Louisiana § RS 40:2109.2 - Hospitals; passenger elevators equipped with telephone or intercom

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:2109.2 — Hospitals; passenger elevators equipped with telephone or intercom, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 40:2109.2. Hospitals; passenger elevators equipped with telephone or intercom

           Commencing January 1, 1981, each hospital in this state which is licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health and which maintains and operates one or more passenger elevators in such hospital shall equip each passenger elevator with a telephone or an intercom system. The Louisiana Department of Health may adopt necessary rules, regulations, and minimum standards for the purposes of this Section. The license of any such hospital may be suspended upon failure of the hospital to comply with the provisions of this Section.

           Added by Acts 1980, No. 378, §1.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section RS 40:2109.2 ("Hospitals; passenger elevators equipped with telephone or intercom") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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