Louisiana Statutes
§ 40:1193.8 — Prohibited acts; civil and criminal penalties
Louisiana § 40:1193.8
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 40Public Health and Safety
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1193.8 (2026).
Text
§1193.8. Prohibited acts; civil and criminal penalties A.
(1)No nursing home shall deny a person or resident admission to or discharge
from a nursing home, or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against a person or resident,
because the person or resident chooses to authorize installation and use of a monitoring
device.
(2)Any person who knowingly or willfully violates the provisions of Paragraph (1)
of this Subsection shall be subject to appropriate action by the department as set forth in rules
promulgated pursuant to this Part.
B.
(1)Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, no person shall
intentionally hamper, obstruct, tamper with, or destroy a monitoring device or a recording
made by a monitoring device installed in a nursing home pursuant to this Part.
(2)The prohib
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Legislative History
Acts 2018, No. 596, §1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 40:1193.1
Short title§ 40:1193.10
Reporting abuse and neglect§ 40:1193.11
Administrative rulemaking§ 40:1193.2
Definitions§ 40:1193.3
Monitoring device; authorization and use§ 40:1193.5
Consent; waiver§ 40:1193.6
Authorization form; content§ 40:1193.7
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Louisiana § 40:1193.8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/la/40%3A1193.8.