Louisiana § 40:1121.7 Report of cases

Louisiana Statutes

§ 40:1121.7 — Report of cases

Louisiana § 40:1121.7

Title 40Public Health and Safety

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Bluebook

La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1121.7 (2026).

Text

§1121.7. Report of cases

A.Every licensed physician in this state and every superintendent or manager of a hospital or dispensary in this state shall report to the department every case of venereal disease which he attends or examines or for which he prescribes or gives treatment in accordance with the requirements of the Louisiana Sanitary Code. This report shall be made within the time period prescribed in the Louisiana Sanitary Code. The report shall be made on, or in substantial conformity with, a form provided for that purpose by the office. The report shall contain the identifying information required by the Louisiana Sanitary Code.

B.If the person affected with the venereal disease fails or refuses, for a period of ten days or more after the diagnosis as a venereal disease, to sub

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§1121.7. Report of cases
A. Every licensed physician in this state and every superintendent or manager of a
hospital or dispensary in this state shall report to the department every case of venereal
disease which he attends or examines or for which he prescribes or gives treatment in
accordance with the requirements of the Louisiana Sanitary Code. This report shall be made
within the time period prescribed in the Louisiana Sanitary Code. The report shall be made
on, or in substantial conformity with, a form provided for that purpose by the office. The
report shall contain the identifying information required by the Louisiana Sanitary Code.
B. If the person affected with the venereal disease fails or refuses, for a period of ten
days or more after the diagnosis as a venereal disease, to submit to proper treatment or if he
exposes any other person to infection with the venereal disease, the attending physician shall
make a supplementary report regarding these facts to the department.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2007, No. 153, §1, eff. August 15, 2007; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1065 by HCR 84 of 2015 RS.