# Louisiana — Certificate of need programs by US state

For Louisiana, has con program is yes; facilities covered is nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities, home- and community-based service providers, hospice providers, pediatric day health care facilities, behavioral health services providers, opioid treatment programs; statute citation is La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 2116, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Louisiana _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has CON program:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Facilities covered:** nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities, home- and community-based service providers, hospice providers, pediatric day health care facilities, behavioral health services providers, opioid treatment programs
- **Moratorium:** Intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled. Nursing facilities (until July 1, 2027) .
- **Statute citation:** La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 2116

## What the source says

> Louisiana Health Care Facility Licensing/Certification Agency | <https://ldh.la.gov/> Louisiana Department of Health | Certificate of Need Law | <https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?p=y&d=98042> La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 2116 * |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Certificate of need programs by US state](https://referencesource.org/state-certificate-of-need-programs/).