Louisiana Register Volume 44, Number 02, February 20, 2018
| Jurisdiction | Louisiana |
| Library | Louisiana Register |
| Published date | 20 February 2018 |
| Year | 2018 |
Louisiana Register Vol. 44, No. 02 February 20, 2018
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CONTENTS February 2018
I. EXECUTIVE ORDERS
JBE 18-02 Carry-Forward Bond Allocation 2017 ........................................................................................................... 209
JBE 18-03 Governor’s Task Force on DWI .................................................................................................................... 209
II. EMERGENCY RULES
Health
Bureau of Health Services FinancingMedicaid EligibilityOptional Targeted Low-Income Children
(LAC 50:III.2319 and 10305) ........................................................................................................................ 212
State Children’s Health Insurance Program (LAC 50:III.Chapters 201 and 205) ...................... ........................ 212
Revenue
Policy Services Divis ionIncome Tax Withholding Tables (LAC 61:I.1501) .......................................................... 213
Wildlife and Fisheries
Office of FisheriesRemoval of Abandoned Crab Traps ...................................................................................... 227
Wildlife and Fisheries CommissionRemoval of Abandoned Crab Traps ............................................................ 227
Shrimp Season Closures .................................................................................................................................. 227
2018 Greater Amberjack Recreational Season Closure ................................................................................... 228
III. RULES
Economic Development
Office of the Secretary, Office of Business DevelopmentSmall Business Loan and Guaranty Program
(SBL and GP) (LAC 19:VII.Chapter 1) ......................................................................................................... 229
Lo uisiana Economic Development CorporationSmall Business Loan and Guaranty Program
(SBL and GP) (LAC 19:VII.Chapter 1) ......................................................................................................... 229
Education
Board
of Elementary and Secondary EducationBulletin 111The Louisiana School, District, and State
Accountability SystemOne-Year Waiver for “Severe Impact” Schools and Districts (LAC 28:XI.4503) ..... 230
Bu lletin 126―Charter Schools (LAC 28:CXXXIX.Chapters 3-40) ..................................................................... 230
Bu lletin 137―Louisiana Early Learning Center Licensing Regulations (LAC 28:CLXI.103, 505, 507, 509,
701, 703, 705, 707, 713, 1105, 1301, 1307, 1509, 1515, 1701, 1703, 1705, 1709, 1711, 1713, 1715,
1717, 1721, 1723, 1725, 1801, 1803, 1805, 1807, 1809, 1811, 1813, 1815, 1817, 1819, 1821, 1903,
1907, 1909, 1919, and 2103) ....................................................................................................................... 247
Bu lletin 139―Louisiana Child Care and Development Fund Programs (LAC 28:CLXV.103, 309, 310, 311,
313, 315, 505, 509, 513, and 521) ............................................................................................................... 257
Bu lletin 139Louisiana Child Care and Development Fund Programs (LAC 28:CLXV.903) ........................... 262
Bu lletin 741Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators (LAC 28:CXV.333 and 2318) ............................ 263
Bu lletin 746Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel
(LAC 28:CXXXI.203 and Chapter 9) ............................................................................................................ 264
Governor
Board of Architectural ExaminersArchitecture Education and Research Fund (LA C 46:I.Chapter 22)............... 268
Crime Victims Reparations BoardLimits on AwardsMedical Expenses (LAC 22:XIII.503) .............................. 270
Health
Board of Medical ExaminersMandatory Access and Review of Prescription Monitoring Program Data
(LAC 46:XLV.Chapter 69) ............................................................................................................................. 271
Ph ysician Practice; Physician Collaboration with Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
(LAC 46:XLV.Chapter 79) ............................................................................................................................. 272
Board of NursingA uthorized Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Collaboration
(LAC 46:XLVII.Chapter 45) .......................................................................................................................... 275
Bureau of Health Services FinancingDisproportionate Share Hospital PaymentsMajor Medical Centers
