Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 90 - Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (under 21)
Subchapter H - Additional Requirements for Mental Health PRTFs
Section I-9093 - Personnel Qualifications, Responsibilities, and Requirements

i. The administrator has been the administrator on a full time basis for the facility for at least five years.

ii. The administrator was approved by the governing body to hold the position of administrator of the PRTF.

iii. An administrator under this grandfathering provision may not transfer as an administrator to another PRTF.

i. unrestricted Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and state controlled substance licenses;

ii. if the license(s) is from another jurisdiction, the license(s) shall be documented in the employment record and shall also be unrestricted;

iii. board-certification in general psychiatry; and

iv. satisfactory completion of a specialized psychiatric residency training program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), as evidenced by a copy of the certificate of training or a letter of verification of training from the training director, which includes the exact dates of training and verification that all ACGME requirements have been satisfactorily met. If the training was completed in a psychiatric residency program not accredited by the ACGME, the physician shall demonstrate that he/she meets the most current requirements as set forth in the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurologys board policies, rules and regulations regarding information for applicants for initial certification in psychiatry.

i. providing clinical direction for each resident at a minimum of one hour per month, either in person on-site, or via telemedicine pursuant to R.S. 37:1261-1292 et seq., and LAC 46:XLV.408 and Chapter 75 et seq.;

ii. monitoring and evaluating the quality and appropriateness of services and treatment provided by the facility's direct care staff.

i. supervision of the treatment plan;

ii. integration of the various aspects of the resident's program;

iii. recording of the resident's progress as measured by objective indicators and making appropriate changes/modifications; and

iv. serving as liaison between the resident, provider, family, and community during the resident's admission to and residence in the facility, or while the resident is receiving services from the provider.

i. evaluating residents;

ii. formulating written individualized plans of care;

iii. providing active treatment measures; and

iv. engaging in discharge planning.