Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 51 - Home and Community-Based Services provider's
Subchapter A - Monitored In-Home Caregiving Module
Section I-5101 - General Provisions

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-5101

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

A. Monitored in-home caregiving (MIHC) services are provided by a principal caregiver to a client who lives in a private unlicensed residence.

1. The principal caregiver shall:
a. be contracted by the licensed HCBS provider having a MIHC service module; and

b. reside with the client.

2. Professional staff employed by the HCBS provider shall provide oversight, support, and monitoring of the principal caregiver, service delivery, and client outcomes through on-site visits, training, and daily web-based electronic information exchange.

B. provider's applying for the monitored in-home caregiving module under the HCBS license shall meet the core licensing requirements (except those set forth in §5005. B 4, §5005. C ii and §5007. F.1.c and the module-specific requirements of this Section.

C. During any survey or investigation of the HCBS provider with the MIHC module conducted by the LDH-HSS, the survey process begins once the surveyor enters either the client's place of residence or the provider's licensed place of business. When the survey begins at the client's residence, the provider shall transmit any records requested by the HSS surveyor within two hours of such request to the location as designated by the HSS surveyor.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and R.S. 40:2120.2.

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