Louisiana § RS 40:2120.44 - Rules and regulations; licensing standards

§ RS 40:2120.44. Rules and regulations; licensing standards

            A. The department is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate and publish rules, regulations, and licensing standards, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to provide for the licensure of adult day health care providers and to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of persons receiving services from such providers or programs, and to provide for the safe operation of such providers or programs. The rules, regulations, and licensing standards shall become effective upon approval by the secretary of the department in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. These rules, regulations, and licensing standards shall have the effect of law.

            B. The department shall prescribe, promulgate, and publish rules, regulations, and licensing standards relative to adult day health care providers, to include but not be limited to the following:

            (1) Licensure application and renewal application procedures and requirements.

            (2) Operational and personnel requirements.

            (3) Practice standards to assure quality of care.

            (4) Practice standards to assure the health, safety, welfare, and comfort of patients, clients, and persons receiving services.

            (5) Survey and complaint investigations.

            (6) Initial and annual renewal of licenses.

            (7) Provisional licenses.

            (8) Denial, revocation, suspension, and nonrenewal of licenses, and the appeals therefrom.

            (9) Planning, construction, and design of the facility to ensure the health, safety, welfare, and comfort of patients, clients, and persons receiving services.

            (10) Such other regulations or standards as will ensure proper care and treatment of patients, clients, and persons receiving services, as may be deemed necessary for an effective administration of this Part.

            C. The department may promulgate and publish other rules it deems necessary to streamline the application process and maximize participation of adults in need of adult day health care services. The rules, regulations, and licensing standards shall become effective upon approval by the secretary of the department in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. These rules and regulations shall have the effect of law.

            Acts 2006, No. 637, §1, eff. June 23, 2006; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.