Louisiana § 40:1105.5 Participation in program

Louisiana Statutes

§ 40:1105.5 — Participation in program

Louisiana § 40:1105.5

Title 40Public Health and Safety

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Bluebook

La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1105.5 (2026).

Text

§1105.5. Participation in program

A.Any participating hospital diagnosing or providing treatment to cancer patients shall report each case of cancer to the president in a format prescribed by the president within six months of admission or diagnosis and shall furnish the data, including but not limited to follow-ups, medical history, risk factors, and cancer screening, on each cancer patient when requested. If the facility fails to report in a format prescribed by the president, the president may enter the facility and obtain the information. In these cases, the facility shall reimburse the Louisiana Tumor Registry for the cost of obtaining and reporting the information. The Louisiana Tumor Registry and participating hospitals may enter into agreements to allow remote electronic access to

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§1105.5. Participation in program
A. Any participating hospital diagnosing or providing treatment to cancer patients
shall report each case of cancer to the president in a format prescribed by the president within
six months of admission or diagnosis and shall furnish the data, including but not limited to
follow-ups, medical history, risk factors, and cancer screening, on each cancer patient when
requested. If the facility fails to report in a format prescribed by the president, the president
may enter the facility and obtain the information. In these cases, the facility shall reimburse
the Louisiana Tumor Registry for the cost of obtaining and reporting the information. The
Louisiana Tumor Registry and participating hospitals may enter into agreements to allow
remote electronic access to medical records of cancer patients.
B. Pathology laboratories, radiation centers, surgery centers, physicians and other
licensed healthcare facilities and providers shall report cancer cases in the required electronic
format to the statewide registry program and grant access to cancer patient records. These
facilities and providers shall allow access to all records which would identify cases of cancer
to ascertain and abstract reportable cancer cases by the statewide cancer registry program.
C. Any healthcare provider which provides diagnostic or treatment services to
patients with cancer shall report any additional demographic, diagnostic, or treatment
information requested by the president concerning any person presently or previously
receiving services who has or had a malignant tumor. Additionally, the president shall have
access to all records which would identify cases of cancer or would establish characteristics
of the cancer, treatment of the cancer, or medical status of any identified cancer patient.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1978, No. 653, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1197, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 197, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.84 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.; Acts 2024, No. 404, §1, eff. May 28, 2024.