Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2162.4 – Licensure of community-based care facilities
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2162.4
- Community-based care facility: means a facility where five or more adults with a primary diagnosis of mental illness who are not related to the operator or administrator and who do not require care above intermediate-level nursing care reside and receive care, treatment, or services that are above the level of room and board and include no more than three hours of nursing care per week per resident. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2162.3
- Community-based care services: means services provided in a community-based care facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of this Part. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2162.3
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2162.3
- License: means a license issued by the Louisiana Department of Health to a community-based care facility. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2162.3
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. Each community-based care facility shall be licensed in accordance with the requirements of this Part and the applicable rules of the department. No facility, agency, institution, person, society, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, group, or other legal entity providing community-based care services may be established, operated, or reimbursed through the Medicaid program unless licensed as a community-based care facility by the department.
B. A license issued to a community-based care facility shall be issued only for the owner and premises named in the license application.
C. A license issued pursuant to this Part shall be on a form prescribed by the department and shall be valid for a twelve-month period beginning the month of issuance unless revoked or otherwise suspended prior to that date.
D. A license issued pursuant to this Part shall not be transferable or assignable.
E. Each licensed community-based care facility shall post its license in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
Acts 2017, No. 417, §1.