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  "heading": "Purpose",
  "text": "The purpose of this Part is to provide for the protection of the public health through the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards for the care of individuals in hospitals; and for the construction, maintenance, and operation of hospitals which, in light of advancing knowledge, will promote safe and adequate treatment of such individuals in hospitals; and for regulating the operation and maintenance of hospitals in Louisiana.",
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      "name": "STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH"
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      "number": "II",
      "name": "LICENSING OF HOSPITALS"
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Added by Acts 1961, No. 90, §1.",
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