Louisiana § RS 40:2162.3 - Definitions
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§ RS 40:2162.3. Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms have the meaning ascribed in this Section:
(1) "Applicant" means an entity applying for a community-based care facility license from the Louisiana Department of Health.
(2) "Client" means any person who has been accepted for treatment or services, including rehabilitation services, furnished by a facility licensed pursuant to this Part.
(3) "Community-based care facility" means a facility where five or more adults with a primary diagnosis of mental illness who are not related to the operator or administrator and who do not require care above intermediate-level nursing care reside and receive care, treatment, or services that are above the level of room and board and include no more than three hours of nursing care per week per resident.
(4) "Community-based care services" means services provided in a community-based care facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of this Part.
(5) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.
(6) "Financial viability" means the ability of the licensee to maintain capital, lines of credit, insurance, and other financial resources at levels deemed sufficient by the Louisiana Department of Health for operation of a community-based care facility.
(7) "License" means a license issued by the Louisiana Department of Health to a community-based care facility.
Acts 2017, No. 417, §1.
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