Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part I - General Administration › Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification › Chapter 97 - Nursing Facilities › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section I-9707 - Types of Licenses

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 nursing facility when the initial licensing survey
					 finds that the nursing facility is compliant with all licensing laws and
					 regulations, and is compliant with all other required statutes, laws,
					 ordinances, rules, regulations and fees. The initial license shall specify the
					 capacity of the nursing facility. The license shall be valid for a period of 12
					 months unless the license is modified, revoked, suspended, or
					 terminated.
2. Provisional Initial
					 License. The department may issue a provisional initial license to the nursing
					 facility when the initial licensing survey finds that the nursing facility 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 residents or participants. The provisional license
					 shall be valid for a period not to exceed six months.
a. At the discretion of the department, the
					 provisional initial license may be extended for an additional period not to
					 exceed 90 days in order for the nursing facility to correct the noncompliance
					 or deficiencies.
b. The nursing
					 facility shall submit a plan of correction to the department for approval and
					 the provider shall be required to correct all such noncompliance or
					 deficiencies prior to the expiration of the provisional initial
					 license.
c. A follow-up survey
					 shall be conducted prior to the expiration of the provisional initial license.
i. If all such noncompliance or deficiencies
					 are determined by the department to be corrected on a follow-up survey, a full
					 license may be issued.
ii. If all
					 such noncompliance or deficiencies are not corrected on the follow-up survey,
					 the provisional initial license shall expire and the provider shall be required
					 to begin the initial licensing process again by submitting a new initial
					 license application packet and fee if no timely informal reconsideration or
					 administrative appeal of the deficiencies is filed pursuant to this
					 Chapter.
3.
					 Annual Renewal License. The department may issue a full license that is
					 annually renewed to an existing licensed nursing facility, which is in
					 substantial compliance with all applicable federal, state, departmental, and
					 local statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations.
a. The nursing facility shall submit:
i. a completed application;
ii. appropriate fees; and
iii. any other documentation or information
					 that is required by the department for license renewal.
b. The license shall be valid for a period of
					 12 months 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 nursing facility for a period not
					 to exceed six months.
a. At the discretion of
					 the department, the provisional license may be extended for an additional
					 period not to exceed 90 days in order for the nursing facility to correct the
					 noncompliance or deficiencies.
b.
					 When the department issues a provisional license to an existing licensed
					 nursing facility, the provider shall submit a plan of correction to the
					 department for approval, and the provider shall be required to correct all such
					 noncompliance or deficiencies prior to the expiration of the provisional
					 license.
c. The department shall
					 conduct an on-site follow-up survey at the nursing facility prior to the
					 expiration of the provisional license.
i. If
					 the on-site follow-up survey determines that the nursing facility 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 nursing facility
					 license.
ii. If the on-site
					 follow-up survey determines that the nursing facility has not corrected the
					 deficient practices or has not maintained compliance during the period of the
					 provisional license, the provisional license shall expire and the provider
					 shall be required to begin the initial licensing process again by submitting a
					 new initial license application packet and fee if no timely informal
					 reconsideration or administrative appeal of the deficiencies is filed pursuant
					 to this Chapter.