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-5107 - Qualified Setting Provisions

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-5107

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

A. The residence where MIHC services are provided to a client shall be a qualified setting as stipulated herein. The qualified setting determination shall be completed by the HCBS provider as part of the admission process and on an on-going basis as stipulated herein.

B. In order for a setting to be determined qualified for MIHC services, the setting shall meet the following criteria:

1. is a private residence located in Louisiana, occupied by the client and a principal caregiver and shall not be subject to state licensure or certification as a hospital, nursing facility, group home, intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities or as an adult residential care provider;

2. is accessible to meet the specific functional, health and mobility needs of the client residing in the qualified setting;

3. is in compliance with local health, fire, safety, occupancy, and state building codes for dwelling units;

4. is equipped with appropriate safety equipment, including, at a minimum, an easily accessible class ABC fire extinguisher, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors (which shall be audible in the clients and principal caregivers sleeping areas when activated);

5. is equipped with heating and refrigeration equipment for clients meals and/or food preparation, e.g. warming or cooling prepared foods;

6. has a bedroom for the client which shall contain a bed unit appropriate to his/her size and specific needs that includes a frame, a mattress, and pillow(s). The bedroom shall have a closeable door and window coverings to ensure privacy of the client with adequate lighting to provide care in accordance with the ISP;

7. has a closet, permanent or portable, to store clothing or aids to physical functioning, if any, which is readily accessible to the client or the principal caregiver;

8. has a bathroom with functioning indoor plumbing for bathing and toileting with availability of a method to maintain safe water temperatures for bathing;

9. is equipped with functional air temperature controls which maintain an ambient seasonal temperature between 65 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit;

10. is maintained with pest control;

11. is equipped with a 24 hour accessible working telephone and/or other means of communication with health care providers;

12. is equipped with household first aid supplies to treat minor cuts or burns; and

13. as deemed necessary, has secured storage for potentially hazardous items, such as fire arms and ammunition, drugs or poisons.

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

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