Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part I - General Administration › Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification › Chapter 50 - Home and Community-Based Services Providers Licensing Standards › Subchapter L - Supervised Independent Living Module › Section I-5094 - Operational Requirements for the Supervised Independent Living Module

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A provider shall
					 ensure that the living situation is freely selected by the client from among
					 non-disability specific settings. An SIL residence may be owned or leased by
					 either the provider or the client. At the expense of the owner or lessee, a
					 provider shall ensure that the living situation shall be:
1. accessible and functional, considering any
					 physical limitations or other disability of the client;
2. free from any hazard to the health or
					 safety of the client;
3. properly
					 equipped with accommodations for activities of daily living;
4. in compliance with applicable health,
					 safety, sanitation and zoning codes;
5. a living situation that affords the
					 client's individual privacy, including the ability to lock entrance doors;
6. arranged such that if there is
					 more than one client in the living situation, the living environment does not
					 conflict with the individual ISP of either client;
7. equipped with a functional kitchen area
					 including space for food storage and a preparation area;
8. equipped with a functional private full
					 bathroom. There shall be at least one full or half bathroom for every two
					 clients residing at the SIL;
9.
					 equipped with a living area;
10.
					 equipped with an efficiency bedroom space or a separate private bedroom with a
					 door that locks from the inside for privacy, if not contraindicated by a
					 condition of the client residing in the room:
a. There shall be at least one bedroom for
					 each two unrelated clients living in the SIL;
b. Each client shall have the right to choose
					 whether or not to share a bedroom and a bed with another client;
11. equipped with hot and cold
					 water faucets that are easily identifiable. If an assessment has been made that
					 the client is at risk of scalding, the hot water heater shall be adjusted
					 accordingly;
12. equipped with
					 functional utilities, including:
a.
					 water;
b. sewer; and
c. electricity;
13. equipped with functional air conditioning
					 and heating units which is capable of maintaining an ambient temperature
					 between 65 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the SIL;
14. kept in a clean, comfortable home-like
					 environment;
15. equipped with the
					 following furnishings if owned or leased by a provider:
a. a bed unit per client which includes a
					 frame, clean mattress and clean pillow;
b. a private dresser or similar storage area
					 for personal belongings that is readily accessible to the resident. There shall
					 be one dresser per client;
c. one
					 closet, permanent or portable, to store clothing or aids to physical
					 functioning, if any, which is readily accessible to the resident. There shall
					 be one closet per bedroom;
d. a
					 minimum of two chairs per client;
e. a table for dining;
f. window treatments to ensure privacy;
					 and
g. adequate light in each room,
					 hallway and entry to meet the requirements of the activities that occur in
					 those areas; and
16.
					 equipped with functional smoke detectors and a fire extinguisher.