Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 53 - Level III Crisis Receiving Centers
Subchapter B - Licensing
Section I-5323 - Complaint Surveys
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-5323
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.S. 40:2009.13 et seq., the department has the authority to conduct unannounced complaint surveys on crisis receiving centers.
B. The department shall issue a statement of deficiency to the center if it finds a deficiency during the complaint survey.
C. Plan of Correction
1. Once the department issues a
statement of deficiencies, the department may require the center to submit an
acceptable plan of correction.
2.
If the department determines that other action, such as license revocation, is
appropriate, the center:
a. may not be
required to submit a plan of correction; and
b. will be notified of such action.
D. Follow-up Surveys
1. The department may conduct a follow-up
survey following a complaint survey in which deficiencies were cited to ensure
correction of the deficient practices.
2. If the department determines that other
action, such as license revocation, is appropriate:
a. a follow-up survey is not necessary;
and
b. the center will be notified
of such action.
E. Informal Reconsiderations of Complaint Surveys
1. A center that is cited with
deficiencies found during a complaint survey has the right to request an
informal reconsideration of the deficiencies. The center's written request for
an informal reconsideration must be received by HSS within 10 calendar days of
the center's receipt of the statement of deficiencies.
2. An informal reconsideration for a
complaint survey or investigation shall be conducted by the department as a
desk review.
3. Correction of the
violation or deficiency shall not be the basis for the
reconsideration.
4. The center
shall be notified in writing of the results of the informal
reconsideration.
5. Except for the
right to an administrative appeal provided in
R.S.
40:2009.16, the informal reconsideration
shall constitute final action by the department regarding the complaint survey,
and there shall be no further right to an administrative appeal.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with RS. 36:254 and R.S. 28:2180.14.
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