Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part XXI - Home and Community-Based Services Waivers
Subpart 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 5 - Support Coordination Standards for Participation for Office of Aging and Adult Services Waiver Programs
Subchapter B - Administration and Organization
Section XXI-513 - Governing Body

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXI-513

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

A. A support coordination agency shall have an identifiable governing body with responsibility for and authority over the policies and activities of the agency.

1. An agency shall have documents identifying all members of the governing body, their addresses, their terms of membership, and officers of the governing body.

2. The governing body shall hold formal meetings at least twice a year.

3. There shall be written minutes of all formal meetings of the governing body.

4. There shall be governing body by-laws which specify the frequency of meetings and quorum requirements.

B. The governing body of a support coordination agency shall:

1. ensure the agency's continual compliance and conformity with all relevant federal, state, local and municipal laws and regulations;

2. ensure that the agency is adequately funded and fiscally sound;

3. review and approve the agency's annual budget; and

4. designate a person to act as administrator and delegate sufficient authority to this person to manage the agency.

C. A support coordination agency shall maintain an administrative file that includes:

1. documents identifying the governing body;

2. a list of members and officers of the governing body, along with their addresses and terms of membership;

3. minutes of formal meetings and by-laws of the governing body, if applicable;

4. documentation of the agency's authority to operate under state law;

5. an organizational chart of the agency which clearly delineates the line of authority;

6. all leases, contracts and purchases-of-service agreements to which the agency is a party;

7. insurance policies;

8. annual budgets and, if performed, audit reports;

9. the agency's policies and procedures; and

10. documentation of any corrective action taken as a result of external or internal reviews.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254.

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