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CONTENTS September 2015 I. EXECUTIVE ORDERS
BJ 15-19 Flags at Half Staff 1599
BJ 15-20 Transition of the Early Childhood Advisory Council
to the Advisory Council on Early Childhood
Care and Education 1599
BJ 15-21 Flags at Half Staff Extended 1600
BJ 15-22 Flags at Half Staff 1600
BJ 15-23 In Memoriam 1601 II. EMERGENCY RULES
Agriculture and Forestry
Office of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences(Horticulture and Quarantine Programs(Emerald Ash
Borer Quarantine (LAC 7:XV.167) 1602
Children and Family Services
Division of Programs, Child Welfare
Section(Guardianship Subsidy Program (LAC 67:V.4101 and 4103) 1603
Division of Programs, Licensing Section(Reasonable
and Prudent Parent Standards
(LAC 67:V.6703, 6708, 7105, 7111, 7305,
7311, 7313, and 7315) 1606
Education
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education(Bulletin
137-Louisiana Early Learning Center Licensing
Regulations(Licensure (LAC 28:CLXI.305)
1609
Bulletin 140-Louisiana Early Childhood Care
and Education Network (LAC 28:CLXVII.Chapters 1-7) 1610
Student Financial Assistance Commission, Office of
Student Financial Assistance(Scholarship/Grant
Programs(Acts of the 2015 Regular Session
(LAC 28:IV.705, 803 and 805) 1624
Governor
Commission on Law Enforcement(Peace Officer Training
(LAC 22:III.4761) 1626
Division of Administration, Office of Technology
Services(Procedure for IT Contracts for Consulting Services
(LAC 34:I.Chapter 55) 1626
Health and Hospitals
Bureau of Health Services Financing(Disproportionate
Share Hospital Payments(Inpatient Psychiatric
Services(Reimbursement Rate Reduction
(LAC 50:V.959 and 2709) 1627
Facility Need Review (LAC 48:I.Chapter 125)
1628
Home and Community-Based Services Waivers(New
Opportunities Waiver(Emergency Opportunities
(LAC 50: XXI.13709) 1630
Inpatient Hospital Services(Children's
Specialty Hospitals(Supplemental Payments for New Orleans
Area Hospitals (LAC 50:V.969) 1631
Inpatient Hospital Services(Non-Rural, Non-
State Hospitals(Children's Specialty Hospitals
Reimbursements (LAC 50:V.967) 1632
Inpatient Hospital Services(Non-Rural, Non-
State Hospitals(Supplemental Payments for Baton Rouge
Area Hospitals (LAC 50:V.973) 1633
Inpatient Hospital Services(Non-Rural, Non-
State Hospitals(Supplemental Payments for Monroe Area
Hospitals (LAC 50:V.971) 1634
Inpatient Hospital Services(Public-Private
Partnerships(South Louisiana Area (LAC 50:V.1703) 1635
Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with
Intellectual Disabilities(Complex Care Reimbursements
(LAC 50:VII.32915) 1636
Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with
Intellectual Disabilities-Public Facilities(Reimbursement
Rate Increase (LAC 50:VII.32969) 1637
Medicaid Eligibility(Medically Needy
Program(Behavioral Health Services (LAC 50:III.2313) 1638
Outpatient Hospital Services(Children's
Specialty Hospitals(Supplemental Payments for New Orleans
Area Hospitals (LAC 50:V.6121) 1640
Outpatient Hospital Services(Non-Rural, Non-
State Hospitals(Supplemental Payments for Baton Rouge
Area Hospitals (LAC 50:V.6905) 1641
Outpatient Hospital Services(Non-Rural, Non-
State Hospitals(Supplemental Payments for Monroe Area
Hospitals (LAC 50:V.6903) 1641
Outpatient Hospital Services(Public-Private
Partnerships(South Louisiana Area (LAC 50:V.6703) 1642
Pharmacy Benefits Management Program(Methods
of Payment 1643
Office for Citizens with Developmental
Disabilities(Home and Community-Based Services Waivers
New Opportunities Waiver(Emergency
Opportunities (LAC 50: XXI.13709) 1630
