Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 15 - Emergency Response Network
Chapter 185 - Regional Commissions; Membership; Officers; Meetings; Duties and Responsibilities
Section I-18507 - Regional Commission Duties and Responsibilities

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-18507

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Each regional commission shall:

1. develop a written system plan for submission to LERN Board, which plan shall:
a. identify all resources available in the region for emergency and disaster preparedness and response;

b. be based on standard guidelines for comprehensive system development;

c. include all parishes within the region unless a specific parish portion thereof has been aligned within an adjacent region;

d. give an opportunity to all health care entities and interested specialty centers opportunity to participate in the planning process; and

e. address the following components:
i. injury prevention;

ii. access to the system;

iii. communications;

iv. pre-hospital triage criteria;

v. diversion policies;

vi. bypass protocols;

vii. regional medical control;

viii. facility triage criteria;

ix. inter-hospital transfers;

x. planning for the designation of trauma facilities, including the identification of the lead facility(ies); and

xi. a performance improvement program that evaluates processes and outcomes from a system perspective;

2. upon approval of the board, implement the system plan to include:
a. education of all entities about the plan components;

b. on-going review of resource, process, and outcome data; and

c. if necessary, revision and re-approval of the plan or plan components by LERN Board;

3. annually complete a regional needs assessment and conduct education and training within the region to meet the needs identified in the annual needs assessment;

4. develop and implement a regional performance improvement (PI) program plan;

5. develop and implement a regional injury prevention program;

6. at least quarterly, submit evidence of on-going activity, including meeting notices and minutes, to LERN Board; and

7. Annually submit a report to LERN Board which describes progress toward system development and demonstrates on-going activity;

B. Regional commission may request technical assistance from the LERN Board at any time.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2845(A)(3)(a) and 40:2846(A).

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