SLS 15RS-444 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 61
BY SENATOR BUFFINGTON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
HEALTH SERVICES. Provides relative to hospital service districts. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 46:1069.1, relative to hospital service districts; to provide for leasing and
3 operating a licensed nursing home; to provide for an effective date; and to provide
4 for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 46:1069.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง1069.1. Hospital service districts; leasing and operating a licensed nursing
8 home
9 Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit a
10 hospital service district created pursuant to this Chapter from leasing and
11 operating a licensed nursing home, as defined in R.S. 40:2009.2, that is located
12 within or outside the boundaries of the hospital service district but within the
13 boundaries of the state of Louisiana.
14 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
15 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
16 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
17 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 61
SLS 15RS-444 ORIGINAL
1 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christopher D. Adams.
DIGEST
SB 61 Original 2015 Regular Session Buffington
Proposed law provides a hospital service district created pursuant to present law may lease
and operate a licensed nursing home as defined in present law that is located within or
outside the boundaries of the hospital service district but within the boundaries of the state
of Louisiana.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 46:1069.1)
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words in boldface type and underscored are additions.