Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 42 - Adult Day Health Care
Subchapter B - Administration and Organization
Section I-4227 - Policy and Procedures
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-4227
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. An ADHC center shall have a written program plan describing the services and programs that it furnishes.
B. The center shall have written policies and procedures governing all areas of care and services provided by the center that are available to staff, participants, and/or sponsors. These policies and procedures shall:
1. ensure that each participant receives the
necessary care and services to promote his/her highest level of functioning and
well-being;
2. reflect awareness of
the medical and psychosocial needs of participants as well as provisions for
meeting those needs, including admission, transfer, and discharge planning; and
the range of services available to participants;
3. be developed in consultation with a group
of professional personnel consisting of at least a licensed physician, the
director, and a registered nurse;
4. govern access, duplication and
dissemination of information from the participant's personal and medical
record;
5. establish guidelines to
protect any money or other personal items brought to the ADHC center by
participants;
6. describe the
process for participants to file a grievance with the center and/or register a
complaint with the department:
a. the LDH
toll-free telephone number for registering complaints shall be posted
conspicuously in public areas of the ADHC center;
7. be available to the participant's
physician of choice;
8. be revised
as necessary, but reviewed by the professional group at least annually;
and
9. be approved by the governing
body.
C. The director, or his designee:
1. is responsible for the
execution of ADHC center policies; and
2. shall be accessible to center staff or to
any representative of the Department of Health conducting an audit, survey,
monitoring activity, or research and quality assurance.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and 40:2120.41-46.
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