Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part I - General Administration › Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification › Chapter 52 - Pediatric Day Health Care Facilities › Subchapter B - Licensing Procedures › Section I-5209 - Types of Licenses

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 facility when the initial licensing survey finds
					 that the PDHC facility is compliant with all licensing laws and regulations,
					 and is compliant with all other required statutes, laws, ordinances, rules,
					 regulations, and fees. The license shall be valid until the expiration date
					 shown on the license, unless the license is modified, revoked, suspended, or
					 terminated.
2. Provisional Initial
					 License. The department may issue a provisional initial license to the facility
					 when the initial licensing survey finds that the PDHC facility is noncompliant
					 with any licensing laws or regulations or any other required statutes, laws,
					 ordinances, rules, regulations or fees, but the department determines that the
					 noncompliance does not present a threat to the health, safety or welfare of the
					 children or participants. The provisional license shall be valid for a period
					 not to exceed six months.
a. At the
					 discretion of the department, the provisional initial license may be extended
					 for an additional period not to exceed 90 days in order for the PDHC facility
					 to correct the noncompliance or deficiencies.
b. The facility must submit a plan of
					 correction to the department for approval and the provider shall be required to
					 correct all such noncompliance or deficiencies prior to the expiration of the
					 provisional initial license.
c. A
					 follow-up survey shall be conducted prior to the expiration of the provisional
					 initial license.
i. If all such noncompliance
					 or deficiencies are determined by the department to be corrected on a follow-up
					 survey, a full license will be issued.
ii. If all such noncompliance or deficiencies
					 are not corrected on the follow-up survey, the provisional initial license
					 shall expire and the provider shall be required to begin the initial licensing
					 process again by submitting a new initial license application packet and
					 fee.
3. Full
					 Renewal License. The department may issue a full renewal license to an existing
					 licensed PDHC facility which is in substantial compliance with all applicable
					 federal, state, departmental, and local statutes, laws, ordinances, rules,
					 regulations and fees. The license shall be valid until the expiration date
					 shown on the license, unless the license is modified, revoked, suspended, or
					 terminated.
4. Provisional Renewal
					 License. The department, in its sole discretion, may issue a provisional
					 license to an existing licensed PDHC facility for a period not to exceed six
					 months.
a. At the discretion of the
					 department, the provisional renewal license may be extended for an additional
					 period not to exceed 90 days in order for the PDHC facility to correct the
					 noncompliance or deficiencies.
b. A
					 provisional renewal license may be issued for the following reasons:
i. the existing PDHC facility has more than
					 five deficient practices or deficiencies cited during any one survey;
ii. the existing licensed PDHC facility has
					 more than three validated complaints in a one year period;
iii. the existing PDHC facility has been
					 issued a deficiency that involved placing a child or participant at risk for
					 serious harm or death;
iv. the
					 existing PDHC facility has failed to correct deficient practices within 60 days
					 of being cited for such deficient practices or at the time of a follow-up
					 survey; or
v. the existing
					 pediatric day health care provider is not in substantial compliance with all
					 applicable federal, state, departmental, and local statutes, laws, ordinances,
					 rules regulations and fees at the time of renewal of the license.
c. When the department issues a
					 provisional renewal license to an existing licensed pediatric day health care
					 provider, the department shall conduct an on-site follow-up survey at the
					 pediatric day health care facility prior to the expiration of the provisional
					 license.
i. If the on-site follow-up survey
					 determines that the PDHC facility has corrected the deficient practices and has
					 maintained compliance during the period of the provisional license, the
					 department may issue a full license for the remainder of the year until the
					 anniversary date of the PDHC facility license.
ii. If the on-site follow-up survey
					 determines that the PDHC facility has not corrected the deficient practices or
					 has not maintained compliance during the period of the provisional license, the
					 provisional renewal license shall expire and the facility shall be required to
					 begin the initial licensing process again by submitting a new initial license
					 application packet and fee, if no timely informal reconsideration or
					 administrative appeal is filed pursuant to this Chapter.