{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-40-1248.1","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 40:1248.1","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section:\n(1) \"Department\" means the Louisiana Department of Health.\n(2) \"Governmental institutional provider\" means either of the following:\n(a) A nonstate governmental hospital, licensed in accordance with the Hospital Licensing Law, R.S. 40:2100 et seq., other than a rural hospital as defined in R.S. 40:1189.3.\n(b) A hospital included in the definition of public, nonrural community hospital as defined in the Louisiana Medicaid State Plan.\n(3) \"Institutional provider\" means a governmental institutional provider, nongovernmental institutional provider, or rural hospital, as applicable, located in participating parishes.\n(4) \"Nongovernmental institutional provider\" means a hospital licensed in accordance with the Hospital Licensing Law, R.S. 40:2100 et seq., that is not a governmental institutional provider or rural hospital.\n(5) \"Paying hospital\" means an institutional provider required by the provisions of this Subpart to make a local hospital assessment payment.\n(6) \"Program\" means the local healthcare provider participation program authorized by this Subpart.\n(7) \"Rural hospital\" means a rural hospital as defined in R.S. 40:1189.3.","path":["TITLE 40. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY","SUBPART D-1. LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1187435","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:51Z","sha256":"623e56f7cf1e174a85f68d7a5652c9452c39b43ad565a8d354fdfdbcc9d3ebce","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-40-1247.1","next":"us-la/rs-40-1248.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}