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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part IX - Developmental Disabilities Services › Chapter 15 - Pilot Program for Children with Developmental Disabilities Who Are Considered At-Risk Juveniles › Section IX-1509 - Standards for Program Operations and Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. This pilot program shall meet all federal
				and state laws and regulations governing an Intermediate Care Facility for the
				Mentally Retarded and Developmentally Disabled (ICF/MR).
B. The referrals for admissions to this pilot
				program shall be made by the OCDD Community Services Office located in the
				region where the pilot program is operated.
C. All individualized planning of supports
				and services needs shall be developed and implemented in accordance with the
				principles of person-centered planning.
D. Providers will be responsible for meeting
				all the specific support and service requirements for each juvenile residing in
				the home. The provision of such individualized services, including duration and
				type, which may not be available on a routine basis in a ICF/MR, are
				anticipated to be in the areas of nursing, psychological, psychiatric,
				nutritional and related services as outlined in the individual's plan of
				support. These additional supports and services will be those that have a clear
				expectation of furthering the individual's ability to meet the goals of the
				pilot program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  28:385(A) and Act 858 of
				  2004 Regular Legislative Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part IX - Developmental Disabilities Services › Chapter 15 - Pilot Program for Children with Developmental Disabilities Who Are Considered At-Risk Juveniles › Section IX-1511 - Goals

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. OCDD seeks to
				provide leadership in the development of a community-based model to meet the
				needs of at-risk juveniles with developmental disabilities. This model with be
				developed through a pilot program based on individualized supports and services
				designed to enable participants to meet the goals of the pilot
				program.
B. OCDD's goal for this
				pilot program is to avoid the institutional placements of juveniles as defined
				herein by providing to them the necessary time limited (projected 12-18 months)
				supports and services to develop the needed skills to return to their family or
				foster family homes or to an appropriate community based placement.
C. OCDD seeks to enhance provider and family
				capacity to serve at- risk juveniles with developmental disabilities by using
				this pilot program to develop a model for more effective service
				delivery.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  28:385(A) and Act 858 of
				  2004 Regular Legislative Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part IX - Developmental Disabilities Services › Chapter 15 - Pilot Program for Children with Developmental Disabilities Who Are Considered At-Risk Juveniles › Section IX-1513 - Evaluation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. OCDD will
				conduct site visits at least quarterly and require performance reports to
				gather and compile information to determine the status of the program based on
				the goals of the Office as discussed above.
B. OCDD will evaluate the pilot program based
				on site reviews and, at a minimum, the accumulated data concerning the:
1. provider's performance in meeting the
				requirements identified in the individuals' plans of support;
2. percentage of the outcomes (as stated in
				the individualized plan of support) achieved for each child participating in
				the pilot program;
3. length of
				program participation required by each juvenile served who are subsequently
				able to return to their family or foster homes or to an appropriate community
				based placement; and
4. percentage
				of individuals remaining in the community.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 3 - General Hospitals › Chapter 5 - House Officers › Section XI-501 - Compensation and Benefits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Regular
				  Pay. House Officers' salaries are determined by the Southeast regional average
				  of house officers' salaries (as determined by COTH) plus six percent except
				  that the six percent factor may vary with inflation and compensation at this
				  level will be dependent on sufficient funds being appropriated by the
				  legislature.
B. Annual, Sick, and
				  Educational Leave
1. Annual leave may be
				  provided to a House Officer I, up to but not more than a period of two calendar
				  weeks. A House Officer II and above may be provided up to, but not more than
				  four calendar weeks per training year.
2. Sick leave is not governed by a firm
				  policy, but is the responsibility of each program director to
				  administer.
3. Educational leave is
				  determined by each program director.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 3 - General Hospitals › Chapter 5 - House Officers › Section XI-503 - Medical Malpractice

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A. For
				  purposes of professional liability house officers are included in the Louisiana
				  Medical Malpractice Program.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:1756.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 3 - General Hospitals › Chapter 9 - Patient Satisfaction › Section XI-901 - Patient Satisfaction

