# Louisiana — Certificate of need capital expenditure thresholds by US state

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **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.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-13. Review by: 2027-02-09.
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