Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part I - General Administration › Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification › Chapter 68 - Adult Residential Care Providers › Subchapter F - Requirements Related to Staff, Record Keeping and Incident and Accident Reports › Section I-6865 - Staffing Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. At a
					 minimum the following staff positions are required. For ARCPs level 2 through
					 4, one person may occupy more than one position in the ARCP but shall not be in
					 this position on the same shift. In a level 1 ARCP, one person may occupy more
					 than one staff position on the same shift.
1.
					 Director. Each ARCP shall have a qualified director who is responsible for the
					 day-to-day management, supervision, and operation of the ARCP and who shall be
					 on-site no less than 20 hours per week.
a.
					 During periods of temporary absence of the director, there shall be a
					 responsible staff person designated to be in charge 24 hours per day, seven
					 days per week that has the knowledge and responsibility to handle any situation
					 that may occur.
b. The director
					 shall be at least 21 years of age and have the responsibility and authority to
					 carry out the policies of the provider.
c. Director Qualifications
i. For levels 1 and 2, the director shall
					 meet one of the following criteria upon date of hire:
(a). have at least an associates degree from
					 an accredited college plus one year of experience in the fields of health,
					 social services, geriatrics, management or administration; or
(b). in lieu of an associates degree from an
					 accredited college three years of experience in health, social services,
					 geriatrics, management, administration; or
(c). a bachelors degree in geriatrics, social
					 services, nursing, health care administration or related field.
ii. For levels 3 and 4, the
					 director shall meet one of the following criteria upon date of hire:
(a). a bachelors degree plus two years of
					 administrative experience in the fields of health, social services, geriatrics,
					 management or administration;
(b).
					 in lieu of a bachelors degree, six years of administrative experience in
					 health, social services, geriatrics, management or administration;
(c). a masters degree in geriatrics, health
					 care, human service related field, management or administration; or
(d). be a licensed nursing facility
					 administrator.
iii.
					 Additionally, for level 4 ARCPs the director shall have successfully completed
					 an adult residential care/assisted living director certification/training
					 program consisting of, at a minimum, 12 hours of training that has been
					 approved by any one of the following organizations:
(a). Louisiana Board of Examiners of Nursing
					 Facility Administrators;
(b).
					 Louisiana Assisted Living Association (LALA);
(c). LeadingAge Gulf States;
(d). Louisiana Nursing Home Association
					 (LNHA); or
(e). any of the national
					 assisted living associations, including the:
(i). National Center for Assisted Living
					 (NCAL);
(ii). Argentum;
(iii). Leading Age; or
(iv). National Association of Long Term Care
					 Administrators Board (NAB).
iv. Training shall begin within six months
					 and completed within 12 months of being appointed director.
v. Two years of experience as an assisted
					 living director may be substituted in lieu of the certification
					 requirements.
vi. Documentation of
					 the directors qualifications shall be maintained on file at the ARCP.