Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 56 - Behavioral Health Service Providers
Subchapter B - Licensing
Section I-5623 - Statement of Deficiencies
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-5623
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The BHS provider shall post the following statements of deficiencies issued by the department in a readily accessible place on the licensed premises:
1. the most recent annual survey statement of
deficiencies; and
2. each of the
complaint survey statements of deficiencies, including the plans of correction,
issued after the most recent annual survey.
B. The BHS provider shall make its statements of deficiencies available to the public 30 days after the provider submits an acceptable plan of correction of the deficiencies or 90 days after the statement of deficiencies is issued to the provider, whichever occurs first.
C. Informal Dispute Resolution
1. Unless otherwise provided in
statute or in this Chapter, a BHS provider has the right to an informal dispute
resolution (IDR) of any deficiencies cited as a result of a survey.
2. Correction of the violation, noncompliance
or deficiency shall not be the basis for the IDR.
3. The BHS providers written request for IDR
shall be received by HSS within 10 calendar days of the providers receipt of
the statement of deficiencies and shall identify each disputed deficiency or
deficiencies and the reason for the dispute that demonstrates the findings were
cited in error.
4. If a timely
request for an IDR is received, the department shall schedule and conduct the
IDR.
5. HSS shall notify the
provider in writing of the results of the IDR.
6. Except as provided for complaint surveys
and as provided in this Chapter:
a. the IDR
decision is the final administrative decision regarding the deficiencies;
and
b. there is no right to an
administrative appeal of such deficiencies.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and R.S. 40:2151-2161.
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