Louisiana § RS 40:2172 - Certificates; applications; fees
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:2172 — Certificates; applications; fees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:2172. Certificates; applications; fees
A. All health care facilities offering trauma care services may be certified on a voluntary basis.
B. Application for certification shall be made by a health care facility to the department upon forms furnished by the department. Upon determination that the facility is in compliance with the minimum requirements for certification as established by the department, the department shall issue a certificate for such period as may be provided for in the published regulations of the department.
C. There shall be a certification fee of two hundred dollars for any certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of this Part, renewable every three years.
Acts 1987, No. 358, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:2172 ("Certificates; applications; fees") 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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