Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 45 - Ambulatory Surgical Center
Subchapter F - Safety, Sanitization and Emergency Preparedness
Section I-4583 - Inactivation of License due to a Declared Disaster or Emergency
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. An ASC licensed in a parish which is the subject of an executive order or proclamation of emergency or disaster, issued in accordance with R.S. 29:724 or R.S. 29:766, may seek to inactivate its license for a period not to exceed one year, provided that the following conditions are met:
B. Upon receiving a completed written request to inactivate an ASC license, the department shall issue a notice of inactivation of license to the ASC.
C. Upon completion of repairs, renovations, rebuilding or replacement, an ASC which has received a notice of inactivation of its license from the department shall be allowed to reinstate its license upon the following conditions being met.
D. Upon receiving a completed written request to reinstate an ASC license, the department shall conduct a licensing survey. If the ASC meets the requirements for licensure and the requirements under this Section, the department may issue a notice of reinstatement of the ASC license.
E. No change of ownership of the ASC shall occur until such ASC has completed repairs, renovations, rebuilding or replacement construction and has resumed operations as an ASC.
F. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to an ASC which has voluntarily surrendered its license and ceased operation.
G. Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Section shall be deemed a voluntary surrender of the ASC license.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2131-2141.