La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLVII-3603
Board- Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
Financial Interest- a significant ownership or investment interest established through debt, equity or other means and held, directly or indirectly, by a registered nurse or a member of a registered nurse's immediate family, or any form of direct or indirect remuneration for referral.
Health Care Item- any substance, product, device, equipment, supplies or other tangible good or article which is or may be used or useful in the provision of health care.
Health Care Provider- any person, partnership, corporation or any other organization licensed by the state to provide preventive, diagnostic, or therapeutic health care services or items.
Health Care Services- any act or treatment performed or furnished by a health care provider to or on behalf of a patient.
Immediate Family- as respects a registered nurse, the registered nurse's spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and siblings.
Payment- transfer or provision of money, goods, services, or anything of economic value, including gifts, gratuities, favors, entertainment or loans.
Person- includes a natural person or a partnership, corporation, organization, association, facility, institution, or any governmental subdivision, department, board, commission, or other entity.
Referral- the act of ordering, directing, recommending or suggesting as given by a health care provider to a patient, directly or indirectly, which is likely to determine, control or influence the patient's choice of another health care provider for the provision of health care services or items.
Registered Nurse- an individual licensed as a registered nurse in Louisiana, or an individual licensed as a registered nurse in another state and holding a 90-day permit to practice nursing in Louisiana in accordance with R.S. 37:920.
Registered Nurse Applicant- a graduate of an approved school of nursing who has been issued a temporary working permit, as provided for in R.S. 37:920.C.
La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLVII-3603