Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 78 - Pain Management Clinics
Subchapter D - Facility Requirements
Section I-7851 - Quality Assurance

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-7851

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

A. A licensed pain management clinic, with active participation of its medical staff, shall conduct an ongoing, comprehensive quality assurance (QA) program which shall be a self-assessment of the quality of care provided at the clinic. Quality indicators shall be developed to track and trend potential problematic areas. These quality indicators shall include, at a minimum, the following:

1. the medical necessity of procedures performed, complications as a result of such performed procedures, and appropriateness of care;

2. any significant adverse effects of medical treatment or medical therapy, including the number of overdoses of prescribed medications or the number of deaths resulting from such overdoses, or both;

3. the number of patients referred to other health care providers for additional treatment or to an addiction facility;

4. the number of patient or family complaints or grievances and their resolutions;

5. the number of patients the clinic refuses to continue to treat due to misuse, diversion of medications, or non-compliance with prescribed medication treatment regimen;

6. identified infection control incidents; and

7. the monitoring of patients who have been treated with prescribed narcotic pain medication for a continuous period of 12 months and longer.

B. At least quarterly, the clinic shall systematically analyze all data and develop a corrective action plan for identified problems determined through the clinic's QA process.

1. When appropriate, the clinic shall make revisions to its policies and procedures and provide written documentation that the corrective action plan has been monitored for continued sustained compliance to the appropriate standard of care.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40.2198.11-13.

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