Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part V - Preventive Health Services
Subpart 7 - Maternal and Child Health Services
Chapter 21 - Communicative Disorders
Section V-2101 - General Administration
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-2101
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Administration
1. Communicative disorders
services are administered in accordance with R.S.40:5, 17:2111,46:261-263, and 46:971-972.
2. These services include speech, language,
and hearing screening and follow-up testing necessary for presumptive diagnosis
and appropriate referral for rehabilitation. Services provided are planned to
ensure coordination with other associated federal, state, and local programs
such as EPSDT, Handicapped Children's Services, Developmental Disabilities,
Department of Education, Head Start, and local community service centers for
the purpose of:
a. eliminating duplication of
services resulting in cost effective operations;
b. maintain effective communications between
disciplines working in respective agencies and programs for the benefit of
clients served; and
c. ensure easy
access to services provided across agencies and programs and expedite referrals
for timely and comprehensive follow-up care.
B. Eligibility. Any child from birth to 21 years of age residing in Louisiana is eligible to receive program services.
C. Program Service Priorities and Target Populations
1. Priority
services are directed toward the following populations:
a. infants, preschoolers, and kindergarteners
for purposes of prevention and early detection;
b. children in geographic areas of the state
where communicative disorders services are inaccessible or virtually
nonexistent;
c. children from low
income families who have limited access to private sector services.
d. other school age children in grades 1, 3,
7, and 11 in accordance with 1975 national testing guidelines recommended by
the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
2. Program service priorities and target
populations may be modified to conform with the degree of approved
funding.
D. Purposes
1. Prevention, early detection, diagnosis,
and timely referral for follow up care of children in Louisiana with medically
and/or educationally significant speech, language, and hearing problems which
may impede normal growth and development.
2. To enhance public awareness of early
warning signs of speech, language, and hearing problems which may be developing
in children.
3. To facilitate
referrals for preventive services so that early detection, diagnosis, and
referral for rehabilitation will be made.
E. Access to Screening Services. Avenues of access to communicative disorders services are as follows:
1. appearing at health unit in person and
requesting services;
2. direct
referral from physician or nurse conducting other parish health unit child
health clinics;
3. written referral
and any associated medical information from a physician in the private
sector;
4. Written referral and
associated supportive audiological test results from local community based
private and nonprofit service centers;
5. referral from school personnel with
documented screening results attached; and
6. referral with appropriate documented
screening results by program personnel.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:5; 17:2111; 46:261-263 and 46:971-972.
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