RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 62 (HB 54) 2019 Regular Session Anders
Existing law generally authorizes parish governing authorities to create hospital service
districts within the parish or to combine two or more parishes into a single hospital service
district. Provides generally that hospital service districts are governed by a board of five
commissioners. Further requires that commissioners be qualified voters and residents of the
district.
Existing law provides that Concordia Parish Hospital Service District Number One is
governed by a board of commissioners of seven members.
Existing law provides that one of the additional commissioners is designated as the physician
member, and the term of such member is two years.
Prior law required that the police jury appoint the immediate past chief of staff of the hospital
as the physician member. Exempted the physician member from existing law requirements
that commissioners be qualified voters and residents of the district. New law deletes prior
law and provides that:
(1)The medical staff at Riverland Medical Center shall elect from among themselves the
physician member.
(2)Requires that the physician member be a qualified voter and resident of the district.
Effective upon signature of governor (June 3, 2019).
(Amends R.S. 46:1053(Q)(2))