Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 47 - Family Violence Shelter
Section I-4767 - Direct Services Management
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-4767
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Admission Policies
1. A provider shall have a
written description of admissions policies and criteria which shall include the
following information:
a. policies and
procedures related to intake;
b.
the age and sex of clients in care;
c. the needs, problems, situations or
patterns best addressed by the provider's program;
d. any other criterion for
admission;
e. maximum allowable
length of stay;
f. any preplacement
requirements on the client;
g. the
written description of admissions policies and criteria shall be provided to
DHHR and available to the client.
2. A provider shall not admit more clients
into care than the number specified on the provider's license.
3. A provider shall not accept any client for
placement whose needs cannot be adequately met by the provider's
program.
B. Intake Evaluation
1. The provider shall accept a
client into care only when a current comprehensive intake evaluation has been
completed, including social, health and family history; and, medical, social,
educational, psychological and, as appropriate, developmental or vocational
assessment.
2. In emergency
situations necessitating immediate placement into care, the provider shall
gather as much information as possible about the client to be admitted and the
circumstances requiring shelter; formalize this in an "emergency admission
note" within two days of admission; and then proceed with an intake evaluation
as quickly as possible.
C. Clarification of Expectations to Client
1. The provider shall, consistent with the
client's maturity and ability to understand, make clear its expectations and
requirements for behavior, and provide the client with an explanation of the
services provided by the program.
2. A provider shall not admit any client into
care whose presence will be seriously damaging to the on-going functioning of
the provider or to clients already in care.
D. Individual Service Plan
1. A provider shall develop a comprehensive,
time-limited, goal oriented individual service plan with the client addressing
the client's needs.
a. A provider shall ensure
that all persons working directly with the client are appropriately informed of
the service plan.
E. Departure and Follow-Up
1. When a client leaves the shelter, the
provider shall prepare a departure summary for the client's record which shall
include:
a. the client's
destination;
b. the client's
forwarding address and telephone number;
c. client's permission to be contacted by the
provider by phone and/or mail for follow-up purposes;
d. services provided to client during the
shelter stay;
e. services to be
provided on a non-residential basis;
f. summary client assessment by provider
staff.
F. Client Contract
1. Provider shall have a
clearly written list of rules and regulations governing conduct for clients in
care of the provider. These rules and regulations shall be made available to
each staff member and each client.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:2125.
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