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-7703 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Administrator or Director
-the person who
						is in charge of the daily operations of the NSA.
Authorized Agency
-a private entity
						authorized by the Office of State Police to conduct the criminal history checks
						provided for in these regulations. Nothing herein shall be construed as
						expanding the access to confidential law enforcement records of the state of
						Louisiana or its political subdivisions or authorizing access by said agency to
						the computerized records of law enforcement agencies.
Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
-an individual
						who has completed a Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program
						approved by the state as meeting the requirements of
						42 CFR
						483.151 and
						483.154, or has been determined
						competent as provided in 42
						CFR 483.150(a) and (b) and
						is listed as certified and in good standing on the state's certified nurse aide
						registry.
Cessation of Business
-provider is
						non-operational and/or has stopped offering or providing services in the
						state.
Change of Ownership (CHOW)
-the addition,
						substitution, or removal, whether by sale, transfer, lease, gift, or otherwise,
						of a licensed NSA subject to this rule by a person, corporation, or other
						entity which results in a change of controlling interest of assets or other
						equity interests of the licensed entity may constitute a CHOW of the licensed
						entity.
Client
-the licensed healthcare facility
						or agency to which the registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or certified
						nursing assistant is assigned on a temporary basis.
DAL
-Division of Administrative Law, or
						its successor.
Department
-the Louisiana Department of
						Health (LDH) or any office or agency thereof designated by the secretary of the
						department.
Employee or Contracted Staff
-person
						employed by the nurse staffing agency or contracted by the nurse staffing
						agency to perform healthcare services in a healthcare facility for
						compensation, such as wages or a salary. An employed person may be one who is
						contracted or one who is hired for a staff position. This definition does not
						include a person employed or contracted to provide solely consulting
						services.
Geographic Location
-primary business
						location that the nurse staffing agency operates from, as indicated on the NSA
						license.
Healthcare Facility
-any person,
						partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity
						licensed pursuant to
						R.S.
						40:2006 (A)(2), or current law, and operating
						or planning to operate within the state.
HSS
-the LDH, Office of the Secretary,
						Health Standards Section.
Licensee
-any nurse staffing agency
						properly licensed in accordance with this Rule.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- a person
						who practices practical nursing and who is licensed to practice practical
						nursing in accordance with
						R.S.
						38:961, or current law.
Line of Credit
-a credit arrangement with
						a federally insured, licensed lending institution that is established to ensure
						that the NSA has available funds as needed to continue the operations of the
						agency. The line of credit shall be issued to the licensed entity. For purposes
						of NSA licensure, the line of credit shall not be a loan, credit card, or a
						bank balance.
Non-Operational
-the NSA location is not
						open for business operation on designated days and hours as stated on the
						licensing application.
Nurse
-a registered nurse as defined in
						R.S.
						37:913, or current law, or a licensed
						practical nurse as defined in
						R.S.
						37:961, or current law.
Nurse Staffing Agency (NSA)
-any person,
						partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity,
						including a digital website/platform, that employs, assigns, or refers nurses
						or certified nurse aides to render healthcare services in a healthcare facility
						for a fee. For purposes of these regulations, NSA does not include the
						following:
1. An NSA that solely
					 provides services in Louisiana under a contract or other agreement with the
					 state of Louisiana, or any executive branch department or agency thereof, as a
					 result of a declared disaster, emergency, or public health emergency.
2. The federal or state government department
					 or agency that provides nursing staff or certified nurse aides to any
					 healthcare provider setting, evacuation site, or shelter location as a result
					 of a declared disaster, emergency, or public health emergency.
3. An entity that solely provides
					 administrative or consulting services.
Registered Agent
-the individual
						designated by the NSA as agent for service of process, notice, or demand
						required or permitted by Louisiana law to be served on the NSA business entity,
						and has a physical address in the state of Louisiana. If the registered agent
						is a corporation or other eligible business entity, service of process may be
						made on an individual, who is 18 years of age or older, and identified as
						authorized to receive service for the registered agent in a statement on file
						with the Louisiana Secretary of State.
Registered Nurse (RN)
-any individual
						licensed in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:911 et seq., or current law, to engage in
						the practice of nursing as defined in
						R.S.
						37:913, or current law.
Secretary
-the secretary of the Louisiana
						Department of Health, or his/her designee.
AUTHORITY
						NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						36:254.