Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board
| Name | Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board |
| Contact Person | Ken Schnauder - Executive Director |
| Mailing Address |
Post Office Box 3718 627 N 4th Street Suite 2-300 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 |
| Phone Number | 225-342-5312 |
| Fax Number | 225-342-5318 |
| Board Email | ken.schnauder@la.gov |
| Website | www.doa.louisiana.gov/pcf |
| Legal Authority | R.S. 40:1231.4(D) |
| Year Created | 1990 |
| Organizational Placement | DOA |
| Purpose/Function | The purpose of the Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board is to guarantee that affordable, medical malpractice coverage is available to all Louisiana private healthcare providers and to provide a certain, stable source of compensation for legitimate injured parties of medical malpractice |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 9
Number Currently Serving: 9 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 12
Estimated number in current year: 12 |
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The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $75 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $23,325.00 Current year budgeted: $30,000.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $6,417.00 Current year budgeted: $8,393.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 52 Unclassified: 2 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments State Agency: Patient's Compensation Fund Travel Reimbursements State Agency: Patient's Compensation Fund Other (explain) State Agency: |
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Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2? Yes No If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below: Budget Unit Name: Budget Schedule Number: |
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| Notes | The Patient's Compensation Fund Governing Board will meet the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 in the Heroman Board Room at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. The address is 5000 Hennessy Blvd. Baton Rouge, La. The Board room is located on the first floor of the hospital. For directions to the hospital or other meeting information, please contact Alicia Reynolds at (225)342-5438. If you would like to request disability accommodations for the meeting, please contact Sonja Conerly at (225)342-5684. Special notice: The February PCF Oversight Board meeting will be held on February 8th, instead of the usual first Thursday. |