Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part VII - Rehabilitation Services › Chapter 9 - Council on the Purchase of Goods and Services of Individuals with Disabilities › Section VII-911 - Central Nonprofit Agency

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				council shall have the authority to designate and contract with a central
				nonprofit agency to assist supported employment providers in submitting
				applications for the selection of suitable goods and services, to facilitate
				the allocation of orders among qualified supported employment providers, in
				controlling quality control, and in assisting the council in carrying out its
				responsibilities.
B. The council
				shall solicit and evaluate competitive sealed proposals pursuant to
				R.S.
				39:1595, at least every five years to
				designate and contract with a central nonprofit agency.
C. The central nonprofit agency may also
				assist supported employment providers in training, contract negotiations and
				procurement, costing, cash advancements against billing, no interest loans,
				credit checks and collections, public relations, consultations, goods
				development, market research, networking, industry referrals, production,
				management, contract administration, liaison with government, and other duties
				as specified by the council. Payment, if any, for such assistance shall be by
				agreement with the individual supported employment provider.
D. The Council shall establish rates for
				marketing services to be charged to the supported employment provider by the
				central nonprofit agency.
E.
				Purchase orders may be issued by the appropriate purchasing agency for suitable
				goods and services directly to a supported employment provider with copies to a
				central nonprofit agency. Provisions may also be made to issue purchase orders
				directly to the central nonprofit agency which will in turn make payment to the
				supported employment provider.
F.
				If such assistance is authorized in the designation, the Council may instruct
				the central nonprofit agency to assist it in carrying out certain specified
				Council responsibilities.
G.
				Central nonprofit agency will submit annually a detailed written report of its
				program and budget to the council. This report shall include:
1. the number of disabled persons according
				to their type of disability who are employed by supported employment providers
				participating the program for the purchase of goods and services;
2. the amount of annual wages paid to persons
				participating in the program;
3. a
				summary of the sale of goods offered by the supported employment
				providers;
4. a list of goods and
				services offered by the supported employment providers;
5. the geographic distribution of the
				supported employment providers;
6.
				other information specified by the council for its determination of rates for
				marketing services to be charged the supported employment providers by the
				central nonprofit agency;
7.
				information regarding the financial operations and conditions of the central
				nonprofit;
8. a report of the
				extent to which activities were performed in accordance with 911.C
				above;
9. the number of persons
				with disabilities who transitioned to individual or supported employment
				opportunities.