Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 1248.1. Definitions

(1) “Department” means the Louisiana Department of Health.

(2) “Governmental institutional provider” means either of the following:

(3) “Institutional provider” means a governmental institutional provider, nongovernmental institutional provider, or rural hospital, as applicable, located in participating parishes.

(4) “Nongovernmental institutional provider” means a hospital licensed in accordance with the Hospital Licensing Law, R.S. 40:2100 et seq., that is not a governmental institutional provider or rural hospital.

(5) “Paying hospital” means an institutional provider required by the provisions of this Subpart to make a local hospital assessment payment.

(6) “Program” means the local healthcare provider participation program authorized by this Subpart.

(7) “Rural hospital” means a rural hospital as defined in R.S. 40:1189.3.