Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part I - General Administration › Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification › Chapter 67 - Free-Standing Birth Centers › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section I-6713 - Types of Licenses and Expiration Dates

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The department shall have the authority to
					 issue the following types of licenses.
1.
					 Full Initial License. The department shall issue a full license to the FSBC
					 when the initial licensing survey finds that the FSBC is compliant with all
					 licensing laws and regulations, and is compliant with all other required
					 statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and fees. The license shall be
					 valid until the expiration date shown on the license, unless the license is
					 modified, revoked, suspended, or terminated.
2. Provisional Initial License. The
					 department may issue a provisional initial license for a period not to exceed
					 six months to an FSBC when the initial licensing survey finds that the FSBC is
					 noncompliant with any licensing laws or regulations or any other required
					 statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or fees, but the department
					 determines that the noncompliance does not present a threat to the health,
					 safety or welfare of the clients. A provisional license may also be issued
					 after an initial licensing survey to allow the FSBC to become
					 accredited.
3. Full Renewal
					 License. The department may issue a full renewal license to an existing
					 licensed FSBC that is in substantial compliance with all applicable federal,
					 state, departmental, and local statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations,
					 and fees. The license shall be valid until the expiration date shown on the
					 license, unless the license is modified, revoked, suspended, or
					 terminated.
4. Provisional License.
					 The department, in its sole discretion, may issue a provisional license to an
					 existing licensed FSBC for a period not to exceed six months for any of the
					 following reasons.
a. The existing FSBC has
					 more than five deficient practices or deficiencies cited during any one
					 survey.
b. The existing FSBC has
					 more than three substantiated complaints in a 12-month period.
c. The existing FSBC has been issued a
					 deficiency that involved placing a client at risk for serious harm or
					 death.
d. The existing FSBC has
					 failed to correct deficient practices within 60 days of being cited for such
					 deficient practices or at the time of a follow-up survey.
e. The existing FSBC is not in substantial
					 compliance with all applicable federal, state, departmental and local statutes,
					 laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and fees at the time of renewal of the
					 license.
f. When the department
					 issues a provisional license, the FSBC shall submit a plan of correction to the
					 department for approval and shall be required to correct all such noncompliance
					 or deficiencies prior to the expiration of the provisional license. The
					 department shall conduct a follow-up survey, either on-site or by desk review,
					 of the FSBC prior to the expiration of the provisional license.
g. If the follow-up survey determines that
					 the FSBC has corrected the deficient practices and has maintained compliance
					 during the period of the provisional license, the department may issue a full
					 license for the remainder of the year until the anniversary date of the FSBC
					 license.
h. If the follow-up survey
					 determines that all noncompliance or deficiencies have not been corrected, or
					 if new deficiencies that are a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of a
					 client are cited on the follow-up survey, the provisional license shall expire,
					 and the facility shall be required to begin the initial licensing process
					 again.
i. If the follow-up survey
					 determines that most but not all noncompliance or deficiencies have been
					 corrected, or if new deficiencies that are not a threat to the health, safety,
					 or welfare of a client are cited on the follow-up survey, a one-time extension
					 of the provisional license may be granted at the discretion of the
					 department.
j. The department shall
					 issue written notice to the FSBC of the results of the follow-up
					 survey.