Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2120.57 – Certified nurse aide; medical staffing agencies
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2120.57
- Certified nurse aide: means a certified nursing assistant or certified nurse aide employed by a nursing facility or contracted by a nursing facility. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2120.51
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2120.51
- Medical staffing agency: means any agency, institution, society, corporation, person or persons, or any other group that provides, for profit, the services of certified nurse aides to a nursing facility. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2120.51
A. Any medical staffing agency employing or contracting with a certified nurse aide shall, before employing or contracting with a certified nurse aide, verify that the certified nurse aide is certified and listed on the Louisiana’s Certified Nurse Aide Registry and shall perform or have performed a criminal background check on each certified nurse aide.
B. All medical staffing agencies shall submit to the department any complaints or grievances received against a certified nurse aide whom they have employed.
C. No medical staffing agency shall employ or contract with a certified nurse aide who holds a restricted registration.
D. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. Each day’s violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Acts 2009, No. 357, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2010.