The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SB 40 Original 2018 Regular Session Mills
Proposed law updates the transfer of agencies to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH)
provisions to remove repealed and obsolete cites and references and categorizes those entities
statutorily created within the department.
Present law lists all board members and their qualifications to serve on the boards of agencies within
LDH. Proposed law adds at least one consumer member to any board that did not previously have
one and provides standardized eligibility criteria of consumers to serve on any board.
Present law provides for professional trade associations and other entities to select and submit
nominees to the governor for board appointment. Proposed law opens board nomination eligibility
to any member licensed by the board who is interested and eligible. Proposed law requires the board
to send notice to its licensees to fill board positions and submit the names of those interested and
eligible to serve to the governor for board appointment.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 36:259, 801.1(A), 802(intro para), and 803(A)(1), R.S. 37:753(B), (C)(4) and (J),
832(B)(2), 914(B)(1) and (C)(6), 915, 916(B), 962(B) and (C), 1042, 1104(A), (B)(1) and (2)(a), and
(C), 1174(B), 1263(B) and (C), 1515(A)(2) and (3), and (B), 2102, 2353(A)(1), (2) and (3), 2403(B),
2455(B)(1), (3), (4) and (5), 2503(A)(1), (2) and (3), 2654(A), 2704(A)(intro para), (A)(5), (B), (C)
and (G), 2802, 3061(A)(1) and (2), 3084, 3201, 3389, 3444(A), (B) and (C), 3463(A), (B) and (E),
3554(A) and (B) and 3703(B), (C) and (D); adds R.S. 37:753(C)(5), 914(B)(3) and 962(D); repeals
R.S. 37:3061(A)(3) and (4) and R.S. 40:5.11(C), (D), (E) and (F))