(LAC 50:V.2715)........................................................................................................................................... 276
Fa cility Need ReviewBehavioral Health Services Providers (LAC 48:I.Chapter 125) ............................... ..... 280
Hom e and Community-Based Services WaiversNew Opportunities Waiver (LAC 50:XXI.13931) ................ 282
La boratory and Radiology ServicesTermin ation of Coverage for Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
(LAC 50:XIX.4334) ....................................................................................................................................... 283
Manage d Care for Physical and Behavioral HealthIndependent Review Process for Provider Claims
(LAC 50:I.3111) ............................................................................................................................................ 283
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Manage d Care for Physical and Behavioral HealthMember Grievances and Appeals
(LAC 50:I.Chapter 37) .................................................................................................................................. 285
Ps ychiatric Residential Treatment FacilitiesLicensing Standards (LAC 48:I.Chapter 90) .............................. 287
Office for Citizens with Developmental DisabilitiesHome and Community-Based Services Waivers
New Opportunities Waiver (LAC 50:XXI.13931) .......................................................................................... 282
Office of Public HealthWater Works Construction, Operation and Maintenance
(LAC 51:XII.Chapters 1, 2, and 3) ................................................................................................................ 296
Natural Resources
Office of the SecretaryDebts Owed to the Department of Natural Resources (LAC 43: I.133) ........................... 345
Public Safety and Corrections
Office of State PoliceState Police Escort Fees (LAC 55:I.1101) ......................................................................... 347
Transportation and Development
Office of OperationsToll ExemptionsLA 1 (LAC 70:XI.101) ............................................................................. 347
Wildlife and Fisheries
Wildlife and Fisheries CommissionBlack Bass—Daily Take, Size Limits and Possession Limits
(LAC 76:VII.149) .......................................................................................................................................... 347
IV. NOTICES OF INTENT
Health
Bureau of Health Services FinancingMedicaid Provider Screening Application Fee (LAC 50:I.1501) ............... 349
Nur sing FacilitiesAdmissions and Continued Stay Criteria (LAC 50:II.Chapter 5) ......................................... 350
Pro fessional Services ProgramReimbursement MethodologySupplemental Payments
(LAC 50:IX.15151 and 15153) ..................................................................................................................... 352
Office of Aging and Adult ServicesNursing FacilitiesAdmissions and Continued Stay Criteria
` (LAC 50:II.Chapter 5) ................................................................................................................................... 350
Natural Resources
Office of ConservationPipeline Safety (LAC 43:XIII.Chapters 1-85 and V.301-305) .......................................... 354
Public Safety
Office of State PoliceFederal Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials (LAC 33:V.10303) ...................... 395
Transportation and Development
Office of Multimodal CommerceState Safety Oversight for Rail Fixed Guideway Public
Transportation Systems (LAC 70:IX.Chapter 15) ......................................................................................... 396
V. POTPOURRI
Children and Family Services
Division of Child WelfarePublic HearingSubstantive Changes to Notice of IntentChafee Foster Care
Independence Program and Young Adult Program (LAC 67:V.3901) ........... ................................................ 405
Natural Resources
Office of ConservationOrphaned Oilfield Sites ................................................................................................... 406
Public Safety and Corrections
Oil Spill Coordinator’s OfficeLWMIWCB Crude Oil DischargesNotice of Availability of a
Final Restoration Plan .................................................................................................................................. 406
Workforce Commission
Office of Workers' Compensation AdministrationWeekly Compensation Benefits Limits ................................... 406
VI. INDEX ..................................................................................................................................................................... 408
