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ACT No. 624
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 592
BY REPRESENTATIVE MILLER
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2199.12(3), relative to healthcare workplace violence
3 prevention; to require certain healthcare providers to implement workplace violence
4 mitigation initiatives; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. 40:2199.12(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง2199.12. Definitions
8 As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to
9 them in this Section:
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11 (3) "Regulated entity" means any healthcare entity such as a licensed
12 healthcare facility listed in R.S. 40:2006(A)(2), a federally qualified health center as
13 defined in R.S. 40:1185.3 R.S. 40:1183.3, a pharmacy permitted in accordance with
14 Part IV of Chapter 14 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and any
15 office of a healthcare provider at which five or more healthcare professionals, as
16 defined in R.S. 14:34.8(B), treat that treats patients and such office is not otherwise
17 licensed by the state but provides healthcare services delivered by a licensee of a
18 healthcare professional licensing board created in Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised
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1 Statutes of 1950. A healthcare entity shall not be considered a regulated entity if it
2 employs five or fewer licensed medical providers, such as a physician, pharmacist,
3 advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant, or dentist.
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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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