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urn: urn:us-la:rs:28:144
citation: "R.S. 28:144"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 28 › Chapter 1 › Part V"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1974, number: 294, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
  - { year: 1978, number: 786, section: 3, effective_date: 1978-07-17, role: amendment }
  - { year: 2017, number: 369, section: 2, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
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# Investigation and assessment of charges

The department shall develop procedures to determine the ability of a patient or his legal guardian to pay all or a part of the costs of the patient's care and shall adopt a policy including rules and regulations for the assessment of charges in accordance with the ability to pay.