HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for licensure requirements for hospitals that provide emergency services. (8/1/26)

This bill establishes new licensing standards for hospitals in Louisiana that provide emergency services, requiring them to meet specific bed count and compliance criteria starting in 2027. Under the proposed rules, hospitals must maintain at least thirty inpatient beds and fifteen emergency department beds while fully adhering to federal emergency care laws. The legislation includes several exemptions, allowing off-site campuses, critical access hospitals, rural facilities, certain physician-owned hospitals, and government-operated hospitals to avoid these requirements. By setting these minimum standards, the bill aims to ensure a baseline level of emergency care capacity across the state's hospital system.