LA HB607

Hospital service districts and their affiliates are prohibited from establishing, operating, or locating healthcare facilities outside their geographic district boundaries without written consent from the affected hospital service district

Districts seeking to operate facilities in another district's territory must provide written notice at least 120 days in advance, including detailed information about ownership, services offered, staffing, financing, hours of operation, and whether Medicaid patients will be accepted

Applications for building permits, zoning variances, and licenses cannot be filed until 120 days after notice delivery and must include certified resolutions from both the affected district (granting consent) and the applicant district (attesting to compliance with notice requirements)

A private right of action exists for hospital service districts to sue when another district or affiliate establishes a facility within their boundaries without compliance; permits or licenses issued before the affected district's determination are rendered null

Existing facilities operating without consent before the effective date are grandfathered in, but impacted districts may open an equal number of facilities in the offending district's territory without following these requirements