Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 97 - Nursing Facilities
Subchapter A - General Provisions
Section I-9729 - Sanctions and Appeal of Sanctions

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-9729

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

A. Any nursing facility found to be in violation of any state or federal statute, regulation or any department rule, adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, governing the administration and operation of the nursing facility may be sanctioned as provided for in LAC 48:I.Chapter 46.

B. At a minimum, the nursing facility shall have a written plan that describes:

1. the evacuation of residents to a safe place either within the nursing facility or to another location;

2. the delivery of essential care and services to residents, whether the residents are housed off-site or when additional residents are housed in the nursing facility during an emergency;

3. the provisions for the management of staff, including distribution and assignment of responsibilities and functions, either within the nursing facility or at another location;

4. Effective immediately, upon declaration by the secretary and notification to the Louisiana Nursing Home Association and Gulf States Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, all nursing facilities licensed in Louisiana shall file an electronic report with the HSS emergency preparedness webpage/operating system, or a successor operation system, during a declared disaster or other public health emergency.
a. The electronic report will enable the department to monitor the status of nursing facilities during and immediately following an emergency event.

b. The electronic report shall be filed twice daily at 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. throughout the duration of the disaster or emergency event.

c. The electronic report shall include, but is not limited to the following:
i. status of operation (open, limited or closed);

ii. availability of beds;

iii. resources that have been requested by the nursing facility from the local or state Office of Emergency Preparedness;

iv. generator status;

v. evacuation status;

vi. shelter in place status; and

vii. other information requested by the department.

NOTE: The electronic report is not to be used to request resources or to report emergency events.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2009.1-2116.

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