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urn: urn:us-la:rs:46:1404
citation: "R.S. 46:1404"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 46 › Chapter 14"
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# Requirement of licensure

A. All specialized providers, including facilities owned or operated by any governmental, profit, nonprofit, private, or church agency, shall be licensed. Specialized provider licenses shall be of two types: Type I and Type IV.

B. Child-placing agencies within the Department of Children and Family Services shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter. The department is authorized and mandated to perform its child-placing functions in accordance with the standards promulgated by the department for licensed child-placing agencies.