Louisiana § RS 40:2009.6 - Denial, revocation, or nonrenewal of license; grounds
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§ RS 40:2009.6. Denial, revocation, or nonrenewal of license; grounds
A. An application for a license may be denied for any of the following reasons:
(1) Failure to meet any of the minimum standards prescribed by the department under R.S. 40:2009.4(A).
(2) Conviction of a felony, as shown by a certified copy of the record of the court of conviction of the applicant; or, if the applicant is a firm or corporation, conviction of any of its members or officers of a felony; or conviction of the person designated to manage or supervise the home of a felony.
(3) If the supervisor of the home is not reputable.
(4) If the staff or a member of the staff is temperamentally or otherwise unsuited for the care of the patients in the home.
B. A license may be revoked, or a renewal thereof denied for any of the following reasons:
(1) Cruelty or indifference to the welfare of the residents.
(2) Misappropriation or conversion of the property of the residents.
(3) Violation of any provision of R.S. 40:2009.1 through 2009.11 or of minimum standards, rules and regulations, or orders of the department promulgated thereunder.
(4) Any ground upon which an application for a license may be denied as prescribed in Subsection A of this Section.
(5)(a) When a nursing facility has failed to timely report or pay a fee or has been delinquent in payment of any fee owed to the department, including specifically provider fees imposed pursuant to R.S. 46:2625, on more than three occasions. Revocation shall be stayed during the pendency of any agency administrative appeal filed by a health care provider who contests or disputes the delinquency fee or fine.
(b) For purposes of this Paragraph, a nursing facility shall be considered to be delinquent on the tenth day following the date on which the report or fee is due.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 188, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §9; Acts 1997, No. 795, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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