RS 40:1217.6: Facilities

A. The medical center may establish and maintain standards for the accreditation of all facilities designed or intended to deliver care or treatment for persons with chronic kidney disease.

B. The medical center may conduct surveys of existing facilities in the state that diagnose, evaluate, and treat persons with kidney disease and may prepare and submit its findings and a specific program of action.

C. The medical center may evaluate the need to create local or regional facilities and to establish a major kidney research center.