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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 28, § 215.5. Coroner's Strategic Initiative for a Health Information and Intervention Program; advisory board

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

A. Each coroner establishing the program authorized in R.S. 28:215.1 shall establish a Coroner's Strategic Initiative for a Health Information and Intervention Program Advisory Board to advise the coroner on matters related to the services and programs provided through the Coroner's Strategic Initiative for a Health Information and Intervention Program. The advisory board shall serve the coroner only in an advisory capacity and shall not have any control or authority over the services or programs provided or funds expended by the office of the coroner to carry out the functions of the Coroner's Strategic Initiative for a Health Information and Intervention Program. The advisory board shall be domiciled in the same parish in which the CSI/HIP is maintained.

B. The membership of the advisory board shall be the following:

(1) The executive director of the coroner's office, who shall also serve as the chairperson of the advisory board.

(2) The director of the Mental Health Advocacy Service or his designee.

(3) One member appointed by the chief executive officer of a hospital within the parish where the CSI/HIP is located and which operates a psychiatric ward.

(4) One member appointed by the executive director of the human services authority or district which serves the parish where the CSI/HIP is located.

(5) One member appointed by the National Alliance on Mental Illness for the parish in which the CSI/HIP is located.

(6) One member appointed by the Ministerial Alliance for the parish in which the CSI/HIP is located.

(7) One member appointed by the coroner who is a member of a civic organization which provides charitable resources or services to low-income patients in the parish where the CSI/HIP is located.

C. Meetings of the advisory board shall be held at a time and place as determined by the chairperson or when requested by a majority of the board members. Notice of all meetings of the board, together with an agenda of the business to come before the board, shall be provided to the public. The board shall be subject to the Open Meetings Law (R.S. 42:11 et seq.) and the Public Records Law (R.S. 44:1 et seq.). A majority of the individuals appointed to the board shall constitute a quorum.

D. Members of the board shall serve on a voluntary basis and shall not receive any compensation or reimbursement for expenses.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 28, § 215.5. Coroner's Strategic Initiative for a Health Information and Intervention Program; advisory board - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-28-sect-215-5/

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