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2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2
BY SENATOR MYERS
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To amend the Louisiana Department of Health rule LAC 48:I.9305(N)(2)(b), to provide that
hospital architectural plans shall comply with the most recent edition of the Facility
Guidelines Institute, Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and
Outpatient Facilities; and to direct the Louisiana Register to print the amendment in
the Louisiana Administrative Code.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Department of Health recently amended and updated the
rules and regulations pertaining to licensure requirements of hospitals in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, one of the changes enacted in the recent update included changing the
applicable architectural standards to the 2014 Edition of the Facility Guidelines Institute,
Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities; and
WHEREAS, the department is using guidelines from twelve years ago, while the
Facility Guidelines Institute updates its guidelines every four years with a new edition
coming out in 2026; and
WHEREAS, R.S. 49:969 provides that the legislature, by concurrent resolution, may
suspend, amend, or repeal any rule adopted by a state department, agency, board, or
commission.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana hereby amends
the provisions of LAC 48:I.9305(N)(2)(b) to read as follows:
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b. In the event that submitted materials do not appear to satisfactorily comply
with the 2014 Edition most current edition of the Facility Guidelines Institute
(FGI), Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities,
as adopted by the OSFM for building design and construction, the OSFM shall notify
the party submitting the plans in writing, the particular items in question and request
further explanation and/or confirmation of necessary modifications.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
office of the state register, the Louisiana Department of Health, and the office of state fire
marshal.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana Register is hereby directed to have
the amendments to LAC 48:I.9305(N)(2)(b) printed and incorporated into the Louisiana
Administrative Code and to transmit a copy of the revised rules to the Louisiana Department
of Health and the office of state fire marshal.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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