Public Safety and Corrections
Office of Motor Vehicles(Compulsory Insurance
Enforcement (LAC 55:III.Chapter 17) 1644
Wildlife and Fisheries
Wildlife and Fisheries Commission(Oyster
Season(2015/2016 1647
Red Snapper Recreational Harvest 1646
Workforce Commission
Office of Workers' Compensation
Administration(Employment Based Fifth Category Visa Program (EB-5)
Certification of High Unemployment Areas
(LAC 40:XXI.101) 1648
Medical Treatment Guidelines (LAC 40:I.2519,
2701, 2705, 2707, 2718, 5101, 5113, 5315, and 5399) 1648 III. RULES
Governor
Board of Certified Public Accountants(Maintenance of
Competency and Continuing Professional Education
(CPE) (LAC 46:XIX.Chapter 13) 1664
Committee on Parole(Ameliorative Penalty
Consideration (LAC 22:XI.Chapter 8) 1667
Crime Victims Reparations Board(Compensation to
Victims (LAC 22:XIII.303 and 503) 1668
Division of Administration, Office of State
Procurement(Procurement (LAC 34:V.901, 2503, 2506, 2521,
2534, 2545-2549, 2587-2596, and 3103)
1668
Racing Commission(Controlled Medication (LAC
35:I.1725) 1671
Pre-Race Testing (LAC 35:I.1787) 1672
Therapeutic and/or Nonsteroidal and/or Anti-
Inflammatory Medication (LAC 35:I.1505) 1673
Timing of Entering Next Claiming Race (LAC
35:XI.9905) 1673
Health and Hospitals
Board of Examiners in Dietetics and
Nutrition(Registered Dietitians/Nutritionists
(LAC 46:LXIX.Chapters 1-5) 1674
Bureau of Health Services Financing(Behavioral
Health Service Providers(Licensing Standards
(LAC 48:I.Chapters 56, 57, and 74 and LAC
48.III.Chapter 5) 1681
Targeted Case Management(Foster Care and
Family Support Worker Services
(LAC 50:XV.Chapter 115) 1723
Natural Resources
Office of Mineral Resources(Reorganization of Office
of Mineral Resources Regulations
(LAC 43:V.Chapters 5-9) 1724
Public Safety and Corrections
Corrections Services(Offender Visitation (LAC
22:I.316) 1764
Office of State Police, Transportation and
Environmental Safety Section(Underground Utilities Committee
(LAC 55:I.2101) 1772
Treasury
Board of Trustees of the Louisiana State Employees'
Retirement System(Election to the Board of Trustees
(LAC 58:I.405 and 407) 1772
Louisiana Housing Corporation(Mortgage Credit
Certificate Program (LAC 16:II.Chapter 8) 1773
Workforce Commission
Office of Workers' Compensation
Administration(Outlier Reimbursement and Appeals Procedures
(LAC 40:I.2519) 1774
Rehabilitation Services(Vocational Rehabilitation
Program (LAC 67:VII.Chapter 1) 1774 IV. NOTICE OF INTENT
Agriculture and Forestry
Office of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences(Horticulture and Quarantine Programs(Emerald Ash
Borer Quarantine (LAC 7:XV.167) 1777
Horticulture Commission(Licensure or
Permitting Fees (LAC 7:XXIX.109) 1779
Culture, Recreation and Tourism
Office of Tourism(Welcome Centers (LAC 25:V.505)
1780
Economic Development
Office of Business Development(Angel Investor Tax
Credit (LAC 13:I.3307 and 3309) 1781
Office of the Secretary(Research and Development Tax
Credit Program (LAC 13:I.2904, 2905 and 2915) 1783
Education
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education(Bulletin
111-The Louisiana School, District, and State
Accountability System (LAC
28:LXXXIII.301, 405, 409, and 1101) 1784
Bulletin 140-Louisiana Early Childhood Care
and Education Network (LAC 28:CLXVII.Chapters 1-7) 1786
Bulletin 741-Louisiana Handbook for School
Administrators (LAC 28:CXV.701, 1103, 2319, and 2363) 1801
Student Financial Assistance Commission, Office of
Student Financial Assistance(TOPS GPA Calculation
(LAC 28:IV.705, 803 and 805) 1803
Environmental Quality