Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 68 - Adult Residential Care Providers
Subchapter D - Adult Residential Care Provider Services
Section I-6839 - General Provisions

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-6839

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The services provided by the ARCP are dependent in part upon the level for which they are licensed and in part upon the optional services that the ARCP elects to provide.

B. An ARCP shall ensure that services meet a residents personal and health care needs as identified in the residents PCSP, meet scheduled and unscheduled care needs, and make emergency assistance available 24 hours a day. These services shall be provided in a manner that does not pose an undue hardship on residents.

1. An ARCP shall respond to changes in residents needs for services by revising the PCSP and, if necessary, by adjusting its staffing.

2. The ARCP shall provide adequate services and oversight/supervision including adequate security measures, 24 hours per day as needed for any resident.

3. The ARCP shall provide a sanitary environment to avoid sources and transmission of infections and communicable diseases which meet or exceed the latest criteria established by the CDC, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and State Sanitary Code.

C. Number of Residents. The maximum number of residents that an ARCP shall serve will be based upon the level and plan as approved by the OSFM and/or the department's HSS.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and R.S. 40:2166.1-2166.8.

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