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SB516

Provides for licensure requirements for hospitals that provide emergency services. (8/1/26)

Introduced·3/31/26
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Louisiana SB516 sets licensure requirements for hospitals providing emergency services, including minimum bed numbers.

Louisiana SB516 establishes specific licensure requirements for hospitals offering emergency services. Effective August 1, 2026, hospitals must maintain a minimum of thirty inpatient hospital beds and fifteen emergency department beds to receive or renew a hospital license. The law also mandates full compliance with the federal Emergency Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 (EMTALA).

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Health & Welfare Committee
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Calendar

Apr 15

9:00 AM

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

History

Apr 1

Senate

Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

Mar 31

Senate

Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.