Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 82 - Minimum Standards for Licensure of Hospice Agencies
Subchapter D - Administration
Section I-8241 - Branch Offices

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-8241

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

A. No branch office may be opened without written approval from LDH.

B. No branch office may be opened unless the parent office has had full licensure for at least the immediately preceding 12 months and has a current census of at least 10 active patients.

C. Each branch shall serve the same or part of the geographic area approved for the parent.

D. Each branch office shall have a registered nurse immediately available to be on site, or on site in the branch office at all times during stated operating hours.

E. All services provided by the parent agency shall be available in the branch.

F. The branch site shall retain all Clinical Records for its patients. Duplicate records need not be maintained at the parent agency, but shall be made available to federal/state surveyors during any review upon request.

G. Original personnel files are to be kept at the parent agency, but shall be made available to federal/state surveyors during any review upon request.

H. A statement of personnel policies is maintained in each branch for staff usage.

I. Approval for branch offices will be issued, in writing, by LDH for one year and will be renewed at time of annual renewal if the branch office:

1. is operational and providing hospice services;

2. serves only patients who are geographically nearer to the branch than to the parent office;

3. offers exact same services as the parent agency; and

4. if the parent office meets requirements for full licensure.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2181-2191.

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