonville, Plaquemine, Raceland, Leesville, Norco,
Mandeville, Ville Platte, Patterson, Tallulah, Columbia, Oakdale, and any other state-owned
or state-operated facilities as may be hereinafter established (R.S. 28:22.5).
(6) Northwest Supports and Services Center (R.S. 28:22.8(A)(2); R.S. 28:451.4).
(7) Villa Feliciana Medical Complex (R.S. 28:22.7; R.S. 40:2002.4; R.S. 40:2142).
(8) Central Louisiana Supports and Services Center (R.S. 28:22.8).
D. The following agencies are placed within the Louisiana Department of Health and
shall exercise and perform their powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities in accordance
with the provisions of R.S. 36:802:
(1) Commission on Perinatal Care and Prevention of Infant Mortality (R.S. 40:2018).
(2) Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (R.S. 40:2451 et seq.).
(3) Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Advisory Council (R.S. 40:2018.5).
(4) Louisiana Commission for the Deaf (R.S. 46:2351 et seq.).
(5) Louisiana Medical Disclosure Panel (R.S. 40:1157.2).
(6) Water Supply and Sewerage Systems Certification Committee (R.S. 40:1281.1
et seq.).
(7) Louisiana Rare Disease Advisory Council (R.S. 40:1122.1).
(8) Louisiana Domestic Abuse Fatality Review Panel (R.S. 40:2024.1 et seq.).
(9) Louisiana State Interagency Coordinating Council for EarlySteps: Louisiana's
Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families
(R.S. 28:470), except that it shall have any other powers, duties, functions, and
responsibilities specifically provided in R.S. 28:470.
E. The Louisiana Emergency Response Network Board (R.S. 40:2841 et seq.) is
placed within the Louisiana Department of Health and shall exercise and perform its powers,
duties, functions, and responsibilities as provided in R.S. 36:801.1. The Louisiana
Emergency Response Network Board shall be a separate budget unit within the Louisiana
Department of Health.
F. The following agencies are hereby placed within the Louisiana Department of
Health and shall exercise and perform their powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities in
accordance with the provisions of R.S. 36:901 et seq.:
(1) Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund Advisory Board (R.S.
46:2631 et seq.).
(2) Clinical Laboratory Personnel Committee (R.S. 37:1311 et seq.), except that the
committee may conduct examinations and may appoint and employ such personnel as
required or authorized, as provided by R.S. 37:1315.
(3) Louisiana Emergency Medical Services Certification Commission (R.S. 40:1131
et seq.), except that the commission shall advise the bureau of emergency medical services
on requirements and standards for licensure of emergency medical personnel and continuing
education requirements for licensure. The commission shall retain the authority to approve
requirements and standard of practice for emergency medical personnel; conduct disciplinary
hearings for emergency medical personnel; and cause the prosecution of any individual who
violates the provisions of Part II of Chapter 5-C of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes
of 1950.
G. The following agencies, previously abolished by the Executive Reorganization
Act, and their powers, duties, functions and responsibilities are transferred to the secretary
of the Louisiana Department of Health and shall be exercised and performed as provided in
R.S. 36:921 et seq.:
(1) Anatomical Board (R.S. 17:2271 et seq.).
(2) Louisiana State Board of Health and the Louisiana Department of Health and all
its subsidiary boards. (Such provisions of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950
as are applicable to the abolished board and department).
NOTE: See R.S. 40:2018.7(G)(Acts 2022, No. 659) regarding the expiration of the
provisions regarding the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council
referenced in R.S. 36:259(B)(17).
NOTE: See R.S. 37:3726 (Acts 2023, No. 182) regarding termination (Dec. 31,
2028) of the Louisiana Community Health Worker Workforce Board referenced in
R.S. 36:259(B)(19).

Legislative History

Acts 1976, No. 513, §1; Acts 1977, No. 83, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 1977, No. 519, §1; Acts 1978, No. 439, §2; Acts 1978, No. 786, §4, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1979, No. 312, §1; Acts 1979, No. 449, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Acts 1979, No. 748, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Acts 1980, No. 629, §1; Acts 1980, No. 751, §1; Acts 1980, No. 825, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1980; Acts 1981, No. 873, §1, eff. Sept. 11, 1981; Acts 1981, No. 690, §1; Acts 1982, No. 528, §2; Acts 1982, No. 812, §2; Acts 1983, No. 481, §1; Acts 1983, No. 507, §2; Acts 1984, No. 88, §1; Acts 1984, No. 485, §1; Acts 1984, No. 842, §2; Acts 1984, No. 847, §1; Acts 1984, No. 846, §3; Acts 1984, No. 899, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1985, No. 286, §2; Acts 1985, No. 302, §1; Acts 1985, No. 408, §2; Acts 1985, No. 690, §2, eff. July 16, 1985; Acts 1985, No. 692, §1; Acts 1985, No. 813, §1; Acts 1986, No. 357, §2 and §3, eff. 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