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. It is
				  the policy of the Office of Hospitals for each acute care hospital to institute
				  an internal procedure for determining patient satisfaction.
B. A suitable questionnaire must be developed
				  and utilized by each acute care hospital for the purpose of gathering patient
				  satisfaction data and the sample size should be sufficiently large to insure
				  validity.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 36:6 et. seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 3 - General Hospitals › Chapter 9 - Patient Satisfaction › Section XI-903 - Voluntary Sterilization

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Voluntary sterilization can be performed only after the fulfillment of all
				  requirements prescribed by the Uniform Consent Law.
B. In the case of patients eligible for
				  medicaid, not only must all requirements of the Uniform Consent Law be
				  fulfilled, but all conditions set forth in Title 14, Chapter IV, Subpart F must
				  be met as well.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:1299.4 and CFR 42:Ch IV,
					 F.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 3 - General Hospitals › Chapter 9 - Patient Satisfaction › Section XI-905 - Visiting of Patients by Attorneys

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All attorneys desiring to visit a patient
				  in any capacity other than that of a personal visitor must report to the
				  medical director's office or to the acting clinical director (ACD) on week-ends
				  or after 5:00 p.m. on week days.
B.
				  The attorney will be asked to identify himself and to state the purpose of his
				  visit to the patient.
C. The
				  patient will be asked by nursing staff if he desires the visit by the
				  attorney.
D. If the answer is in
				  the affirmative, the physician in charge of the case or the acting clinical
				  director (ACD) shall be asked if the visit by the attorney shall be disturbing
				  to the patient or the care being provided. The physician in charge or ACD shall
				  authorize the visit.
E. Upon
				  receipt of an affirmative statement by the patient and approval by an
				  appropriate physician, the attorney shall be given written authorization by the
				  medical director's office or the acting clinical director to visit the patient
				  in a designated patient care area.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 9:2794,
					 R.S.
					 40:1299.29 and
					 R.S.
					 13:3734.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 3 - General Hospitals › Chapter 11 - Medical Care for State and Parish Prisoners › Section XI-1101 - Prisoners' Care

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.R.S.
				  46:6 requires that person housed in any
				  parish jail facility or state prison in the state of Louisiana, irrespective of
				  his state of residency, shall not be denied any form of medical treatment in
				  the nearest general hospital owned and operated by the state of
				  Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 46:6.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 15 - Geriatric Hospitals › Section XI-1501 - Authorization

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Office of
				  Hospitals may establish and administer geriatric hospitals or units to receive
				  and care for infirm persons who have been discharged by a hospital for the
				  mentally ill and for other elderly and infirm persons who are in need of
				  nursing and medical care. Such hospitals or units may be established on sites
				  designated by the department, provided that no such geriatric hospital or unit
				  may be established on any site located more than five air miles from the
				  administrative office of East Louisiana State Hospital or more than one air
				  mile from the administrative office of Central Louisiana State
				  Hospital.
B. The geriatric hospital
				  at Jackson, Louisiana, known as Villa Feliciana, is created and established.
				  The hospital shall be under the administration of the state Department of
				  Hospitals, but shall constitute a separate budget unit.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 36:259.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 15 - Geriatric Hospitals › Section XI-1503 - Payment for Care

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Patients
				  admitted to geriatric hospitals established under the authority of this part or
				  the responsible relatives of such patients shall pay the cost of the patients'
				  maintenance and care.
B. Any funds
				  received from this source, as well as any funds made available to the geriatric
				  hospitals by the Department of Public Welfare on behalf of the patients in
				  these facilities, shall be paid into a fund established by the state treasurer
				  and named Villa Feliciana Geriatric Fund.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 28:22.7 and
					 R.S.
					 36:259.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 17 - New Orleans Home and Rehabilitation Center › Section XI-1701 - Authorization

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Act 230 of 1979
				  provided for the purchase and renovation of New Orleans Home and Rehabilitation
				  Center. The facility provides inpatient, long-term health care to the
				  indigent.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 36:259.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 19 - Bureau of Anatomical Services › Section XI-1901 - Creation of Bureau

