Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part XI - Hospitals
Subpart 3 - General Hospitals
Chapter 5 - House Officers
Section XI-501 - Compensation and Benefits
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XI-501
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Regular Pay. House Officers' salaries are determined by the Southeast regional average of house officers' salaries (as determined by COTH) plus six percent except that the six percent factor may vary with inflation and compensation at this level will be dependent on sufficient funds being appropriated by the legislature.
B. Annual, Sick, and Educational Leave
1. Annual leave may be
provided to a House Officer I, up to but not more than a period of two calendar
weeks. A House Officer II and above may be provided up to, but not more than
four calendar weeks per training year.
2. Sick leave is not governed by a firm
policy, but is the responsibility of each program director to
administer.
3. Educational leave is
determined by each program director.
C. Hospitalization Insurance and Life Insurance
1. House officers may participate
in hospitalization and life insurance benefits under the state Employees Group
Benefit Program with a portion of the cost paid by the state as provided to all
other employees. Participation in these benefits is subject to the option of
each house officer.
2. Whenever a
house officer is assigned by his training program to a teaching hospital
outside the state hospital system he must contact the payroll office in the
state teaching hospital handling his payroll account and repay the total
insurance premium if he desires the hospitalization and/or life insurance to
remain in force while assigned outside the state hospital system.
3. Should a house officer refuse to accept
benefits as provided by the teaching hospital he shall not be eligible to
receive, nor shall he receive any other thing of value in place of his option
not to accept the hospitalization and life insurance.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:259.
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