Article archive / April 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 8. Source pages: 8.
HB 284 “Transfers governance and control of state hospitals from LSU to human services districts and authorities and provides for delivery and financing of health services by such districts and authorities.
“Proposed law deletes present law which authorizes Louisiana State University (LSU), through its Board of Supervisors, to govern and manage state hospitals. Proposed law revises present law to provide that the LSU Health Sciences Center at New Orleans and the LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport shall be comprised exclusively of medical and related health schools and programs.
“Proposed law provides that the human services districts and authorities of the state shall assume governance and management of all state hospitals heretofore under the control of the LSU Board of Supervisors.
“Proposed law makes technical changes throughout present law to reflect the transfer of governance and management of state hospitals to human services districts and authorities as provided in proposed law.
“Proposed law provides that all employees engaged in the performance of duties relating to the functions of a facility transferred from LSU to a human services district or authority shall be transferred to the respective district or authority to carry out the functions of the district or authority and its facilities.
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