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Act No. 260
				  of 1944 created the Anatomical Board to administer the collection, storage, and
				  distribution of dead human bodies for anatomical purposes and to have exclusive
				  charge and control of the disposal and delivery of dead human bodies among the
				  state's several educational institutions. The Anatomical Board was abolished
				  and its functions transferred to the Department of Health and Human Resources,
				  Office of Hospitals by Act No. 513 of 1976. These functions are now lodged in
				  the Bureau of Anatomical Services of the Office of Hospitals.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:2271 and
					 R.S.
					 36:259.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 19 - Bureau of Anatomical Services › Section XI-1903 - Purposes of Bureau

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A. The purposes
				  of the Bureau of Anatomical Services are to regulate the collection, storage
				  and distribution of unclaimed bodies of deceased persons required to be buried
				  at public expense, or parts or organs of such bodies, for the purpose of
				  advancing medical science.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:2272 and
					 R.S.
					 36:259.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 19 - Bureau of Anatomical Services › Section XI-1905 - Authority of the Bureau

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Superintendents or wardens of hospitals, asylums, penitentiaries or other
				  similar institutions, and all state, parish, or city officials or other persons
				  having custody of bodies of deceased persons required to be buried at public
				  expense shall notify the Bureau of the availability of these bodies and that
				  there exists no legal prohibition against their release. This notice must be
				  given not later than 36 hours from the time of death of the deceased
				  person.
B. Upon receipt of this
				  notice the bureau may take the following actions:
1. It may accept the available
				  bodies.
2. It or its authorized
				  agent may transport the body from any point within the state to its domicile in
				  the City of New Orleans or its resident offices elsewhere in the
				  state.
3. It may authorize and
				  allow the immediate removal of eyes from the body by qualified medical
				  practitioners when the removed eyes are to be used for the purpose of advancing
				  medical science or for the replacement or rehabilitation of eyes in a living
				  person.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 21 - Distribution of Bodies › Section XI-2101 - Allocation of Bodies

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
1. Bodies received by the bureau shall be
				  allocated by it to the following three departments of anatomy:
a. Tulane University School of
				  Medicine
b. Louisiana State
				  University School of Medicine at New Orleans combined with the Louisiana State
				  University School of Dentistry.
c.
				  Louisiana State University School of Medicine at Shreveport.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 21 - Distribution of Bodies › Section XI-2103 - Bonds Required

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				  educational institutions receiving bodies under provisions of this part shall
				  give a bond, in a form approved by the Attorney General, in favor of the bureau
				  and in the amount of $1,000, conditioned that the bodies received by them shall
				  be used for the promotion or application of anatomical knowledge or
				  science.
B. The bureau shall also
				  furnish a bond of $1,000 in favor of the secretary of state subject to the same
				  conditions and stipulations.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:2277.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 21 - Distribution of Bodies › Section XI-2105 - Transportation of Bodies

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In the
				  distribution and transportation of bodies, as provided for in this part, the
				  bureau may employ any public carrier having a transmittal permit issued by the
				  local registrar of vital statistics authorizing the removal of the body. All
				  bodies being transported must be properly encased and concealed from public
				  observation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:2279.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 23 - Financial Participation › Section XI-2301 - Financial Contribution of Schools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each educational institution accepting the
				  provisions of this Part will be assessed a sum, fixed by the Bureau, that is
				  proportionate to the total number of anatomy students in attendance or is a per
				  capita amount for each student enrolled in the semester. Each educational
				  institution must remit the assessed amount within 60 days after the beginning
				  of each academic session.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 17:2278.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 25 - Poison Control Center › Section XI-2501 - Authorization of the Poison Control Center

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Department of Health and Human
				  Resources is authorized to establish, operate, and maintain a statewide poison
				  control center.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:1296.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 27 - School of Nursing › Section XI-2701 - Establishment and Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Charity
				  Hospital School of Nursing was established in 1894, through the cooperative
				  efforts of the Board of Administrators Charity Hospital of New Orleans and the
				  Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.
B. The primary aim of the school is to
				  provide education that is essential to persons who receive the diploma in
				  nursing. The graduate is qualified to write the Louisiana State Board of
				  Nursing licensing examination to become a registered nurse. Graduates are
				  prepared to assume first level staff nurse positions in hospitals and similar
				  community agencies.
C. Admission
				  requirements, grading and promotion policies, curriculum and fees are published
				  in the school bulletin.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:1012, R.S.
					 46:925-929.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 29 - Authorization and Cooperation of Other State Departments › Section XI-2901 - Authorization

