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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 353
BY REPRESENTATIVE ARNOLD
DISTRICTS/HOSPITAL SERVC: Provides relative to the Parish Hospital Service District
for the parish of Orleans
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 46:1095(B)(1) and to reenact R.S. 46:1095(C), relative to2
Orleans Parish; to provide relative to the Parish Hospital Service District for the3
parish of Orleans; to provide relative to the membership of the governing boards of4
the two areas of the district; to reenact provisions relative to such governing boards;5
and to provide for related matters.6
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published7
as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of8
Louisiana.9
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:10
Section 1. R.S. 46:1095(B)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 46:1095(C)11
is hereby reenacted to read as follows:12
ยง1095. Board of commissioners; membership; appointment; terms; compensation;13
removal14
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B. Each commission shall be composed as follows:16
(1) Seven members shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the17
parish., one of whom shall be appointed from each list of nominations submitted as18
follows:19 HLS 11RS-904 ENGROSSED
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(a) Three nominees shall be submitted by the member of the governing1
authority of the city of New Orleans whose district encompasses all or the greater2
portion of the area in which the district is located.3
(b) Three nominees shall be submitted by the member of the Louisiana4
House of Representatives whose district encompasses all or the greater portion of the5
area in which the district is located.6
(c) Three nominees shall be submitted by the member of the Louisiana7
Senate whose district encompasses all or the greater portion of the area in which the8
district is located.9
(d) Each commissioner shall demonstrate expertise in one or more of the10
following areas: medical litigation, fundraising and philanthropy, accounting,11
business development, indigent care, community relations, government relations,12
women's health, minority health, geriatric medicine, nursing, any other medical field,13
or consumer advocacy.14
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C.(1) The members serving pursuant to Paragraphs (B)(1) and (2) of this16
Section shall serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer of the parish.17
(2) The members serving pursuant to Paragraphs (B)(3) through (7) of this18
Section shall serve during their terms of office.19
(3) Any vacancy in the membership of the commission occurring by reason20
of the expiration of term of office, death, resignation, disqualification, or otherwise21
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment within thirty days of22
such vacancy. If the appointing authority fails to fill the vacancy within thirty days23
of such vacancy, the remaining members of the commission shall appoint an interim24
successor to serve on the commission until the position is filled by the appointing25
authority.26
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not28
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature29
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If30 HLS 11RS-904 ENGROSSED
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vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become1
effective on the day following such approval.2
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Arnold HB No. 353
Abstract: Provides relative to the members of the boards of commissioners of the two areas
of the Parish Hospital Service District for the parish of Orleans.
Present law (R.S. 46:1094) creates the Parish Hospital Service District for the parish of
Orleans. Provides for the district's boundaries to be coterminous with the parish boundaries
but divides the parish into two areas, each to be governed by a board of commissioners. The
two areas are: (a) Orleans Parish east of the Industrial Canal and (b) all of Orleans Parish
except the geographical areas east of the Industrial Canal and the area of Orleans Parish
bounded by Earhart Boulevard, Carrollton Avenue, Loyola Avenue, and Iberville Street.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law, relative to the boards of commissioners for each of the two areas, provides that
each board is comprised of 13 members. Provides that seven members are appointed by the
parish chief executive officer and that they shall have expertise in certain areas outlined in
present law. Proposed law retains the expertise requirement of present law and requires that
three of the seven appointments be made from lists of nominations submitted by the member
of the governing authority of New Orleans, the member of the La. House of Representatives,
and the member of the La. Senate whose districts encompasses all or the greater portion of
the area in which the district is located. Proposed law otherwise retains present law.
Present law provides that the eight appointed members serve at the pleasure of the parish
chief executive officer and the five specified ex officio members serve during their terms in
their respective offices. Provides for filling vacancies in the membership of the commission
in the same manner as the original appointment. Proposed law reenacts present law.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 46:1095(B)(1); Reenacts R.S. 46:1095(C))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and
Cultural Affairs to the original bill.
1. Amends present law to remove expertise requirements applicable to seven of the
appointed members and to add requirement that three of them be made from
nominations.