Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 62 - Therapeutic Group Homes
Subchapter E - Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
Section I-6259 - Admission Requirements

A. A TGH shall have written admissions policies and criteria which shall include the following:

B. The written description of admissions policies and criteria shall be provided to the department upon request, and made available to the client and his/her legal representative.

C. A TGH shall not refuse admission to any client on the grounds of race, national origin, ethnicity or disability.

D. A TGH shall admit only those clients whose needs, pursuant to the pretreatment assessment and comprehensive treatment plan, can be fully met by the TGH.

E. When refusing admission to a client, the TGH shall provide a written statement to the client with the reason for the refusal. This shall be provided to the designated representative(s) of the department upon request.

F. Pretreatment Assessment. To be admitted into a TGH, the individual shall have received a pretreatment assessment by the Medicaid Program, or its designee, that recommends admission into the TGH. The TGH shall ensure that requirements for pretreatment assessment are met prior to treatment commencing. The referral PTA shall contain clinical information to support medical necessity to the therapeutic group home and to establish that TGH is the most appropriate service to meet the client's treatment needs.

G. The TGH shall use the pretreatment assessment to develop an initial plan of care to be used upon admission until a comprehensive treatment plan is completed.