Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 96 - Hospitals-Crisis Receiving Centers
Subchapter A - General Provisions
Section I-9603 - Licensure Requirements

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-9603

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

A. All crisis receiving center specialty units shall be licensed by the department and shall comply with the provisions of §9333 of these hospital licensing standards.

B. A crisis receiving center specialty unit (CRC-SU) shall have approval from the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) and/or the appropriate human service district or authority before applying to become licensed as part of the hospital.

C. Prior to securing licensure and operating the CRC-SU, the hospital shall submit architectural plans of the CRC-SU to the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) for licensing approval.

D. A CRC-SU shall not operate until it has been licensed by the Health Standards Section (HSS) as a specialty unit of the hospital. No retroactive licenses shall be granted.

E. A CRC-SU shall be located in a designated area of the hospital or offsite campus of the hospital. The CRC-SU shall not relocate to another location, even within the hospital, without prior written approval from HSS.

F. If the CRC-SU is located at the main campus of the hospital, the hospital shall have a dedicated emergency department which shall comply with all Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) regulations.

G. If the CRC-SU is located at an offsite campus or is at a free-standing psychiatric hospital which does not have a dedicated emergency department, the CRC-SU shall be considered a dedicated emergency department. The CRC-SU shall comply with all EMTALA regulations if the unit meets one of the following criteria:

1. the entity is licensed by the state as an emergency department of the hospital;

2. holds itself out to the public as providing emergency care; or

3. during the preceding calendar year, the entity provided at least one-third of its outpatient visits for the treatment of emergency medical conditions.

H. The following levels of a CRC-SU may be licensed as an optional service of the hospital:

1. Level I CRC-SU only; or

2. Level I CRC-SU and Level II CRC-SU.

I. A CRC-SU shall maintain compliance with the:

1. Office of Public Health (OPH) regulations; and

2. Office of State Fire Marshal regulations.

3. Repealed.

J. The CRC-SU shall develop and implement policies and procedures regarding the segregation of child and adolescent patients from adult patients.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and R.S. 40:2100-2115.

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