§ 40:2117.1 — 1. Definitions

Louisiana § 40:2117.1

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§2117. 1. Definitions
As used in this Part, the following definitions shall apply unless the content clearly states
otherwise:
(1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.
(2) "Dialysis" means a process by which dissolved substances are removed from an
individual's body by diffusion, osmosis, and convection (ultrafiltration) from one fluid compartment
to another across a semipermeable membrane.
(3) "End stage renal disease" means that stage of renal impairment that appears irreversible
and permanent and that requires a regular course of dialysis or kidney transplantation to maintain
life.
(4) "End stage renal disease facility" or "ESRD facility" means a facility that provides
dialysis treatment or dialysis training to individuals diagnosed with end stage renal disease. For
purposes of this Part, "end stage renal disease facility" does not include the following:
(a) A facility which provides only transplantation services.
(b) End stage renal disease facilities maintained by the state at any of its penal and
correctional institutions, provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent a penal or correctional
institution from applying for licensure of its end stage renal disease facilities.
(5) "Transplantation services" means a process by which a kidney is excised from a live or
cadaveric donor and is implanted in an end stage renal disease patient, and supportive care is
furnished to the living donor and to the recipient following implantation.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, No. 650, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2004, No. 190, §1, eff. June 10, 2004.