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Department
				  of Health and Human Resources shall establish, maintain and operate an
				  effective program which will provide adequate emergency medical services for
				  persons injured on the roads and highways of the state.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:2017.10.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 29 - Authorization and Cooperation of Other State Departments › Section XI-2903 - Cooperation of Other State Departments

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The program shall be administered by the
				  department, with such assistance and use of facilities of other agencies of the
				  state and its political subdivisions as will best and most efficiently serve
				  the interests of public health and safety of the citizens of Louisiana. To this
				  end the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the Civil Defense Agency
				  and such other boards, commissions, departments and agencies of the state and
				  its political subdivisions as the department shall deem necessary therefore
				  shall cooperate with and assist the department, at its request.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:2017.10.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 31 - Standards › Section XI-3101 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. When used in
				  this Part, the following words shall have the meanings as indicated.
Ambulance
-any enclosed or open vehicle
					 for carrying sick or injured persons operated as part of a regular course of
					 conduct or business for any such purpose.
First Aid Certificate
-a certificate in
					 the Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care Course issued by the American
					 National Red Cross or to any certificate issued by the Bureau of Mines wherein
					 it is stated that the person to whom it is issued has successfully completed
					 the required training and met the established standards of such
					 organizations.
Certified Emergency Medical
					 Technician
-any person who has successfully completed an 81 hour basic
					 emergency medical technician training course approved by the Department of
					 Transportation and Department of Health and Human Resources and is currently
					 state certified by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
Certified Advanced Emergency Medical
					 Technician
-any person who has successfully completed an advanced
					 emergency medical technician training course approved by the Department of
					 Transportation, the Department of Health and Human Resources and the Louisiana
					 State Board of Medical Examiners and is currently state certified by the
					 Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. However, all or any part of the
					 required training program may be waived by the Department of Health and Human
					 Resources if the applicant has documentation for an equivalent level of
					 training and successfully completes the performance and written examinations
					 required for certification.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:1231.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 31 - Standards › Section XI-3103 - Qualifications to Operate Ambulances; Equipment; Penalty

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No person shall conduct, maintain, or
				  operate an ambulance for hire unless it is under the immediate supervision and
				  direction of a person holding either a first aid certificate, a registered
				  nurse's license issued under the provisions of Title 37 of the Louisiana
				  Revised Statutes of 1950, an emergency medical technician certificate, or a
				  valid and unrevoked physician's and surgeon's certificate, issued under the
				  provisions of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
B. No person shall be employed in any
				  capacity on any ambulance unless he is the holder of a first aid certificate or
				  is a state certified emergency medical technician.
C. No person shall conduct, maintain, or
				  operate an ambulance which does not carry with it as part of its regular
				  equipment the minimum essential equipment for ambulances as recommended by the
				  American College of Surgeons.
D.
				  Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than $10 or imprisoned
				  for not more than 10 days. The penalty prescribed by this Section shall be
				  doubled for the second or any subsequent offense.
E. The provisions of this Section shall apply
				  to all parishes or municipalities except those electing not to comply as
				  expressed to the Department of Health and Human Resources in a written
				  resolution by the governing body of such parish or municipality. The election
				  of any parish to be included or excluded shall in no way affect the election of
				  any municipality to be included or excluded. If any parish or municipality
				  elects to be excluded from this Section, they may later elect to be included by
				  resolution.
F. All financial grants
				  administered by the state for emergency medical services pertaining to this
				  Part shall be made available to those parishes and municipalities which are
				  governed by the provisions of this Section.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:1232.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 31 - Standards › Section XI-3105 - Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In addition to the requirements of
				  R.S.
				  40:1232, any hospital, ancillary medical
				  facility or ambulance service, whether public or private, may conduct a program
				  utilizing any certified emergency medical technician-intermediate or certified
				  emergency medical technician-paramedic to supervise and direct the delivery of
				  emergency medical care to the sick and injured at the scene of an emergency
				  during transport to a hospital, while in the hospital emergency department, and
				  until care responsibility is assumed by the regular hospital staff.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:1233.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 33 - Damages › Section XI-3301 - Immunity from Civil Damages

