§ 40:2120.44 — Rules and regulations; licensing standards

Louisiana § 40:2120.44

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§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.

Legislative History

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