LA HB317

Creates the "Hospital Lease Accountability Act" targeting hospitals with 200+ beds owned by for-profit, publicly traded real estate investment trusts and leased to operators

Defines financial distress as closure/reduction of emergency or inpatient services, failure to pay employees for 30 consecutive days, or bankruptcy filing

Requires lessor entities to fund 12 months of operating expenses when financial distress occurs, reimburse state emergency funds, and disclose five years of financial transfers from the facility

Establishes personal liability for lessor board members and executives including repayment of five years of lease payments, civil penalties up to $250,000 per person, and 10-year disqualification from healthcare facility boards

Prohibits using Medicaid or state emergency grant funds for lease payments, with triple damages awarded for violations; grants whistleblower immunity and authorizes attorney general enforcement