Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 5 - Health Planning
Chapter 125 - Facility Need Review
Subchapter F - Exception Criteria for Facility Need Review Bed Approvals
Section I-12553 - Temporary Inactivation Due to Major Alterations
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-12553
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. A NF, ARCP, ICF/DD, hospice, PDHC, or BHSP of CPST, PSR, or OTP services, or an HCBS provider of RC, PCA, SIL, or MIHC services that is undergoing major alterations to its physical plant may request a temporary inactivation of a certain number of the facility's FNR bed approvals provided that:
1. the NF, ARCP,
ICF/DD, hospice, PDHC, or BHSP of CPST, PSR, or OTP services, or an HCBS
provider of RC, PCA, SIL, or MIHC services submits a written request to the
licensing agency of the department seeking temporary inactivation of a certain
number of its FNR bed approvals. Such written request shall include the
following:
a. a statement that the NF, ARCP,
ICF/DD, hospice, PDHC, BHSP of CPST, PSR, or OTP services, or an HCBS provider
of RC, PCA, SIL, or MIHC services is undergoing major alterations to ensure or
enhance the health, safety, and welfare of the residents;
b. a statement that the major alterations to
the NF, ARCP, ICF/DD, hospice, PDHC, or BHSP of CPST, PSR, or OTP services, or
an HCBS provider of RC, PCA, SIL, or MIHC services will cause a certain number
of beds to be de-licensed and dis-enrolled;
c. an attestation that the major alterations
are the sole causal factor in the request for temporary inactivation of a
certain number of the facility's FNR bed approvals;
d. the anticipated start date of the
temporary inactivation of a certain number of the facility's FNR bed
approvals;
e. the anticipated end
date of the temporary inactivation of a certain number of the facility's FNR
bed approvals; and
f. the number of
the facility's FNR bed approvals requested to be inactivated
temporarily;
2. upon
receipt of a completed written request by a facility for temporary inactivation
of FNR approvals for a NF, ARCP, ICF/DD, hospice, PDHC, BHSP of CPST, PSR, or
OTP services, or an HCBS provider of RC, PCA, SIL, or MIHC services, the
department shall issue a notice of temporary inactivation of a certain number
of the facility's FNR bed approvals;
3. upon completion of the major alterations
and meeting the requirements for licensure, the facility shall submit to the
department a completed written request to reinstate the FNR bed approvals that
were inactivated due to the major alterations to the facility;
4. the FNR bed approvals capacity, after
major alterations are completed, shall not exceed the FNR bed approvals
capacity of the NF, ARCP, ICF/DD, hospice, PDHC, BHSP of CPST, PSR, or OTP
services, or an HCBS provider of RC, PCA, SIL, or MIHC services at the time of
the request to temporarily inactivate a certain number of its FNR bed approvals
prior to the major alterations.
5.
the provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to:
a. a NF, ARCP, ICF/DD, hospice, PDHC, BHSP of
CPST, PSR, or OTP services, or an HCBS provider of RC, PCA, SIL, or MIHC
services, that has voluntarily surrendered its license or has voluntarily
dis-enrolled the facility's beds from Medicaid; or
b. a NF, ARCP, ICF/DD, hospice, PDHC, or BHSP
of CPST, PSR, or OTP services, or an HCBS provider of RC, PCA, SIL, or MIHC
services that fails to resume operations in the same geographic service area,
within two years for a NF or ARCP, and within one year for an ICF/DD, hospice,
PDHC, BHSP of CPST, PSR, or OTP services, or an HCBS provider of RC, PCA, SIL,
or MIHC services.
6.
there shall be no effect upon the Medicaid reimbursement rate of a nursing
facility or an ICF/DD that is undergoing major alterations pursuant to this
Rule during the period of the inactivation of the FNR approval.
7. failure to comply with any of the
provisions of this Section shall be deemed a voluntary surrender of the FNR bed
approvals.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2116 et seq.
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