A Louisiana bill on physical-plant requirements, signed into law. Takes effect August 1, 2026.
Official title Provides for alternative power sources at nursing facilities
What this affects
- Who pays, or is paid
- Owners pay. Physical-plant mandates are capital spend on a deadline, and an older building pays the most.
- Which buildings
- 266 facilities holding 32,316 licensed beds in Louisiana.
- The dollars, or the rule
- Applies to Louisiana nursing facilities required to have backup power under existing law. Facilities can claim a rebate from the Department of Revenue for eligible costs of installing a solar-based alternative electrical power source, capped at a total of $2 million statewide and ending January 1, 2029; the Department…
- Effective
- August 1, 2026 (already in force).
- Status
- Signed into law, as of June 25, 2026.
Physical-plant mandates are capital spend on a deadline, and an older building pays the most to meet them.
Latest action, June 25, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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Bill text and status: legis.la.gov · retrieved August 25, 2026