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Executive Orders
EXECUTIVE ORDER JBE 18-02
Carry-Forward Bond Allocation 2017
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Ta x Reform Act of 1986
and Act 51 of the 1986 Regular Session of the Louisiana
Legislature (hereafter “Act”), Executive Orde r Number JBE
2016-35 was issued to establish a method for allocating
bonds subject to private activit y bond volume li mits,
including the method of allocating bonds subject to the
private activity bond volume limits for the calendar year
2016 and subsequent calendar years; (2) the procedure for
obtaining an allocation of bonds under the ceiling; and ( 3) a
system of central record keeping for such allocations;
WHEREAS, Section 4(H) of Executive Order Number
JBE 2016-35 provides that if the ceiling for a calendar year
exceeds the aggregate amount o f bonds subject to the private
activity bond volume limit issued during t he year by all
issuers, by executive order, the Governor may allocate the
excess amount to issuers or an issuer for use as a carry-
forward for one or more carry-forward projects permitted
under the Act;
WHEREAS, the sum of four hundred sixty-eight
million one hundred sixty-six thousand six h undred dollars
($468,166,600) represents t he amount of the ceiling
determined by the staff of the Louisiana State B ond
Commission (“SBC”) for private activity bond vol ume limits
for the year 2017 (“2017 Ceiling”);
WHEREAS, four hundred sixty-eight million one
hundred sixty-si x thousa nd six hundred dollars
($468,166,600) of the 2017 Ceiling was not allocated during
the 2017 calendar year; and
WHEREAS, the SBC has determined that four hundred
sixty-eight million one hundred sixty-six thousa nd six
hundred dollars ($468,166,600) o f the 2017 Ceiling is
eligible for carry-forward, of which thirty million dollars
($30,000,000) has been approved by the SBC and is pending
allocation, lea ving four hundred thirty-eight million one
hundred sixty-si x thousa nd six hundred dollars
($438,166,600) of the excess 2017 Ceiling eligible and the
Governor desires to allocate this amount as carry-forward
for projects which are permitted and eligible under the Act.
NOW THEREFORE, I, JOHN BEL EDWARDS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana, b y virtue of the authorit y
vested by the Constitution and the laws of the State of
Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:
SECTION 1: Pursuant to and in accordance with the
provisions of Section 146(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as a mended, and in accordance with the req uest for
carry-forward filed by the designated issuer, the e xcess
private activity b ond volume limit under the 2017 Ceiling is
hereby allocated to the following issuer(s), for the following
carry-forward project(s), and in the following amount(s):
Issuer Carry-Forward Project
Carry-Forward
Amount
Louisiana Community
Development Authority
American Biocarbon CT,
LLC Project $30,000,000
Louisiana Housing
Corporation Single Family Housing $125,000,000
Louisiana Housing
Corporation Multifamily Housing $150,000,000
Louisiana Housing
Corporation Residential Rental Housing
$100,000,000
Louisiana Public
Facilities Authority Solid Waste $33,166,600
SECTION 2: All references in this Order to the
singular shall include the plural, and all p lural references
shall include the singular.
SECTION 3: This Order is effective upon signature
and shall remain in effect until amended, modified,
terminated, or rescinded by the Gover nor, or terminated by
operation of law.
IN WITNE SS WHEREOF, I have set my hand
officially and caused to be af fixed the Great Seal of the State
of Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the City of Baton Rouge, on
this 31st day of January, 2018.
John Bel Edwards
Governor
ATTEST BY
THE GOVERNOR
Tom Schedler
Secretary of State
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EXECUTIVE ORDER JBE 18-03
Governor’s Task Force on DWI
WHEREAS, ac cording to the 2013 American
Community Survey, Louisiana ranks t wenty-fifth in the
United States in population, and in 2016 ranks thirteenth in
the nation in alcohol-impaired fatalities;
WHEREAS, in 2016, thirty percent of Louisiana’s
traffic fatalities resulted from alcohol-i mpaired driving, as
compared to the national average of twenty-eight percent;
WHEREAS, in 2017, Louisiana automobile owners
pay high premiums for motor vehicle liability insurance,
ranking sec ond highest in the nation in costs for insurance,
with an average premium of $1,921.00.
NOW THEREFORE, I, JOHN BEL EDWARDS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana, b y virtue of the authority
vested by the Constitution and laws o f the State of
Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows:
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