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any
				  basic, intermediate, or paramedic emergency medical technicians certified
				  pursuant to the terms of this Part who renders emergency medical care to a
				  person while in the performance of his medical duties and following the
				  instructions of a physician shall not be individually liable to such a person
				  for civil damages as a result of acts of omissions intentionally designed to
				  harm, or for grossly negligent acts or omissions which result in harm to such
				  person. Nothing herein shall relieve the driver of the emergency vehicle from
				  liability arising from the operation or use of such vehicle.
B. The immunity granted herein to basic,
				  intermediate, and paramedic emergency technicians by the provisions of this
				  Part shall extend to parish governing authorities, police departments,
				  sheriff's offices, fire departments, or other public agencies engaged in
				  rendering emergency medical services and its insurers with respect to such
				  emergency medical services unless the emergency medical technician employed by
				  said agencies would be personally liable under the provisions of Subsection
				  B.
C. Any physician or surgeon who
				  is a licensed practitioner of medicine in the state of Louisiana, who provides
				  instructions to basic, intermediate, or paramedic emergency medical technicians
				  certified by the provisions of this Part by use of electronic or other means of
				  transmission in connection with the rendering of emergency medical services
				  shall not be liable unto such person for civil damages arising from his
				  opinion, judgments, actions, or duties while exercising that degree of skill
				  and care ordinarily employed by member of his profession in good standing in
				  the same community or locality considering the circumstances of providing
				  emergency instructions.
D. No
				  hospital facility which allows the use of telemetry or other equipment to
				  maintain contact between the basic, intermediate, and paramedic emergency
				  medical technicians and physicians shall be liable for any civil damages
				  arising out of the use of such equipment except for acts of omissions by
				  hospital personnel that are grossly negligent which result in harm to a
				  person.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:1235.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 33 - Damages › Section XI-3303 - Impersonation of an Emergency Medical Technician

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Whoever shall impersonate, refer to
				  himself, or otherwise hold himself out as a basic, intermediate, or paramedic
				  emergency medical technician without maintaining a current certification as
				  such shall be fined up to $1,000, or imprisoned for six months, or
				  both.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:1236.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 35 - Emergency Medical Technician Training › Section XI-3501 - Fee Schedule

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Office
				  of Hospitals, Emergency Medical Services will begin to charge fees for the
				  following services performed.
Certification Fees
First Responder
EMT Basic
EMT Intermediate
EMT Paramedic
In State Certification
$10
$15
$20
$25
Reciprocity Certification
N/A
$50
$75
$100
Recertification
$5
$10
$15
$20
Examination Fees
EMR Basic
EMR Intermediate
EMT Paramedic
Written Exam*
$10
$10
$10
Entire Practical**
$30
$40
$50
Retest Practical**
$15
$20
$25
*Does not include National Registry fee
**Currently being charged
Application Fee
$25 per provider
Certification Fee
Basic Level
Intermediate Level
Paramedic Level
$30 per vehicle
$40 per vehicle
$50 per vehicle
B.
				  Continuing Education
1. A fee of $5 shall be
				  charged for application to participated in various continuing education
				  workshops, seminars, and courses offered by the Office of Hospitals, Emergency
				  Medical Services. There shall also be a tuition for of $10 per day of
				  instruction for all individuals accepted into these programs.
2. Exclusions. In accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:1232.2, fees shall not be required for
				  certification or recertification of any certified emergency medical technician
				  who services as such on a voluntary basis and who receives no compensation of
				  any kind for said services.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 37 - Reimbursements for Emergency Medical Services Courses Provided through Contract › Section XI-3701 - General Conditions of Reimbursements

