Louisiana § RS 40:2162.4 - Licensure of community-based care facilities
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 40:2162.4 — Licensure of community-based care facilities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 40:2162.4. Licensure of community-based care facilities
A. Each community-based care facility shall be licensed in accordance with the requirements of this Part and the applicable rules of the department. No facility, agency, institution, person, society, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, group, or other legal entity providing community-based care services may be established, operated, or reimbursed through the Medicaid program unless licensed as a community-based care facility by the department.
B. A license issued to a community-based care facility shall be issued only for the owner and premises named in the license application.
C. A license issued pursuant to this Part shall be on a form prescribed by the department and shall be valid for a twelve-month period beginning the month of issuance unless revoked or otherwise suspended prior to that date.
D. A license issued pursuant to this Part shall not be transferable or assignable.
E. Each licensed community-based care facility shall post its license in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
Acts 2017, No. 417, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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