Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Annual licensing inspections by the
department, current approvals by the Office of Public Health, Office of State
Fire Marshal, and city fire (if applicable), and academic approval by the
department (if type III center) shall be required before the expiration of an
existing license. However, if a center has documentation establishing that the
center requested an inspection by the Office of Public Health or the Office of
State Fire Marshal prior to the expiration of the existing license, these
approvals may be submitted to the department within 90 calendar days of the
date of the license renewal.
1. Required
approvals from these agencies may be extended by such authorized agencies
through written communication with the center or the department.
2. A renewal inspection by the department is
similar to the initial licensing inspection.
a. Documentation of the previous 12 months of
activities at a center shall be available for review during renewal and other
inspections.
B. After initial licensure, inspections shall
be conducted as deemed necessary by the department at regular intervals not to
exceed one year, and without notice to the early learning center.
C. The director/director
designee/staff-in-charge shall have an opportunity to review inspection
deficiencies (if any) in consultation with departmental staff.
1. If the director/director
designee/staff-in-charge is not present at the center or is unable or unwilling
to review the inspection deficiencies, the departmental staff shall review with
any staff at the center.
2. If
departmental staff are unable to conduct such a review due to the absence or
refusal of staff to participate, the licensing staff shall leave a copy of the
deficiencies at the center, and this shall constitute notice of the
deficiencies to the center and its owners and director.
D. Licensing Deficiency Review
1. Managerial Review
a. A center may submit a written request to
the department, on a form provided by the department, for a managerial review
of the accuracy of a cited deficiency or the accuracy of a statement within a
cited deficiency. The written request for a managerial review must be received
by the department within 10 calendar days of the centers receipt of the cited
deficiency.
b. Management will
review and respond in writing to the written request within 10 calendar days of
receipt of the request.
2. Second Request for Review
a. If the cited deficiency is upheld in the
managerial review, the provider may submit a written request for a second
review of the deficiency within 10 calendar days of receipt of the written
response the managerial review.
b.
All information to be considered in the second review must be submitted in
writing.
c. A licensing review
panel will review the cited deficiency and provide a written response to the
center within 10 calendar days of receipt of second request for
review.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
17:6 and
17:407.40.
