Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 93 - Hospitals
Subchapter B - Hospital Organization and Services
Section I-9337 - Smoking Prohibition

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-9337

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

A. Smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed areas of the hospital. For purposes of this section, enclosed areas shall be determined by the governing board of the hospital but shall include, at a minimum, all areas of the building that are air conditioned or heated. At the discretion of the hospital's governing body, smoking may be permitted in patient rooms, but only:

1. upon the order of the patient's primary treating physician;

2. with the consent of all patients in the room; and

3. in accordance with all other applicable state and federal laws.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of the above, the hospital's governing body may designate a well-ventilated area for smokers. Additionally, the governing body of a psychiatric hospital shall establish policies to reasonably accommodate inpatients that smoke.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.36:254 and R.S. 40: 2115.

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