Louisiana Statutes
§ 40:1085.2 — Duty to report disease to local health officer
Louisiana § 40:1085.2
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 40Public Health and Safety
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1085.2 (2026).
Text
§1085.2. Duty to report disease to local health officer
Any physician, midwife, or other person licensed by the state to practice obstetrics
or to assist at childbirth, or any physician who attends a child within two weeks after
childbirth, shall within six hours after obtaining knowledge of the condition defined in R.S.
40:1085.1 report this condition, as directed by the Louisiana Department of Health,
hereinafter referred to as the "department", to the local health officer at the residence of the
mother.
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Legislative History
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1988, No. 839, §1;
Redesignated from R.S. 40:1102 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.
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Use of prophylactic directed by department§ 40:1085.4
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Duties of the Louisiana Department of Health§ 40:1085.7
Collusion to hide facts prohibited§ 40:1085.8
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Bluebook (online)
Louisiana § 40:1085.2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/la/40%3A1085.2.