Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part I - General Administration › Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification › Chapter 82 - Minimum Standards for Licensure of Hospice Agencies › Subchapter B - Organization and Staffing › Section I-8217 - Personnel Qualifications/Responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
Administrator
-a person
					 who is designated, in writing, by the governing body as administratively
					 responsible for all aspects of hospice operations. When the administrator
					 serves more than one licensed agency, he/she shall designate, in writing, an
					 alternate to serve as administrator for each site where he/she is not
					 physically housed continuously. The administrator may not serve more than two
					 licensed agencies. The alternate shall be a full-time, on-site employee of the
					 hospice and shall meet the same qualifications as the administrator. The
					 administrator and the director of nurses/alternates may be the same individual
					 if that individual is dually qualified.
NOTE: Repealed.
1. Qualifications. The administrator shall be
					 a licensed physician, a licensed registered nurse, a social worker with a
					 masters degree, or a college graduate with a bachelor's degree and at least
					 three years of documented management experience in health care service
					 delivery. However, a person who was employed by a licensed Louisiana hospice as
					 the administrator as of December 20, 1998 shall be exempt from these
					 requirements as long as he/she remains employed by that hospice as the
					 administrator If the hospice is sold to, acquired by, or merged into another
					 legal entity, such transaction shall have no effect on the exemption provided
					 in the preceding sentence.
2.
					 Responsibilities. The Administrator shall be responsible for compliance with
					 all regulations, laws, policies and procedures applicable to hospice
					 specifically and to Medicare/Medicaid issues when applicable:
a. ensure the hospice employs qualified
					 individuals;
b. be on-site during
					 business hours or immediately available by telecommunications when off-site
					 conducting the business of the hospice, and available after hours as
					 needed;
c. be responsible for and
					 direct the day-to-day operations of the hospice;
d. act as liaison among staff, patients, and
					 governing board;
e. ensure that all
					 services are correctly billed to the proper payer source;
f. designate, in writing, an individual who
					 meets the administrator qualifications to assume the authority and the control
					 of the hospice if the administrator is unavailable; and
g. designate in advance the IDT he/she
					 chooses to establish policies governing the day-to-day provisions of hospice
					 care.
3. Continuing
					 Education. The administrator shall annually obtain two continuing education
					 hours relative to the administrator's role, including but not limited to the
					 following topics:
a. Medicare and Medicaid
					 regulations;
b. management
					 practices;
c. labor laws;
					 and
d. Occupational Safety and
					 Health Administration rules, laws, etc.