NOTE: §1223.5 eff. until Jan. 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 322.
§1223.5. Venue; telehealth and telemedicine
Venue in any suit filed involving care rendered via telehealth pursuant to the
provisions of this Part or telemedicine pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 37:1271(B) shall
be proper and instituted before the district court of the judicial district in which the patient
resides or in the district court having jurisdiction in the parish where the patient was
physically located during the provision of the telehealth or telemedicine service. The patient
is considered physically located at the originating site as defined in R.S. 40:1223.3.
NOTE: §1223.5 as amended by Acts 2023, No. 322, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.
§1223.5. Venue; telehealth
Venue in any suit filed involving care rendered via telehealth pursuant to the
provisions of this Part shall be proper and instituted before the district court of the judicial
district in which the patient resides or in the district court having jurisdiction in the parish
where the patient was physically located during the provision of the telehealth service. The
patient is considered physically located at the originating site as defined in R.S. 40:1223.3.
Acts 2016, No. 630, §2, eff. June 17, 2016; Acts 2023, No. 322, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.