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These rules and regulations contain the minimum licensure standards for adult brain injury facilities, pursuant to R.S. 40:2120.31-40:2120.40. Brain injuries may result in mild, moderate or severe impairments in cognition, physical functioning and psychosocial behavior.
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- Adult Day Health Care (ADHC)
The purpose of Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) services is to provide an alternative to or a possible prevention or delay of 24-hour institutional care by furnishing direct care for a portion of the day to adults who have physical, mental, or functional impairments. An ADHC shall be operational for at least five hours each day of operation. An ADHC center shall be operational for at least five days per week. An ADHC center shall protect the health, safety, welfare, and well-being of participants attending ADHC centers.
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These rules and regulations contain the minimum licensure standards for adult residential care providers (ARCPs), pursuant to R.S. 40:2166.1-2166.8, and shall become effective on August 15, 2015. An ARCP serves individuals in a congregate setting and is operational 24 hours per day, seven days per week, with a coordinated array of supportive personal services, 24- hour supervision and assistance (scheduled and unscheduled), activities and health-related services that are designed to:
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- Behavioral Health
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Pursuant to R.S. 40:2151-2161, the Department of Health (LDH) hereby establishes licensing standards for behavioral health service (BHS) providers. The purpose of these Chapters is to provide for the development, establishment and enforcement of statewide licensing standards for the care of clients receiving services from BHS providers, to ensure the maintenance of these standards, and to regulate conditions of these providers through a program of licensure that shall promote safe and adequate treatment of clients of BHS providers.
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CMHCs are not licensed by the State of Louisiana. They are certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). HSS is the liaison between CMHCs and CMS.
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Notice of Parental Rights Form
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- Emergency Preparedness
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NHEPRC Meeting and Agenda
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana - April 17, 2025 - The department proposes to amend the provisions governing the licensing of case management in order to: (1) modify qualifications for case managers and supervisors, (2) adjust the timeframe in which providers must respond to the department’s written report of licensing inspection findings, (3) change how often a case manager must conduct visits with the consumer/guardian as part of the linkage and monitoring/follow-up process, and (4) require the development of policy and procedure for preventing, responding to, reporting, and mitigating instances of healthcare workplace violence. Amends the provisions governing targeted case management (TCM) under the New Opportunities Waiver, early and periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment, and the EarlySteps Program in order to clarify language and ensure the requirements for TCM services are accurately reflected throughout the administrative Rule.
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana – April 17, 2025 - The department proposes to amend the provisions governing the licensing of hospitals in order to comply with the requirements of the following Acts of the 2024 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature: Act 122 that requires hospital providers to, prior to discharge following birth, provide the mother and her family members information about post-birth warning signs, including symptoms and available resources; Act 398 relative to the installation and use of newborn safety devices as infant relinquish sites; Act 588 relative to the location of psychiatric facilities; Act 666 that allows for patient designation of an essential caregiver; and Act 737 that provides for discharge procedures and educational documents. In compliance with Acts 122, 398, 588, and 737, the department hereby proposes to amend the provisions governing the licensing of hospitals in order add the definition of forensic psychiatric hospital, to adjust requirements for the minimum contents of patient medical records, to add requirements for certain resuscitation equipment and supplies when a newborn safety device is located inside a hospital, and to update client discharge processes. Also, in compliance with Act 666, the department proposes to adopt provisions for the designation of an essential caregiver and circumstances for visitation
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