Louisiana § RS 46:1077 - Contracts or joint ventures for hospital health services
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 46:1077 — Contracts or joint ventures for hospital health services, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 46:1077. Contracts or joint ventures for hospital health services
In addition to the powers and duties otherwise provided and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board of commissioners of a hospital service district and any corporation or health facility owned or operated by such district or commission may contract with or engage in a joint venture with any person, corporation, partnership, or group of persons to offer, provide, promote, establish, or sell any hospital health service. A hospital service district commission contracting with or engaging in a joint venture with any person, corporation, partnership, or group of persons to offer, provide, promote, establish, or sell a hospital health service shall be presumed to be engaged in a cooperative endeavor as provided by Article VII, Section 14(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana. The commission shall be further presumed to have entered into such contract for the purpose of obtaining a tangible benefit and for a public purpose, and such contract shall not be presumed to be a donation in contravention of Article VII, Section 14(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
Acts 1985, No. 125, §1, eff. June 29, 1985; Acts 1995, No. 1074, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 46:1077 cover?
Section RS 46:1077 ("Contracts or joint ventures for hospital health services") 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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