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Transportation of Clients and Driver Safety

Sets who may drive clients, what the Agency checks before and while a worker transports clients (licensing, a safe driving course within 90 days of hire and every three years, a driver's license status inquiry report at hire and every year, vehicle licensing, inspection, insurance and seatbelts), how the Agency evaluates the driving record, and how wheelchair users are transported safely.

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About this policy
Policy number
LA-HC-SVC-03
Version
1.0
Main rule
LAC 48:I.5045
Library
Louisiana home care · 50 policies
Category
Service delivery
Sections
23

In short

  • Drive a client only if the office has approved you in writing as a driver.
  • Your license is checked when you are hired and every year. You take a safe driving course within 90 days of hire and every three years.
  • Tell your supervisor by the next business day about any ticket for how you drove, any crash or any license problem.
  • Everyone wears a seatbelt. Never have more people than seatbelts, and never leave a client alone in the car.
  • If there is a crash or emergency, pull over safely, call 911, then call your supervisor.

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 (LAC 48:I.5045)
  • 5. When Workers Transport or Accompany Clients
  • 6. Driver Qualifications and Checks
  • 6.1 License
  • 6.2 Safe driving course
  • 6.3 Driver's license status inquiry report
  • 6.4 Evaluating the report
  • 6.5 Self-reporting
  • 7. Vehicles and Insurance
  • 8. Before and During Each Trip
  • 9. Clients Who Cannot Transfer to and From the Vehicle
  • 10. Contracted Transportation
  • 11. Responsibilities
  • 12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 13. Staff Training
  • 14. References
  • 15. Related Policies and Forms
  • 16. Approval
  • 17. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Which of your workers transport clients? Show me the safe driving course certificate and the driver's license status inquiry report for this worker.
  • How do you decide that a worker's driving record means the worker may not transport clients?

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