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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 15, § 827.4. Establishment of Medical Advisory Council

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The Medical Advisory Council to the secretary is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and shall consist of the medical directors from each state prison facility and the department medical director.

B. The council shall provide recommendations to the department regarding the following:

(1) Hiring and retention.

(2) Department policies.

(3) Postmortem review.

(4) A correctional health electronic records system that is compatible with major hospitals and health providers outside the correctional institutions.

(5) Other reasonably related responsibilities of institutional oversight.

C. The council shall nominate and elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary and hold meetings no less than quarterly.

D. The initial members of the medical advisory council shall serve until August 14, 2025, and all subsequent members shall serve three-year terms beginning on August fifteenth of each successive term.

E. The secretary shall have the authority to contract with consultants to assist the medical advisory council and medical director in the promulgation and review of institutional policies and practices.

F. The council shall submit a quarterly report to the state health officer within the Louisiana Department of Health.

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