HB554

Provides relative to civil monetary penalties for violations by healthcare facilities (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Introduced·2/26/26
Ment Text

Louisiana HB554 increases civil monetary penalties for healthcare facility violations.

Louisiana HB554 modifies civil monetary penalties for healthcare facility violations. It increases fines for Class A violations, which result in death or serious harm, to $5,000 for the first violation and $10,000 per day for repeat violations. For Class B violations, which create a substantial probability of death or serious harm, fines increase to $3,000 for the first violation and $6,000 per day for repeat violations. Class C violations, which create a potential for harm, now carry a $2,000 fine for the first violation and $4,000 per day for repeat violations.

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Where it stands

Current
Health and Welfare Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

D
1
0
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Mar 25

9:00 AM

House Committee on Health and Welfare

History

Mar 9

House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

Feb 27

House

First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Feb 26

House

Prefiled.