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HB 144 Original 2025 Regular Session Taylor
Abstract: Authorizes a parish governing authority to create a hospital service district.
Present law states that a parish police jury may create a hospital service district within the parish.
Proposed law adds that a parish governing authority or a police jury may create a hospital service
district in a parish.
Present law authorizes a parish police jury to alter the boundaries of any hospital service district
provided that no boundary may be changed that would impair an obligation of any contract of the
hospital service district.
Proposed law modifies present law by adding the parish governing authority as an entity that may
alter the boundaries of a hospital service district, provided that no boundary change shall impair the
obligation of any contract of the hospital service district.
Present law creates a board of five commissioners to govern the hospital service district.
Present law states that the members of the commission are appointed by the parish police jury.
Proposed law clarifies that the parish police jury or the parish governing authority may appoint the
members of the commission.
Present law states that the domicile of the hospital service district is established by the police jury.
Proposed law adds that the domicile of the hospital service district shall be determined by the police
jury or parish governing authority.
Present law provides that special meetings may be called by chairman of the commission or the
parish police jury.
Proposed law adds that special meetings may be called by the parish governing authority.
Present law provides that a hospital service district shall advise the parish police jury and hospital
director on problems concerning the operation of a hospital or other facility.
Proposed law adds that the hospital service district shall advise the parish police jury, hospital director, or parish governing authority on problems concerning the operation of a hospital or other
facility.
Proposed law states that the entity that creates the hospital service district shall have all rights,
duties, and obligations associated with the creation of a hospital service district provided for in
present law.
(Amends R.S. 46:1051(A) and (B), 1053(A) and (C), 1054(B), and 1055(A)(2) and (C); Adds R.S.
46:1051(F))