§1125.13. Healthcare facilities; reporting of data

            A. Upon making a diagnosis of sickle cell disease, a healthcare provider shall provide to the department data regarding the individual who has been diagnosed with the disease. The form and manner of the data shall be prescribed by the department by rule duly promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

            B. The Louisiana Department of Health shall facilitate an agreement between sickle cell clinics as provided for in R.S. 40:1125.31 et seq. and an association that is part of the Louisiana Sickle Cell Commission that provides information and assistance to patients diagnosed with sickle cell disease. The agreement shall allow for the transfer of sufficient contact information from the sickle cell clinics to allow an association to contact the patient.

            Acts 2022, No. 647, §2; Acts 2024, No. 748, §2.