Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 42 - Adult Day Health Care
Subchapter A - General Provisions
Section I-4219 - Notice and Appeal of Initial License Denial, Revocation, and Denial of License Renewal

1. The ADHC center shall request the informal reconsideration within 15 days of the receipt of the notice of the license denial, license revocation, or denial of license renewal. The request for informal reconsideration shall be in writing and shall be forwarded to the departments Health Standards Section.

2. The request shall include any documentation that demonstrates that the determination was made in error.

3. If a timely request is received by HSS, an informal reconsideration shall be scheduled and the center will receive written notification.

4. The center shall have the right to appear in person at the informal reconsideration and may be represented by counsel.

5. Correction of a violation or deficiency which is the basis for the denial, revocation or denial of license renewal, shall not be a basis for reconsideration.

6. The informal reconsideration process is not in lieu of the administrative appeals process and does not extend the time limits for filing an administrative appeal of the license denial, revocation, or denial of license renewal.

1. The ADHC center shall request the administrative appeal within 30 days of the receipt of the notice of the license denial, license revocation, or denial of license renewal or within 30 days of the receipt of the results of the informal reconsideration, if conducted. The request for administrative appeal shall be in writing and shall be submitted to the Division of Administrative Law (DAL).

2. The request for administrative appeal shall include any documentation that demonstrates that the determination was made in error and shall include the basis and specific reasons for the appeal.

3. If a timely request for an administrative appeal is received by the DAL, the license revocation or denial of license renewal will be suspended during the pendency of the appeal. However, if the secretary of the department determines that the violations of the center pose an imminent or immediate threat to the health, safety, or welfare of a participant, the imposition of the license revocation or denial of license renewal may be immediate and may be enforced during the pendency of the administrative appeal. If the secretary of the department makes such a determination, the center will receive written notification.

4. Correction of a violation or a deficiency which is the basis for the denial, revocation, or denial of license renewal, shall not be a basis for the administrative appeal.