Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 92 - Direct Service Worker Registry
Subchapter A - General Provisions
Section I-9202 - Introduction

A. The Department of Health (LDH) shall maintain a registry of individuals for whom specific findings of abuse, neglect, misappropriation, exploitation or extortion have been substantiated by the department, an administrative law judge, or a court of law.

B. The Direct Service Worker Registry will contain the following items on each individual for whom a finding has been placed:

C. Licensed and/or certified health care providers shall access the registry to determine if there is a finding that a prospective hire, or currently employed or contracted DSW, has been determined to have committed exploitation, extortion, abuse or neglect of an individual being supported, or misappropriated the individuals property or funds. If there is such a finding on the registry, the prospective employee shall not be hired as a DSW nor shall a current employee have continued employment as a DSW with the licensed and/or certified health care provider.

D. All provisions of this Chapter, except Subchapter D, §§9241-9261, Medication Administration and Noncomplex Tasks in Home and Community-Based Settings, applies to any licensed and/or certified health care provider who employs or contracts direct service workers who provide personal care or other services and support to persons with disabilities or to the elderly to enhance their well-being, and who is involved in face-to-face direct contact with the person.

E. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to DSWs who are compensated, either by direct employment or through contract, regardless of the setting, and specifically do not apply to those DSWs listed on the Certified Nurse Aide Registry established under rules promulgated by the LDH.