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SENATE BILL NO. 53
BY SENATOR MCMATH
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2008.10(A)(1)(b) and (2), relative to the Louisiana
3 Department of Health; to make technical corrections to provisions for licensing of
4 therapeutic group homes; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:2008.10(A)(1)(b) and (2) are hereby amended and reenacted to
8 read as follows:
9 ยง2008.10. Therapeutic group homes licensed by the Louisiana Department of
10 Health; state central registry of child abuse and neglect; criminal
11 background checks
12 A.(1)(a) * * *
13 (b) This Section shall not apply to contractors and other individuals providing
14 a service at the therapeutic group home who are not employees, volunteers, interns,
15 or contracted members of the state staff of the therapeutic group home, including but
16 not limited to plumbers, landscapers, or visiting resources.
17 (2) The Louisiana Department of Health shall request, consistent with the
18 provisions of R.S. 15:587.2 R.S. 15:587.1.2, from the Bureau of Criminal
19 Identification and Information, information concerning whether or not any of the
20 persons listed in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection has been arrested for, convicted of,
21 or pled nolo contendere to any criminal offense.
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1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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