Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 56 - Behavioral Health Service Providers
Subchapter M - Additional Requirements for Substance Use/Addiction Treatment Programs
Section I-5699 - Ambulatory Withdrawal Management with Extended On-Site Monitoring (ASAM Level 2-WM) (Adults Only)
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-5699
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The BHS provider shall:
1. only admit clients
clinically appropriate for ASAM level 2-WM into this program;
2. review and update the treatment plan in
collaboration with the client as needed or at a minimum of every 30 days;
and
3. ensure that level 2-WM
services are offered in conjunction with intensive outpatient treatment
services (ASAM level 2.1);
B. Staffing. The provider shall ensure that:
1. a physician is on-site at least 10 hours
per week during operational hours and on-call 24 hours per day, seven days per
week;
2. there is a LMHP or UP on
site 40 hours per week;
3. each
LMHP/UP caseload does not exceed 1:25 active clients;
4. there is a licensed nurse on call 24 hours
per day, seven days per week and on site no less than 40 hours a week;
and
5. there is a RN on-site as
needed to perform nursing assessments.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and R.S. 40:2151-2161.
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