Louisiana
For Louisiana, has con program is yes; covered services 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; moratorium is Intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled. Nursing facilities (until July 1, 2027); statute citation is La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 2116, recorded from its source on 2026-08-13.
- State
- Louisiana verified
- Has CON program
- yes
- Covered services
- 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
The Louisiana Department of Health notes it operates a Facility Need Review (FNR) process rather than a Certificate of Need program. However, most researchers identify Louisiana as a CON state, because its FNR process operates similar to that of a CON program.
— ncsl.org, retrieved 2026-08-13
Source
- ncsl.orghttps://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws