Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 55 - Day Developmental Training Centers
Section I-5515 - Governing Body and Administration

A. A governing body of the facility shall exercise general direction and shall establish policies concerning the operation of the facility and the welfare of the individuals served.

B. The governing body shall establish appropriate qualifications for the administrator in terms of education, experience, personal factors, and skills.

C. The administrator shall make arrangements so that a particular individual is responsible for the administrative direction of the facility at all times.

D. A table of organization shall provide for and show the major operating programs of the facility, with staff division and the administrative personnel in charge of program and division, and their lines of authority, responsibility, and communication.

E. The administration of the facility shall provide for effective participation and communication between the staff and individuals attending the facility. Standing committees appropriate to the facility, such as human rights, infection control, admission and dismissal, interdisciplinary, etc., shall be constituted and shall meet regularly. Committees shall include the participation of direct-care staff and the persons served, whenever appropriate. Minutes and reports of staff meetings, and of standing and at hoc committee meetings shall include records of recommendation and their implementation, and shall be kept and filed.

F. There shall be an active program of ready, open, and honest communication with the children and their families. The facility shall maintain active means of keeping the families or surrogates informed of activities related to the children that may be of interest to them or of significant changes in the child's condition. Communication to the facility from a child's relatives shall be promptly and appropriately handled and answered. Close relatives and parent surrogates shall be permitted to visit at any reasonable hour, and without prior notice unless contraindicated by the child's needs. Steps shall be taken, however, so that the privacy and rights of the other individuals are not infringed by this practice. Parents shall be permitted to visit all parts of the facility that provide services to the children. Frequent and informal visits home shall be encouraged and the regulations of the facility shall facilitate rather than inhibit such visitations.