Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 24 > Chapter 13 > Part II - Reports to the Legislature

• Agency: means an office, department, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, institution, college or university, division, officer, or other person or group within the executive, judicial, or legislative branches of state government or any political subdivision of the state that is authorized to exercise or that exercises any of the functions of government within the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 24:771
• Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3241
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3241
• Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
• Licensed midwife: means a person who has completed all requirements of Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3241
• Physician: means a person who is currently practicing obstetrics and is licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy in Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:3241
• Report: means any report which is a public record and is requested by the legislature or is required by law or resolution to be submitted to the legislature or to either house or to any committee or joint committee thereof, other than reports of standing committees of the House of Representatives and Senate. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 24:771
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.