Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. An FSBC
shall have an identifiable governing body with responsibility for, and
authority over, the policies and activities of the FSBC, which shall include
all contracts. The governing body is the ultimate governing authority of the
FSBC and shall adopt bylaws which address its responsibilities. No contract or
other arrangements shall limit or diminish the responsibilities of the
governing body.
B. An FSBC shall
have documents identifying the following information regarding the governing
body:
1. names and addresses of all
members;
2. terms of
membership;
3. officers of the
governing body; and
4. terms of
office for any officers.
C. The governing body shall be comprised of
one or more persons and shall hold formal meetings at least twice a year. There
shall be written minutes of all formal meetings, and the bylaws shall specify
the frequency of meetings and quorum requirements.
D. The governing body of an FSBC shall:
1. ensure the FSBC's continual compliance and
conformity with all relevant federal, state, local, and municipal laws and
regulations;
2. review and approve
the FSBC's annual budget;
a. - b.
Repealed.
3. designate a
person to act as the administrator and delegate enough authority to this person
to manage the dayto-day operations of the FSBC;
4. annually evaluate the administrator's
performance;
5. have the authority
to dismiss the administrator;
6.
formulate and annually review, in consultation with the administrator, written
policies and procedures concerning the FSBC's philosophy, goals, current
services, personnel practices, job descriptions, fiscal management, and
contracts:
a. the FSBC's written policies and
procedures shall be maintained within the FSBC and made available to all staff
during hours of operation;
7. determine, in accordance with state law,
which licensed healthcare practitioners are eligible candidates for appointment
to the FSBC staff;
a. Repealed.
8. ensure and maintain quality of
care, inclusive of a quality assurance/performance improvement process that
measures client, process, and structural (e.g. system) outcome indicators to
enhance client care;
9. ensure that
birthing procedures shall not be performed in areas other than the birthing
rooms;
10. ensure that birthing
procedures are initiated in accordance with acceptable standards of
practice;
11. meet with designated
representatives of the department whenever required to do so;
12. inform the department, or its designee,
prior to initiating any substantial changes in the services provided by the
FSBC; and
13. ensure that pursuant
to R.S.
40:1191.2, prior to the final disposition of
a miscarried child, but not more than 24 hours after a miscarriage occurs in an
FSBC, the FSBC shall notify the client, or if the client is incapacitated, the
spouse of the client, both orally and in writing, of both of the following:
a. the parent's right to arrange for the
final disposition of the miscarried child using the notice of parental rights
form as provided for in
R.S.
40:1191.3; and
b. the availability of a chaplain or other
counseling services concerning the death of the miscarried child, if such
services are provided by the FSBC.
14. - 14.b. Repealed.
AUTHORITY
NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
36:254 and
R.S.
40:2180.21-2180.28.
