§2175.4. License required

           A. An outpatient abortion facility may not be established or operated in this state without an appropriate license issued under this Part.

[Effective Date: Text of Subsection B effective until conditions per Acts 2018/498, §6]

           B. A license issued to an outpatient abortion facility is valid for only one location.

[Effective Date: Text of Subsection B effective on conditions per Acts 2018/498, §6]

           B. A license issued to an outpatient abortion facility is valid for only one location that shall be physically and financially separate from any facility where publicly funded medical assistance program services are provided, in accordance with R.S. 49:200.51.

           C. A license issued to an outpatient abortion facility shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance, unless revoked prior to that date.

           D. A license issued to an outpatient abortion facility is not transferable or assignable.

           E. A license issued to an outpatient abortion facility shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.

           F. The provisions of R.S. 40:1061.1 shall apply to this Part.

           Added by Acts 2001, No. 391, §1; Amended by Acts 2018, No. 498, §2, eff. upon federal condition of funding through medical assistance programs per §6 (see below); Acts 2022, No. 545, §3, eff. August 1, 2022.

Acts 2018, No. 498, §6 reads as follows: This Act shall become effective thirty days after the date upon which an Act of Congress or administrative action by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or other federal regulation authorizes this state to condition funding provided through medical assistance program provider agreements to a potential recipient based upon the provider's status as an abortion provider as specified in this Act.