{"ref":"LA-HH-EP-02","title":"License Inactivation and Temporary Relocation After a Declared or Non-Declared Disaster","category":"Emergency preparedness","summary":"Sets out how the Agency may ask LDH to inactivate its license when an emergency or disaster interrupts its services, so that the license is not lost under LAC 48:I §9110.A: for a declared disaster, written notice to the Health Standards Section within 60 days of the executive order or proclamation with the statements and attestations §9116.A.1 lists, and resumption of operation in the same service area within one year; for a non-declared disaster, written notice within 30 days, plans for repairs within 90 days of approval, and resumption within one year (§9117); reinstatement requests and surveys; the conditions that apply while the license is inactive; and a waiver of up to 90 days to operate outside the licensed area after a parish evacuation order (§9121.E).","inShort":["If a disaster stops our services, patients are transferred or discharged safely first.","For a declared disaster, LDH must get our written notice within 60 days to keep the license.","For a non-declared disaster, the notice is due within 30 days.","We must reopen in the same service area within one year.","To serve evacuated patients outside our area, we need an LDH waiver of up to 90 days."],"primaryCitation":"LAC 48:I §9116","citations":["LAC 48:I §9116","LAC 48:I §9117","LAC 48:I §9121.E","LAC 48:I §9110","LAC 48:I §9110.A","LAC 48:I §9102.B.3.c","LAC 48:I §9115.B.1.m","R.S. 29:724","R.S. 29:766"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["If your office were destroyed by a hurricane, what would you send to LDH, and by when, to keep your license?","What is the difference between a declared and a non-declared disaster for your license?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (LAC 48:I §9116)","5. Deciding What to Do","6. Declared Disaster: Written Notice Within 60 Days","7. Declared Disaster: Reopening and Reinstatement","8. Non-Declared Disaster: Written Notice Within 30 Days and Repair Plans Within 90 Days","9. Non-Declared Disaster: Reopening and Reinstatement","10. Conditions While the License Is Inactive","11. Temporary Relocation Outside the Licensed Service Area","12. Responsibilities","13. Records and Compliance Monitoring","14. Staff Training","15. References","16. Related Policies and Forms","17. Approval","18. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"la-hha","state":"Louisiana","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-health-emergency-preparedness/","h1":"What does a home health emergency preparedness plan need to include?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}