Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. A CRC
license expires on the expiration date listed on the license, unless timely
renewed by the CRC.
B. To renew a
license, the CRC shall submit a completed license renewal application packet to
the department at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the current license.
The license renewal application packet includes:
1. the license renewal application;
2. a current State Fire Marshal
report;
3. a current OPH inspection
report;
4. the non-refundable
license renewal fee;
5. any other
documentation required by the department; and
6. except for governmental entities or
organizations, proof of financial viability, comprised of the following:
a. a line of credit issued from a federally
insured, licensed lending institution in the amount of at least
$100,000;
b. general liability
insurance of at least $500,000 per occurrence;
c. worker's compensation insurance in the
amount as required by state law;
d.
professional liability insurance of at least $100,000 per occurrence/$500,000
per annual aggregate, or proof of self-insurance of at least $100,000, along
with proof of enrollment as a qualified health care provider with the Louisiana
Patient's Compensation Fund (PCF):
i. if the
CRC is not enrolled in the PCF, professional liability limits shall be
$1,000,000 per occurrence/$3,000,000 per annual aggregate; and
e. the LDH-HSS shall specifically
be identified as the certificate holder on any policies and any certificates of
insurance issued as proof of insurance by the insurer or producer
(agent).
C.
The department may perform an on-site survey and inspection of the center upon
renewal.
D. Failure to submit a
completed license renewal application packet prior to the expiration of the
current license will result in the voluntary non-renewal of the CRC license
upon the license's expiration.
E.
The renewal of a license does not in any manner affect any sanction, civil
monetary penalty, or other action imposed by the department against the
center.
F. If a licensed CRC has
been issued a notice of license revocation or suspension, and the center's
license is due for annual renewal, the department shall deny the license
renewal application and shall not issue a renewal license.
G. Voluntary Non-Renewal of a License
1. If a center fails to timely renew its
license, the license:
a. expires on the
license's expiration date; and
b.
is considered a non-renewal and voluntarily surrendered.
2. There is no right to an administrative
reconsideration or appeal from a voluntary surrender or nonrenewal of the
license.
3. If a center fails to
timely renew its license, the center shall immediately cease providing
services, unless the center is actively treating clients, in which case the
center shall:
a. within two days of the
untimely renewal, provide written notice to HSS of the number of clients
receiving treatment at the center;
b. within two days of the untimely renewal,
provide written notice to each active client's prescribing physician and to
every client, or, if applicable, the client's parent or legal guardian, of the
following:
i. voluntary non-renewal of
license;
ii. date of closure;
and
iii. plans for the transition
of the client;
c.
discharge and transition each client in accordance with this Chapter within 15
days of the license's expiration date; and
d. within 30 days of the license's expiration
date, notify HSS of the location where records will be stored in compliance
with federal and state laws and the name, address, and phone number of the
person responsible for the records.
AUTHORITY
NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
36:254 and
R.S.
40:2180.14.
