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ACT No. 147
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 380
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUTTER
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1300.143(7)(a)(xiii)(introductory paragraph), relative to the2
Rural Hospital Preservation Act; to provide for the definition of certain rural3
hospitals; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 40:1300.143(7)(a)(xiii)(introductory paragraph) is hereby amended6
and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง1300.143. Definitions8
As used in this Part:9
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(7)(a) "Rural hospital" means a hospital licensed by the department which11
meets one of the following criteria:12
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(xiii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraphs (7)(c) and (d) of this14
Section, has no more than sixty hospital beds as of November 1, 2010 2013, and:15
(aa) Is located, as measured by the 2000 census, in a municipality with a16
population of less than thirty-three thousand.17
(bb) Is located, as measured by the 2000 census, in a parish with a18
population of less than sixty-eight thousand.19 ENROLLEDHB NO. 380
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(cc) Is located within three miles of Jackson Barracks.1
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: