DIGEST
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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)]
HR 40 Original 2018 Second Extraordinary Session Bouie
Requests the La. Dept. of Health to develop and submit to the legislature a quarterly report
comprising the following data on each of the state's public-private partnership hospitals:
(1)The average monthly number and percentage of occupied beds for the three months
comprising the state fiscal year quarter preceding the date of the report, based on the total
number of beds at the hospital.
(2)The average monthly number and percentage of occupied beds for the three months
comprising the state fiscal year quarter preceding the date of the report, based on the total
number of staffed beds at the hospital.
(3)The average monthly number and percentage of attempted patient transfers from other
hospitals that were accepted for the three months comprising the state fiscal year quarter
preceding the date of the report.
(4)The average wait time for each accepted referral or transfer to the hospital.
(5)The average monthly number of patients.
(6)The average monthly number of emergency department visits for emergency conditions.
(7)The average monthly number of emergency department visits for nonemergency conditions.