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 C - Provider Responsibilities
Section XXI-531 - Staffing Requirements
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Agencies must maintain sufficient staff to comply with OAAS staffing, timeline, workload, and performance requirements. This includes, but is not limited to, including sufficient support coordinators and support coordinator supervisors that have passed all of the OAAS training and certification requirements. At all times, an agency must have at least one certified support coordination supervisor and at least one certified support coordinator, both employed full time. Agencies may employ staff who are not certified to perform services or requirements other than assessment and care planning.
B. Agencies must maintain sufficient supervisory staff to comply with OAAS supervision and CQI requirements. Support coordination supervisors must be continuously available to support coordinators by telephone.
C. Agencies shall employ or contract a licensed registered nurse to serve as a consultant. The nurse consultant shall be available a minimum of 16 hours per month.
D. Agencies shall ensure that staff is available at times which are convenient and responsive to the needs of participants and their families.
E. Support coordinators may only carry caseloads that are composed exclusively of OAAS participants. Support coordination supervisors may only supervise support coordinators that carry caseloads that are composed exclusively of OAAS participants.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254.
