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Licensure, Facility Need Review, Service Modules, and Renewal

Explains the Louisiana HCBS provider license the Agency holds, the Facility Need Review approval it needs before licensure and before adding a module, what the license allows and forbids, the financial viability the Agency must keep, how modules are added or deleted, how a change of ownership is handled, and how and when the license is renewed.

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About this policy
Policy number
LA-HC-GOV-03
Version
1.0
Main rule
La. R.S. 40:2120.3
Library
Louisiana home care · 50 policies
Category
Governance
Sections
23

In short

  • The Agency is licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health only for the services and the LDH region on its license.
  • Do not offer or start a service that is not on the license, such as skilled nursing.
  • Do not serve a client who lives outside the Agency's region unless the office tells you HSS approved it in writing.
  • Sitter-only work does not include hands-on personal care. Our staff give personal care under the license.
  • The license must be renewed every year at least 30 days before it expires, or services must stop.

What's inside

23 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (La. R.S. 40:2120.3)
  • 5. What the License Is and Does
  • 6. Who Does Not Need This License
  • 7. Facility Need Review
  • 8. Initial Licensure
  • 9. Financial Viability and Insurance
  • 10. Service Area and Clients Outside the Region
  • 11. License Types and Provisional Licenses
  • 12. Adding or Deleting a Service Module
  • 13. Change of Ownership
  • 14. Renewal
  • 15. Deemed Status Through Accreditation
  • 16. Responsibilities
  • 17. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 18. Staff Training
  • 19. References
  • 20. Related Policies and Forms
  • 21. Approval
  • 22. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me your license. Is it posted, and which service modules does it list?
  • Show me your Facility Need Review approval for the personal care attendant module (and respite, if licensed).

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