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A. Contractors will receive reimbursements
				  for only those services for which the contractor incurs cost. Contractor must
				  insure medical supervision for all training programs except the refresher
				  training activities. Medical supervision may be accomplished through gratis or
				  a contractual agreement.
B. The
				  course reimbursement rate is based upon utilization of the full complement of
				  faculty as outlined in the Office of Hospitals, Emergency Medical Services
				  Manual, and the Advanced EMT-Training Manual. Funds not claimed through the
				  reimbursement request process shall remain with the Office of Hospitals,
				  Emergency Medical Services.
C. The
				  Office of Hospitals, Emergency Medical Services, shall determine if it is in
				  the best interest of all parties involved to pay contractees during the
				  progress of the course; payment not to exceed 25 percent of total contract, and
				  not to be made before that segment for which payment is being made has been
				  completed. Also, the Office of Hospitals, Emergency Medical Services, may
				  determine whether any staff member who cannot attend 100 percent of the
				  required hours may be reimbursed based on the number of hours of actual
				  instruction.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 40:1231.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 37 - Reimbursements for Emergency Medical Services Courses Provided through Contract › Section XI-3703 - Specific Reimbursement Rates and Qualifications for Emergency Medical Services Courses

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A. Specific
				  reimbursement rates and qualifications for Emergency Medical Services courses
				  are:
1. EMT-Basic
a. Required staff and fees are:
Instructor-Coordinator
$1500
Medical Director
$ 200
Instructor-Assistant
$1000
b.
				  Staff qualifications are:
i. Medical
				  Director-M.D., preferably ACEP certified
ii. Instructor-Coordinator-M.D., R.N., or
				  EMT-paramedic or MT-Intermediate plus Certified Instructor by OH-EMS
iii. Instructor-Assistant-EMT-P, I, or A;
				  plus Certified Instructor by OH-EMS.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 39 - Standards for Emergency Medical Technician Training › Section XI-3901 - Standards for Emergency Medical Technician Training

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A. The Emergency Medical Technician programs,
				  Basic, Intermediate, and Paramedic must meet or exceed the current minimum
				  course requirements of the United States Department of Transportation National
				  Standard Curricula and the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of
				  Hospitals.
B. The Department of
				  Health and Human Resources, Office of Hospitals adopts the program guidelines
				  of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians as the minimum
				  standards for the EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate, and the EMT-Paramedic training
				  programs.
C. Certification for
				  Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, Intermediate and Paramedic is contingent
				  upon successful completion of the established criteria of the National Registry
				  of Emergency Medical Technicians at the respective level. The Department of
				  Health and Human Resources, Office of Hospitals will serve as the certifying
				  agent for the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic and the Louisiana State Board
				  of Medical Examiners shall serve as the certifying agent for the Intermediate
				  and Paramedic.
D. The Emergency
				  Medical Technician-Basic, Intermediate and Paramedic training program must
				  incorporate medical involvement and supervision.
E. The Emergency Medical Technician-Basic,
				  Intermediate and Paramedic training program must have as its lead
				  instructor/coordinator an individual who has been certified by the Department
				  of Health and Human Resources, Office of Hospitals to teach the particular
				  course level involved. This requirement can be waived in the case of the first
				  course taught by an instructor/coordinator.
F. The Emergency Medical Technician training
				  program must be sponsored by either the Department of Health and Human
				  Resources, Office of Hospitals, or accredited academic institution (college or
				  university), a vocational-technical training institution certified by the
				  Accrediting Commission of the National Association of Trade and Technical
				  Schools approved by the Proprietory School Commission, and approved and/or
				  operated by the Board of Education, or a hospital accredited by the Joint
				  Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.
G. The Department of Health and Human
				  Resources, Office of Hospitals has established the student selection criteria
				  as follows:
1. Ambulance
2. Provisional Ambulance
3. Law Enforcement
4. Part Time/Volunteer Personnel
5. Fire Safety
6. Health Care
7. Industrial Safety
8. U. S. Military Applicants
9. U. S. Government
10. All Other Applicants
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 5 - Special Care Facilities › Chapter 41 - Establishment and Staffing › Section XI-4101 - Rape Crisis Centers

