Louisiana § RS 46:1445.12 - Required disclosures; rulemaking and reporting
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§ RS 46:1445.12. Required disclosures; rulemaking and reporting
A. A vendor shall prepare an overview of the Adoption Awareness Program on a brochure or other written media that describes the website created pursuant to R.S. 46:1445.5 and any other pertinent contact information related to the program or that is required by the department.
B. The department shall provide a copy or copies of the document prepared pursuant to this Section and shall make the documents available to any one of the following:
(1) Any public health office.
(2) Any high school or middle school.
(3) Any charitable clinic at which a diagnosis of pregnancy may be made.
(4) Any person obtaining testing through a public health office for a sexually transmitted infection.
(5) Any pregnant woman applying to receive Medicaid.
C. The department shall provide a copy of the document prepared pursuant to this Section to the parent of any child taken into the custody by the department.
D. The department shall promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter. The rules shall include but not be limited to appropriate oversight provisions and penalties for failure to achieve program objectives as provided for in this Chapter, measures to ensure the clinical efficacy and financial viability of the program, and benchmarks to achieve best practice outcomes. The department shall report annually to the legislature on the status of the program.
Acts 2024, No. 515, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 46:1445.12 ("Required disclosures; rulemaking and reporting") 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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