Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part XXIII - Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section XXIII-103 - Organization Application and Evaluation
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. A PACE organization shall be licensed as an adult day health care (ADHC) provider.
B. If a PACE organization uses their own staff to provide personal care attendant (PCA) services to PACE participants, the PACE organization shall acquire a home and community-based services (HCBS) license under the PCA module.
C. The Department of Health (LDH) shall grant appropriate waivers of ADHC and HCBS PCA licensing requirements in instances where licensing regulations conflict with federal PACE requirements and when such waivers are determined to have no adverse effect on participants' health, safety, and quality of life.
D. A PACE organization shall not be required to be licensed as a health maintenance organization under the Louisiana regulations for risk-based entities.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254, Title XIX of the Social Security Act, and 42 CFR 460 et seq.