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A. Each state
				  owned and operated hospital in the state shall establish, operate, and maintain
				  a rape crisis center, such centers to be operated and administered from such
				  funds as are provided for the operation and administration of the applicable
				  hospitals.
B. Each rape crisis
				  center shall have a rape counselor who shall be designated to be on call at all
				  times to see to the needs of rape victims.
C. There shall be assigned to each rape
				  crisis center a sufficient number of registered staff nurses to assure that a
				  nurse is designated to be on call at all times for the rape center.
D. A physician on the staff of each hospital
				  shall be designated to be on call to the rape crisis center.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 46:923.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 7 - Hospital Notifications › Chapter 43 - Infectious Disease Notifications › Section XI-4301 - Introduction

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A. If, while
				  treating or transporting an ill or injured patient to a hospital, an emergency
				  medical technician, paramedic, firefighter, or other person who is employed by
				  or voluntarily working with a firm, agency, or organization which provides
				  emergency treatment or transportation comes into direct contact with a patient
				  who is subsequently diagnosed as having a infections disease as listed below,
				  the hospital receiving the patient shall notify the appropriate firm, agency,
				  or organization which shall notify its emergency medical technician, paramedic,
				  firefighter, emergency medical transportation service employer, or other person
				  treating or transporting the patient of the individual's exposure to the
				  infectious disease.
B. In
				  accordance with the above, DHH defines hospital to mean any public or private
				  health care facility which is primarily operated for the purposes of diagnosis,
				  treatment or care of persons admitted for health care services. This definition
				  expressly includes emergency rooms and outpatient clinics operated in
				  connection with said health care facilities. In addition,
				  R.S.
				  40:1099(B) requires to and by
				  nursing homes.
C. The following
				  infectious diseases are subject to notification and consultation procedures of
				  this rule:
1. untreated pulmonary
				  tuberculosis;
2. acute
				  meningococcal meningitis;
3. acute
				  hepatitis virus B infection (or diagnosed carriers of chronic hepatitis
				  B);
4. human immunodeficiency virus
				  (HIV) infection or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XI - Hospitals › Subpart 7 - Hospital Notifications › Chapter 43 - Infectious Disease Notifications › Section XI-4302 - Requirements

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A. The following
				  notification and consultation procedures shall be carried out in each hospital:
1. Each hospital shall maintain a registry or
				  sign-in log which shall include the name, address and telephone number of the
				  agency, firm, organization, and person(s) who provided emergency treatment
				  and/or transportation of the patient, when the provider is someone other than
				  an ambulance transportation service provider (transporting ambulance providers
				  shall continue to use the existing ambulance transportation log). The log shall
				  later be referred to in the event that it becomes necessary to identify and
				  notify such providers of the exposure to a patient who is subsequently
				  diagnosed and confirmed as having one of the above listed infectious
				  diseases.
2. Each hospital shall
				  post a visible sign to advise the public that Louisiana law requires the
				  hospital to notify, within 48 hours after diagnosis confirmation, any person
				  who has provided emergency treatment or transportation of a patient who is
				  later diagnosed to have infectious diseases as listed in
§
4301 . In order to comply with this law, anyone transporting
				  a patient into the hospital must register in the hospital log book with the
				  name of the agency, firm, or organization with which he/she is affiliated.
				  Transporting ambulance service providers, however, will continue to sign the
				  existing ambulance log which is currently completed whenever a patient is
				  transported by ambulance to the hospital.
3. The hospital's Infection Control Officer
				  (ICO) or other administratively designated staff person shall be promptly
				  notified of all cases involving confirmed diagnoses of the above listed
				  infectious diseases. The ICO shall confidentially contact the listed firms,
				  agencies, and organizations (which will in turn notify the individual) to
				  advise of the exposure to a confirmed case of an infectious disease. The
				  notification, which shall be done within 48 hours of confirmation of patient
				  diagnosis, must include a statement that the transporting agency, firm, or
				  organization contact a designated hospital staff person for necessary
				  consultation. The hospital must document that the required notification and
				  consultation, if held, has taken place.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XXV - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Re-Organization › Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Hospital Acquisitions: Authorization for the Attorney General to Review Nonprofit Hospital Acquisitions › Section XXV-301 - Purpose

