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 E - Hospice Inpatient Facility
Section I-8253 - Nursing Services
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. There shall be an organized nursing service that provides 24-hour nursing services. The nursing services shall be under the direction of the director of nursing and in accordance with the requirements of §8217. E 1-2.e.ix.
B. The inpatient facility shall have staff on the premises on a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week basis when there are patients in the facility. The services provided shall be in accordance with the patient's plan of care. Each shift shall include two direct patient care staff, one of which shall be a registered nurse who provides direct patient care. The nurse to patient ratio shall be at least one nurse to every eight patients. In addition there shall be sufficient number of direct patient care staff on duty to meet the patient care needs. When there are no patients in the hospice inpatient facility, the hospice shall have a registered nurse on-call to be immediately available to the hospice inpatient facility.
C. Written nursing policies and procedures shall define and describe the patient care provided. There shall be a written procedure to ensure that all licensed nurses providing care in the inpatient hospice facility have a valid and current license to practice prior to providing any care.
D. Nursing services are either furnished and/or supervised by a registered nurse and all nursing services shall be evaluated by a registered nurse.
E. A registered nurse shall assign the nursing service staff for each patient in the inpatient hospice facility. The facility shall provide 24-hour nursing services which are sufficient to meet the total nursing needs of the patient and which are in accordance with the patient's plan of care. Staffing shall be planned so that each patient receives treatments, medication, and diet as prescribed, and is kept clean, well-groomed, and protected from accident, injury, and infection. Nursing services staff shall be assigned clinical and/or management responsibilities in accordance with education, experience and the current Louisiana Nurse Practice Act.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2181-2191.
