---
urn: urn:us-la:rs:40:16
citation: "R.S. 40:16"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 40 › Chapter 1 › Part II"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1976, number: 346, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
  - { year: 1978, number: 786, section: 5, effective_date: 1978-07-17, role: amendment }
---

# Parish health units to act in harmony with state health officer

All parish health units act under the supervision and advice of the state health officer and the office of health services and environmental quality of the Louisiana Department of Health.