The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Brandi Cannon.
DIGEST
SB 167 Original 2022 Regular Session Talbot
Present law provides that nursing homes located in the following parishes shall develop an
emergency preparedness plan to be submitted to the La. Dept. of Health's emergency preparedness
manager: Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis,
Lafayette, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist,
St. Mary, St. Martin, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, and Vermilion.
Proposed law retains present law and adds a requirement for the emergency preparedness plan to also
be submitted to the local parish office of emergency preparedness.
Present law provides for the minimum details required in the emergency preparedness plan regarding
evacuation of the nursing home.
Proposed law retains present law and adds a requirement for the emergency preparedness plan to also
contain a detailed plan to address emergency power in the event of the loss of primary electrical
power in that nursing home if evacuation from the nursing home is not required.
Proposed law provides for the local parish office of emergency preparedness to review a nursing
home emergency preparedness plan submitted pursuant to proposed law and do one of the following:
(1)Report deficiencies in the plan to the nursing home for resolution and require the nursing
home to resubmit the plan within 10 business days.
(2)Report approval or denial of the plan to the nursing home and the La. Dept. of Health's
emergency preparedness manager.
Present law provides for the duties of the La. Dept. of Health regarding submitted emergency
management plans.
Proposed law retains present law and adds a requirement for the department to confirm that the
appropriate local parish office of emergency preparedness has approved a nursing home's emergency
preparedness plan prior to issuing a license or renewing a license for that nursing home.
Proposed law provides that no nursing home shall receive a license or have a license renewed unless
the nursing home is in compliance with proposed law.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 40:2009.25(A)-(E) and (I))