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ACT No. 517
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 1111
BY REPRESENTATIVE THIBAUT
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 4:183(C), relative to the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association;2
to describe benefits for permittees and employees; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 4:183(C) is hereby enacted to read as follows:5
ยง183. Contract between licensees and permitees licensed to race horses at race6
meetings conducted in the state7
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C. For the purposes of this Section, "hospital and medical benefits" shall9
include but not be limited to reasonable medical, surgical, hospitalization, and10
physical rehabilitation, and dental and optical services, death benefits, drug and11
alcohol counseling, and other spiritual, mental, and psychological services provided12
for the welfare of permittees, their employees, and others. The term "hospital and13
medical benefits" shall also include one-time benevolence payments to persons in the14
equine industry who are in financial need as a result of serious illness or injury, fire,15
or natural disaster, including but not limited to hurricane, tornado, or flood.16
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: