Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 1049.5. Funding sources; no fees on pharmacists or pharmacies

A. Funding for the acquisition, implementation, and operation of the central computer monitoring system shall be funded through appropriation, gifts, grants, donations, or any other funding sources not otherwise prohibited by law.

B. Thereafter, the maintenance of the central computer monitoring system shall be funded through appropriation, gifts, grants, donations, or any other funding sources not otherwise prohibited by law.

C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, and the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association may actively seek gifts, grants, and donations that may be available through the federal government or other sources to help fund the central computer monitoring system, provided that such gifts, grants, and donations are not otherwise prohibited by law or rule.

D. No fee shall be charged to any pharmacist or pharmacy to defray the costs of acquiring, implementing, or maintaining the central computer monitoring system as authorized by the provisions of this Part, nor shall any fee be charged to any pharmacist or pharmacy for the transmission of information to the central computer monitoring system.