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� �,,,,,,,, STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> ,o'pE Louj DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> ��`�°+ ° >cfyy- LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> t. 101 •„i, P.O. BOX 4368 <br /> II ,L BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> °^'Fio �\ (225)219-5600 <br /> %•jP <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.la.gov <br /> August 21, 2017 <br /> Linda Deville <br /> CEO, Bunkie General Hospital <br /> P.O. Box 380 <br /> Bunkie, Louisiana 71322 <br /> Re: Ethics Board Docket No.2017-365 <br /> Dear Ms. Deville: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its August 18,2017 Board meeting, considered your request for <br /> an advisory opinion regarding whether there are any conflicts of interest if Hospital Service District <br /> No. 1 of the Parish of Avoyelles d/b/a Bunkie General Hospital contracts with Beacon Behavioral <br /> Hospital (Beacon Hospital)and Bayou Vista Nursing Home (Bayou Vista) to provide a physician <br /> for the Medical Director positions at both facilities. Bunkie General Hospital has entered into two <br /> contracts with Beacon Hospital and Bayou Vista. Each contract provides that Bunkie General <br /> Hospital will provide a physician to the facility for a flat monthly fee that is paid directly to Bunkie <br /> General Hospital. <br /> Dr. Mohit Srivastava is a physician and Chief of Staff at Bunkie General Hospital. The Medical <br /> Director position for Beacon Hospital requires the person employed in such capacity to review, <br /> approve, and amend and/or develop policies and procedures for the patients' medical care. This <br /> position requires being continuously on-call for medical clearance for admission to the unit. If a <br /> patient is deemed medically cleared, a physician has to perform and document History& Physical <br /> and Progress Notes for the patient. All potential patients' medical conditions have to be discussed <br /> and approved for admission to the unit by a medical doctor. The History & Physical and Progress <br /> Notes are billed by Bunkie General Hospital,but performed by Dr.Srivastava.Dr.Srivastava would <br /> also provide medical oversight for policies and procedures and day to day medical operational issues <br /> for Bayou Vista. <br /> Bunkie General Hospital has a contract with both Beacon Behavioral Hospital and Bayou Vista <br /> Nursing Home to perform lab services on patients and also a contract for Pre-Post Employee Drug <br /> Screening. You stated that Dr. Mohit Srivastava is the only physician employed at Bunkie General <br /> Hospital and/or in the Bunkie area that is readily available to serve the needs of the community. You <br /> also stated that Avoyelles Parish is classified as a Health Professional Shortage Area. <br /> The Board concluded, and instructed me to inform you, that Dr. Mohit Srivastava would not be <br /> prohibited by the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics from serving as the Medical Director for <br /> Beacon Behavioral Hospital and Bayou Vista Nursing Home under the contracts entered into by <br /> Bunkie General Hopsital.La.R.S.42:1111 C(2)(d)provides that no public servant and no legal entity <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />