Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 57 - Behavioral Health Services
Subchapter N - Additional Requirement for Substance Use/Addictive Residential Treatment Programs
Section I-5713 - Client Funds and Assets
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-5713
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. If a BHS provider manages clients personal funds accounts, the BHS provider shall develop and implement written policies and procedures governing the maintenance and protection of the client fund accounts that include, but are not limited to:
1. the maximum amount each client may
entrust with the provider;
2. the
criteria by which clients can access money;
3. the disbursement procedure, including the
maximum amount that may be disbursed to the client;
4. staff members who may access such funds;
and
5. the method for protecting
and maintaining the funds.
B. The BHS provider that manages a clients personal funds shall:
1. furnish a copy of the
providers policy and procedures governing the maintenance and protection of
client funds to the client or the clients parents or legal guardian, if
applicable;
2. obtain written
authorization from the client or the clients parent or legal guardian, if
applicable, for the safekeeping and management of the funds;
3. provide each client with an account
statement upon request with a receipt listing the amount of money the provider
is holding in trust for the client;
4. maintain a current balance sheet
containing all financial transactions to include the signatures of staff and
the client for each transaction;
5.
provide a list or account statement regarding personal funds upon request of
the client; and
6. be prohibited
from commingling the clients funds with the providers operating
account.
C. If the BHS provider manages funds for a client, the provider shall ensure that:
1. any remaining funds shall be refunded to
the client or his/her legal guardian within five business days of notification
of discharge; and
2. in the event
of the death of a client, any remaining funds are refunded to the clients legal
representative within five business days of the clients death.
D. The BHS provider shall develop, implement and comply with a policies and procedures that address:
1. the maintenance and safeguard of client
possessions, including money, brought to the provider by its clients;
2. maintaining an inventory of each clients
possessions from the date of admission;
3. returning all possessions to the client
upon the clients discharge; and
4.
requiring the client and one staff member to sign documentation indicating that
the clients possessions have been placed with the provider and the return of
possessions to the client.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and R.S. 40:2151-2161.
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