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A. These rules are
				adopted in accordance with the public interest of assuring the continued
				existence of accessible, affordable health care facilities that are responsive
				to the needs of the communities in which they exist. In that regard, the state
				has a responsibility to protect the public interest in nonprofit hospitals by
				making certain that the charitable assets of those hospitals are managed
				prudently pursuant to the provisions of
				R.S.
				40:2115.11 through 2115.22.
B. These rules are adopted to further
				Louisiana's goal of controlling health care costs and improving the quality of
				and access to health care for its citizens.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:2115.11 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XXV - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Re-Organization › Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Hospital Acquisitions: Authorization for the Attorney General to Review Nonprofit Hospital Acquisitions › Section XXV-305 - Notice

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A. Nonprofit
				persons who are parties to a transaction shall give the attorney general at
				least 30 days notice prior to the anticipated closing of the intended
				transaction.
B. The written notice
				shall include all of the following information:
1. the names, addresses and telephone numbers
				of the parties to the intended transaction;
2. the names, addresses and telephone numbers
				of the attorneys or other persons who represent the parties in connection with
				the intended transaction;
3. a
				general summary of the intended transaction;
4. a general description of the assets
				involved in the intended transaction and the intended use of the assets after
				the closing of the intended transaction, including any change in the ownership
				of tangible or intangible assets;
5. a general summary of all collateral
				transactions that relate to the intended transaction, including the names,
				addresses and telephone numbers of the parties involved in the collateral
				transactions; and
6. the
				anticipated completion date of the intended transaction.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XXV - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Re-Organization › Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Hospital Acquisitions: Authorization for the Attorney General to Review Nonprofit Hospital Acquisitions › Section XXV-307 - Filing of Applications and Additional Documents

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A. Filing of Applications
1. Applications shall be filed by delivering
				an original and three copies to the director.
2. The filing date of a conforming
				application shall be the date the department determines the application to be a
				completed application.
3. No
				application shall be filed by facsimile machine.
4. Applications filed with the department
				become property of the state.
5.
				Applications shall be accompanied with the filing fee as determined by
				§309 in
				accordance with
				R.S.
				40:2115.22.
6. The application must include the contents
				of application.
7. The application
				shall be submitted to the attorney general on the forms provided and include
				the information requested therein.
8. The department may at any time request any
				other supplemental or additional documentation, disclosures, information, etc.,
				as it deems necessary to the evaluation. The applicant shall provide the
				information not later than 10 days after the date of the request.
9. The application must be in the following
				format.
a. Applications shall be submitted to
				the attorney general on the forms provided and in accordance with the
				instructions therein.
b. Trade
				secret information shall be printed on goldenrod colored paper to assist in
				identifying material exempt from the Louisiana Public Records Act.
c. Applications which do not comply with
				these rules shall not be accepted and will be returned to the
				applicant.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part XXV - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Re-Organization › Chapter 3 - Nonprofit Hospital Acquisitions: Authorization for the Attorney General to Review Nonprofit Hospital Acquisitions › Section XXV-309 - Fees

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A. Remittance of
				Fees
1. In accordance with
				R.S.
				40:2115.22 fees shall be remitted with the
				application and reports required by
				R.S.40:2115.19.
				Fees shall be reasonably related to the costs incurred by the department in
				considering the application, evaluating reports, and performing other necessary
				administrative duties.
2. Fees
				shall be remitted only by certified check, cashier's check, or bank money
				order, and made payable to the department.
3. The fee shall be due with the application.
				The fee shall be $50,000. If the actual cost incurred by the department is
				greater, the applicant shall pay any additional amounts due as instructed by
				the department.
4. The fee due with
				the filing of the report as required by
				R.S.
				40:2115.19 shall be $15,000. If the actual
				cost incurred by the department is greater, the parties involved shall pay any
				additional amounts due as instructed by the department.