Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 1248.4. Parish healthcare provider participation program

A. The legislature hereby creates a local healthcare provider participation program through which a parish may deposit in a local provider participation fund established by the parish all of the following monies:

B. Monies in the provider participation fund may be used by the parish to fund certain intergovernmental transfers and indigent care programs as provided by this Subpart.

C. A parish may adopt an ordinance authorizing it to participate in the program, subject to the limitations provided in this Subpart.

D. Any parishes authorized by R.S. 40:1248.3 to establish a local provider participation fund may, upon agreement of the governing authorities of each parish, establish a single fund for the benefit of those parishes and a local hospital assessment applicable to the institutional providers in those parishes.