Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part I - General Administration › Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification › Chapter 46 - Healthcare Facility Sanctions › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section I-4603 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Administrative Reconsideration
-for
						purposes of this Chapter, also known as an informal reconsideration.
Class A Violation
-a violation of a rule
						or regulation that creates a condition or occurrence relating to the
						maintenance and/or operation of a facility which results in death or serious
						harm to the resident(s), patient(s), or client(s). Examples of class A
						violations include, but are not limited to:
1. acts or omissions by an employee or
					 employees of a facility that either knowingly or negligently resulted in the
					 death of the resident(s), patient(s), or client(s); or
2. acts or omissions by an employee or
					 employees of a facility that either knowingly or negligently resulted in
					 serious harm to the resident(s), patient(s), or client(s).
Class B Violation
-a violation of a rule
						or regulation in which a condition or occurrence relating to the maintenance
						and/or operation of a facility is created which results in the substantial
						probability of death or serious physical or mental harm to the resident(s),
						patient(s), or client(s). Examples of class B violations include, but are not
						limited to:
1. medications or
					 treatments improperly administered or withheld;
2. lack of functioning equipment necessary to
					 care for a patient or client;
3.
					 failure to maintain emergency equipment in working order;
4. failure to employ a sufficient number of
					 adequately trained staff to care for resident(s), patient(s), or client(s);
					 or
5. failure to implement adequate
					 infection control measures.
Class C Violation
-a violation of a rule
						or regulation in which a condition or occurrence relating to the maintenance
						and/or operation of a facility creates a potential for harm by directly
						threatening the health, safety, or welfare of the resident(s), patient(s) or
						client(s). Examples of class C violations include, but are not limited
						to:
1. failure to perform treatments
					 as ordered by the physician, including the administration of
					 medications;
2. improper storage of
					 poisonous substances;
3. failure to
					 notify the physician and family of changes in the condition of a patient or
					 client;
4. failure to maintain
					 equipment in working order;
5.
					 inadequate supply of needed equipment;
6. lack of adequately trained staff necessary
					 to meet the resident(s), patient(s), or client(s)' needs;
7. failure of a regulated entity to display
					 on its premises at least one sign, which is at least 18 inches tall by 18
					 inches wide and written in the English language with letters that are not less
					 than one-square-inch in size, in a conspicuous location in a
					 publically-accessible area;
8.
					 failure by a regulated entity to develop a workplace violence prevention plan
					 that includes, as a minimum, all of the following resources:
a. resources for ongoing education on the
					 issue of workplace violence;
b.
					 resources for prevention of workplace violence; and
c. resources on responding to incidents of
					 workplace violence and debriefing with respect to such incidents and responses
					 thereto;