Louisiana § RS 40:2180.14 - Rules and regulations; licensing standards
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§ RS 40:2180.14. Rules and regulations; licensing standards
A. The licensing agency of 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 crisis receiving centers, and to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of persons receiving services from such facilities or providers, and to provide for the safe operation of such facilities or providers. The rules, regulations, and licensing standards shall become effective upon approval of 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 licensing agency of the department shall prescribe, promulgate, and publish rules, regulations, and licensing standards 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, rights, and comfort of patients, clients, and persons receiving services.
(5) Survey and complaint investigations.
(6) Initial license, renewal of license, full license, and provisional license.
(7) Denial, revocation, suspension, and nonrenewal of licenses, and the appeals therefrom.
(8) Planning, construction, design, and implementation of the facility or provider to ensure the health, safety, welfare, rights, and comfort of patients, clients, and persons receiving services.
(9) Such other regulations or standards as will ensure proper care and treatment of patients, clients, and persons receiving services.
Acts 2008, No. 447, §2, effective upon final adoption of the rules and regulations promulgated by DHH.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:2180.14 ("Rules and regulations; licensing standards") 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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