Office of Compliance Programs

LSUHSC-NO's Office of Compliance Programs is structured under the Vice Chancellor for the Office of Finance and Administration. It was established in March 2002 to ensure timely implementation of new HIPAA requirements, also to provide comprehensive conformity with other existing Federal and State laws and regulations, in addition to University's Policies and Procedures.

Phone: (504) 568-5135 Hotline (504) 568-2347 Fax: (504) 568-7399

Compliance with such requirements is vital to the organization's operations to avoid administrative sanctions ranging from stringent program oversight to the suspension of Federal program funding and criminal /civil prosecution. Federal Sentencing Guidelines provide for the mitigation of penalties to organizations that have an effective program in place for detecting and preventing violations of law and regulations.

Mission:

To contribute to the institution's overall excellence by increasing faculty, staff and student awareness of and compliance with applicable statutory, regulatory and policy requirements. This is necessary to minimize the institution's exposure to fraud, waste, and liability, through education, reporting and monitoring.