Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act (Louisiana Revised Statutes: Title 29. Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs; RS 29:760 - RS 29:772)

This act provides for Louisiana government’s health emergency powers. Its purposes are to require the development of a comprehensive plan that operates within the framework of the State Emergency Operations Plan and that provides for a coordinated, appropriate response in the event of a public health emergency; and to grant state and local officials the authority to provide care, treatment, and vaccination to persons who are ill or who have been exposed to contagious diseases, and to separate affected individuals from the population at large to interrupt disease transmission.