Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 93 - Hospitals
Subchapter B - Hospital Organizations and Services
Section I-9337 - Smoking Prohibition
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-9337
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Smoking shall be prohibited in all areas of the hospital that are heated and air-conditioned. At the discretion of the hospital's governing body, smoking may be permitted in patient rooms, but only:
1. upon the consent of the patient's primary
treating physician;
2. with the
consent of all patients in the room;
3. in accordance with all standards
established by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care
Organizations and 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. 40: 2115.
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