Louisiana § RS 40:2116.2 - Nursing facilities; cost effective measures
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§ RS 40:2116.2. Nursing facilities; cost effective measures
The Louisiana Department of Health may promulgate rules to accomplish cost effectiveness of beds that include but are not limited to the following:
(1) A bed abeyance program to reduce nursing facility beds by ten percent or more. Such an abeyance program shall include a timeframe in which a determination is made as to whether beds should be brought out of abeyance based upon a ninety-three percent occupancy rate within a service area.
(2) An increase in the minimum occupancy level required for a nursing facility to fully recover its capital cost.
(3) A buy-back program, provided such a buy-back program is approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and is eligible for federal funds participation.
(4) A bed exchange program that allows a nursing facility to create adult residential care beds based on the permanent elimination of existing nursing facility beds.
Acts 2022, No. 531, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:2116.2 ("Nursing facilities; cost effective measures") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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