A Louisiana bill on beds and licensure, signed into law. Takes effect August 1, 2026.
Official title Extends moratorium on nursing facilities (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
What this affects
- Who pays, or is paid
- Whoever holds or wants a licence in Louisiana. Certificate-of-need and bed rules set what an existing licence is worth.
- Which buildings
- 266 facilities holding 32,316 licensed beds in Louisiana.
- The dollars, or the rule
- Applies to nursing facilities and additional bed licenses in Louisiana, extending the existing construction and bed-addition moratorium four more years, to July 1, 2031. It also requires the state health department to start collecting monthly data from hospitals and nursing facilities on avoidable skilled nursing…
- Effective
- August 1, 2026 (already in force).
- Status
- Signed into law, as of May 15, 2026.
Certificate-of-need and moratorium rules decide whether supply can grow, and that sets what an existing licence is worth.
Latest action, May 15, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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Bill text and status: legis.la.gov · retrieved August 3, 2026