Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part III - Mental Health Services
Chapter 5 - Standards for Community Mental Health
Subchapter A - Centers and Clinics
Section III-527 - Laboratory and Pathology Services

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code III-527

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

A. Laboratory and pathology services shall be provided either within the center or clinic or by written agreement with an outside facility to meet the needs of patients.

B. When services are obtained from an outside facility, the facility shall be a hospital licensed by the state of Louisiana or an independent laboratory certified for Medicare by the state of Louisiana.

C. When laboratory services are provided within the facility, the facility shall meet federal certification standards for Medicare.

D. All patient laboratory or pathology tests shall be performed only upon written orders of a qualified physician, and reports for such tests shall be made a part of the patient's clinical record.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with PL 94 :63, the Community Mental Health Centers' Act of 1975 and R.S. 1950, Title 28, §203.

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