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)]
HCR 84 Original 2015 Regular Session Simon
Authorizes and directs the La. State Law Institute to reorganize and recodify the Miscellaneous
Health Provisions Chapter of Title 40 (Public Health and Safety) of present law (R.S. 40:1061
through 1300.426) in accordance with the recodification plan proposed in this Resolution.
Proposed recodification plan creates eight chapters from the provisions of the present Miscellaneous
Health Provisions chapter (Chapter 5 of Title 40), to be numbered, entitled, and comprised as
follows:
Chapter 5.Health Provisions: Abortion
Comprising R.S. 40:1061 through 1061.27
Chapter 5-A.Health Provisions: Children
Comprising R.S. 40:1071 through 1087.5
Chapter 5-B.Health Provisions: Diseases
Comprising R.S. 40:1101 through 1119.24
Chapter 5-C.Health Provisions: Emergency Medical Services
Comprising R.S. 40:1131 through 1139.11
Chapter 5-D.Health Provisions: Health Care
Comprising R.S. 40:1151 through 1237.4
Chapter 5-E.Health Provisions: Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid)
Comprising R.S. 40:1241 through 1253.5
Chapter 5-F.Health Provisions: Public Health
Comprising R.S. 40:1261 through 1293.2
Chapter 5-G.Miscellaneous Health Provisions
Comprising R.S. 40:1300 through 1300.37
Directs the La. State Law Institute to change references to Sections, Chapters, Subchapters, Parts,
and Subparts throughout present law as necessary to reflect segments of law that have been changed,
added, and deleted through the recodification plan proposed in this Resolution.