Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 99 - Nursing Facilities
Subchapter A - Ancillary Services
Section I-9909 - Locked Units
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Nursing homes providing locked units must develop admission criteria. There must be documentation in the resident's record to indicate the unit is the least restrictive environment possible, and placement in the unit is needed to facilitate meeting the resident's needs.
B. Guidelines for admission shall be provided to either the resident, his/her family, and his/her legal representative.
C. Locked units are designed and staffed to provide the care and services necessary for the resident's needs to be met.
D. There must be sufficient staff to respond to emergency situations in the locked unit at all times.
E. The resident on the locked unit has the right to exercise those rights which have not been limited as a result of admission to the unit.
F. Care plans shall address the reasons for the resident being in the unit and how the facility is meeting the resident's needs.
G. Admission to a locked unit must be in compliance with R.S. 40:1299.53 and 40:2010.8.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2009.1-2116.4.
