Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 1 - General
Chapter 11 - DHHR Policy on use of Restraints, Seclusions and Medications with Gary W. Classmembers
Section I-1111 - Instructions to Offices
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Each office will immediately notify its employees and those service providers for whom it has funding authority of the following.
B. The above will be required information for dissemination to all new employees, where appropriate, prior to assumption of duties.
C. Any DHHR employee found to be in violation of this policy will be subject to disciplinary actions such as official reprimand, suspension, and dismissal.
D. Individuals and agencies in the private sector serving DHHR clients shall adopt this policy and enforce it including provisions for disciplinary action with employees found to violate the policy. The DHHR will enforce this policy through progressive sanctions which could include a plan of corrective action, a moratorium on placements, and the removal of DHHR funded clients.
E. Where more stringent federal or state regulations govern a facility's behavior management practices, this policy will not supercede those regulations.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Gary W. et al vs. State of Louisiana, et al Civil Action 74-2412.
