ENROLLED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 123
BY REPRESENTATIVE STAGNI
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2009.25(C)(9), (D)(9), and (E)(10), relative to nursing homes
3 licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health; to provide requirements and
4 standards for nursing home emergency preparedness plans; to authorize the
5 Louisiana Department of Health to take certain actions relative to nursing homes;
6 and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 40:2009.25(C)(9), (D)(9), and (E)(10) are hereby amended and
9 reenacted to read as follows:
10 ยง2009.25. Emergency preparedness plans for nursing homes; requirements; Nursing
11 Home Emergency Preparedness Review Committee; rules and regulations
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13 C.
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15 (9) Upon receipt of a nursing home's updated and revised emergency
16 preparedness plan, the department shall confirm that all required changes,
17 amendments, or revisions have been incorporated into the updated and revised
18 emergency preparedness plan, and shall approve the emergency preparedness plan
19 and issue an approval letter to the nursing home. If the required changes,
20 amendments, or revisions have not been incorporated, the department shall reject the
21 emergency preparedness plan and issue a letter of rejection to the nursing home. The
22 department shall not issue a license to or renew may revoke or deny renewal of a
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1 license of to a nursing home that has received a letter of rejection of its emergency
2 preparedness plan.
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4 D.
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6 (9) Upon receipt of a nursing home's updated and revised emergency
7 preparedness plan, the department shall confirm that all required changes,
8 amendments, or revisions have been incorporated into the updated and revised
9 emergency preparedness plan, and shall approve the emergency preparedness plan
10 and issue an approval letter to the nursing home. If the required changes,
11 amendments, or revisions have not been incorporated, the department shall reject the
12 emergency preparedness plan and issue a letter of rejection to the nursing home. The
13 department shall not issue a license to or renew may revoke or deny renewal of a
14 license of to a nursing home that has received a letter of rejection of its emergency
15 preparedness plan.
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17 E.
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19 (10) Upon receipt of a nursing home's updated and revised emergency
20 preparedness plan, the department shall confirm that all required changes,
21 amendments, or revisions have been incorporated into the updated and revised
22 emergency preparedness plan, and shall approve the emergency preparedness plan
23 and issue an approval letter to the nursing home. If the required changes,
24 amendments, or revisions have not been incorporated, the department shall reject the
25 emergency preparedness plan and issue a letter of rejection to the nursing home. The
26 department shall issue the approval letter or rejection letter required by this
27 Paragraph on or before May fifteenth. The department shall not issue a license to or
28 renew a license of a nursing home that has received a letter of rejection of its
29 emergency preparedness plan. The department shall not issue a license to or renew
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1 may revoke or deny renewal of a license of to a nursing home that has received a
2 letter of rejection of its emergency preparedness plan.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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