Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 93 - Hospitals
Subchapter A - General Provisions
Section I-9307 - Hospital Closure
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-9307
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. A cessation of business is deemed to be effective with the date on which the hospital stopped providing services to the community.
1. The hospital must notify the department in
writing 30 days prior to the effective date of closure.
2. The hospital shall submit a written plan
for the disposition of patient medical records for approval by the department.
The plan shall include the following:
a.
provisions that comply with state laws on storage, maintenance, access and
confidentiality of the closed hospital's patient medical records;
b. an appointed custodian who shall provide
physical and environmental security that protects the records against fire,
water, intrusion, unauthorized access, loss and destruction;
c. public notice on access in the newspaper,
with the largest circulation, in close proximity of the closing hospital, at
least 15 days before the effective date of closure;
d. the effective date of closure.
3. The hospital must return the
original license to the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2100-2115.
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