Louisiana SB 145: HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to adult residential care providers. (gov sig)

Bill Text

SCASB145 3005 2713
SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
2026 Regular Session
Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to Original Senate Bill
No. 145 by Senator Womack
1 AMENDMENT NO. 1
2 On page 1, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
3 "§2166.11. Generator; alternative electrical power source"
4 AMENDMENT NO. 2
5 On page 1, line 10, delete "Louisiana Department of Health approved"
6 AMENDMENT NO. 3
7 On page 1, line 12, after "Section." insert the following:
8 ""Alternative electrical power source" shall include mobile generators, shared campus
9 systems, contracted generators, or other engineered emergency power solution."
10 AMENDMENT NO. 4
11 On page 2, delete lines 9 through 18 and insert the following:
12 "(9) Systems necessary to maintain a clinically safe indoor temperature
13 sufficient to protect residents from heat- or cold-related harm."
14 AMENDMENT NO. 5
15 On page 2, line 19, after "shall" insert "either"
16 AMENDMENT NO. 6
17 On page 2, delete lines 20 through 24 and insert the following:
18 "installed permanently onsite at the adult residential care provider facility or provided
19 through an alternative method, including mobile, shared, or temporary systems. The
20 adult residential care provider shall have an adequate supply of fuel to operate the
21 generator or alternative electrical power source under full load for a minimum of
22 seventy-two hours. The fuel shall be stored onsite at the adult residential care provider
23 facility, delivered to the provider prior to the emergency event through contracted fuel
24 delivery agreements or shared fuel resources, or any combination thereof."
25 AMENDMENT NO. 7
26 On page 2, line 26, after "there is" insert "a direct municipal gas line or"
27 AMENDMENT NO. 8
28 On page 3, line 1, after "load" delete the remainder of the line and on line 2, delete "of one
29 hundred sixty eight hours for" and insert "for the duration of"
30 AMENDMENT NO. 9
31 On page 3, delete lines 6 through 21 and insert the following:
32 "E. Each adult residential care provider that does not have a permanently
33 installed onsite generator or alternative electrical power source, shall:
Page 1 of 2

SCASB145 3005 2713
1 (1) Have a rapid connect system for any contracted or mobile generators and
2 electrical power.
3 (2) Annually update its emergency operations plan to include provisions for the
4 health and safety of the provider's residents in the event of a power loss. The plan shall
5 include information on the mobile generators, shared campus systems, contracted
6 generators, other engineered power solutions, rapid connect systems, and fuel
7 arrangements and agreements. The provider's emergency operations plan, or specific
8 information contained in the plan, shall be submitted to the Louisiana Department of
9 Health upon request."
10 AMENDMENT NO. 10
11 On page 3, line 23, change "December" to "July"
12 AMENDMENT NO. 11
13 On page 4, delete line 11 and insert the following:
14 "documentation, may conduct on-site inspections, and may determine that an
15 alternative electric power source is not compliant or not able to safely operate to meet
16 the requirements of this Section. Any noncompliance shall"
17 AMENDMENT NO. 12
18 On page 4, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
19 "Section 2. The Louisiana Department of Health shall convene a stakeholder advisory
20 workgroup, including representatives of the Louisiana Assisted Living Association and
21 LeadingAge Southeast, to discuss implementation, compliance progress, potential barriers,
22 and rulemaking of the provisions provided for in this Act. The stakeholder advisory
23 workgroup shall be convened for its first meeting no later than October 1, 2026, by the
24 department and shall terminate no later than July 1, 2028."
25 AMENDMENT NO. 13
26 On page 4, line 13, change "Section 2." to "Section 3."
Page 2 of 2