Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part I - General Administration › Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification › Chapter 77 - Nursing Staffing Agencies Licensing Standards › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section I-7711 - 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 NSA when the initial licensing
					 survey finds that the NSA is compliant with all licensing laws and regulations,
					 and is compliant with all other required statutes, laws, ordinances, rules,
					 regulations, and all non-refundable fees have been paid. The license shall be
					 valid until the expiration date shown on the license, unless the license is
					 revoked.
2. Provisional Initial
					 License. The department may issue a provisional initial license to the NSA when
					 the initial licensing survey finds that the NSA is deficient or noncompliant
					 with any licensing laws or regulations or any other required statutes, laws,
					 ordinances, rules, regulations or non-refundable fees, but the department
					 determines that the deficiencies or noncompliance(s) do not present a threat to
					 the health, safety, or welfare of an individual or individuals receiving
					 services.
3. Full Renewal License.
					 The department may issue a full renewal license to an existing licensed NSA who
					 is in substantial compliance with all applicable federal, state, departmental,
					 and local statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and non-refundable
					 fees. The license shall be valid until the expiration date shown on the
					 license, unless the license is revoked.
4. Provisional Renewal License. The
					 department, in its sole discretion, may issue a provisional license to an
					 existing licensed NSA for a period not to exceed six months.
a. The department will consider the following
					 circumstances in making a determination to issue a provisional license:
i. compliance history of the NSA to include
					 areas of deficiencies or noncompliance(s) cited;
ii. the nature and severity of any
					 substantiated complaints;
iii. the
					 existing NSA has more than six validated complaints in one biennial licensed
					 period;
iv. the existing NSA has
					 been issued a deficiency or noncompliance that involved placing an individual
					 or individuals receiving services at risk for serious harm or death;
v. the existing NSA has failed to correct
					 deficiencies or noncompliant practice(s) within 60 days of being cited for such
					 deficiencies or noncompliant practice(s) or at the time of a follow-up survey;
					 or
vi. the existing NSA is not in
					 substantial compliance with all applicable federal, state, departmental and
					 local statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and non-refundable fees
					 at the time of renewal of the license.
b. When the department issues a provisional
					 license to an existing licensed NSA, the NSA shall submit a plan of correction
					 to LDH for approval, and the NSA shall be required to correct all such
					 deficiencies or noncompliant practice(s) prior to the expiration of the
					 provisional license. The department shall conduct a follow-up survey of the NSA
					 prior to the expiration of the provisional license.
i. If the follow-up survey determines that
					 the NSA has corrected the deficiencies or noncompliant practice(s) and has
					 maintained compliance during the period of the provisional license, the
					 department may issue a full license until the anniversary date of the NSA
					 license.
ii. If the follow-up
					 survey determines that all deficiencies or noncompliance(s) have not been
					 corrected, or if new deficiencies or noncompliance(s) that are a threat to the
					 health, safety, or welfare of an individual or individuals receiving services
					 are cited on the follow-up survey, the provisional license shall expire. The
					 NSA shall be required to begin the initial licensing process again by
					 submitting a new initial license application packet and appropriate
					 non-refundable fee.
iii. The
					 department shall issue written notice to the NSA of the results of the
					 follow-up survey.