Louisiana Administrative Code

A. When a department policy or regulation is the sole issue, the DCFS Appeals Unit may schedule or cause to be scheduled a single group hearing to respond to a series of individual requests. Regulations governing individual fair hearings are followed. Each individual claimant mus…

A. Only persons directly concerned are permitted to attend the hearing. The claimant may be accompanied or represented by anyone he believes necessary or desirable to support his claim, including legal counsel if he so desires. B. Appropriate department representatives and servic…

A. Hearings shall be conducted by an impartial official(s) who: 1. does not have a personal involvement in the case; 2. was not directly involved in the initial determination of the action which is being contested; and 3. was not the immediate supervisor of the worker who took th…

A. The hearing authority shall be the person designated to render the final administrative decision in a hearing. B. Decisions of the hearing authority shall comply with state and federal law and regulations and shall be based on the hearing record. C. A decision by the hearing a…

Act—part I, chapter 1 of title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. Active Cavern Well—a storage well or cavern that is actively being used or capable of being used to store liquid, liquefied, or gaseous hydrocarbons, including standby wells. The term does not include an inactiv…

A. Applicability 1. These rules and regulations shall apply to applicants, owners, or operators of a solution-mined salt cavern to store liquid, liquefied, or gaseous hydrocarbons. 2. That except as to liquid, liquefied, or gaseous hydrocarbon storage projects begun before Octobe…

B. Notice of Intent to File Application 1. The applicant shall make public notice that a permit application for a hydrocarbon storage cavern or caverns, or an area permit, is proposed for filing with the Office of Conservation. A notice of intent shall be published at least 30 da…

A. The following minimum information shall be required for each permit application. The applicant shall also refer to the appropriate application form for any additional information that may be required. 1. For Class II hydrocarbon storage wells being dually permitted for Class I…

A. Signatories. All reports required by permit or regulation and other information requested by the Office of Conservation shall be signed as in applications by a person described in §305.D or §305.E. B. Financial Responsibility 1. Closure and Post-Closure. The owner or operator …

A. Applicability. This Section has procedures for issuing and transferring permits to operate a hydrocarbon storage well and cavern. Any person required to have a permit shall apply to the Office of Conservation as stipulated in

A. Applicability. This Section applies to all applicants, owners, or operators of hydrocarbon storage wells and caverns. The applicant, owner, or operator shall be responsible for showing that the hydrocarbon storage operation shall be accomplished using good engineering and geol…

A. This Section provides general standards for design of caverns to ensure that project development can be conducted in a reasonable, prudent, and a systematic manner and shall stress physical and environmental safety. The owner or operator shall continually review the design thr…

A. General Requirements 1. All materials and equipment used in the construction of the hydrocarbon storage well and related appurtenances shall be designed and manufactured to exceed the operating requirements of the specific project. Consideration shall be given to depth and lit…

A. Cavern Roof. Without exception or variance to these rules and regulations, no cavern shall be used for hydrocarbon storage if the cavern roof has grown above the top of the salt stock. The operation of an already permitted storage cavern shall cease and shall not be allowed to…

A. Emergency Action Plan. An Emergency Action Plan containing emergency contact telephone numbers, procedures and specific information for facility personnel to respond to a release, upset, incident, accident, or other site emergency shall be kept at the facility and shall be rev…

A. Pressure Gauges, Pressure Sensors, Flow Sensors 1. Pressure gauges or pressure sensors/transmitters that show pressure on the fluid injection string, fluid withdrawal string, and any other string in the well shall be installed at each wellhead. Gauges or pressure sensors/trans…

A. The operator shall submit a report describing, in detail, the work performed resulting from the approved permitted activity. The report shall be submitted in paper and electronic form and shall include all information relating to the work and information that documents complia…

A. The operator of the storage well and cavern shall have the burden of meeting the requirements for well and cavern mechanical integrity. The Office of Conservation shall be notified in writing at least seven days before any scheduled mechanical integrity test. The test may be w…

A. Sonar caliper surveys shall be performed on all storage caverns. With prior approval of the Office of Conservation, the operator may use another similar proven technology designed to determine cavern configuration and measure cavern capacity as a substitute for a sonar survey.…

A. The following minimum requirements apply when a hydrocarbon storage cavern is removed from storage service and is expected to remain out of service for one year or more: 1. notify the Office of Conservation in writing within seven days of the well or cavern becoming inactive (…

A. The operator shall submit quarterly operation reports to the Office of Conservation. Reports are due no later than 15 days following the end of the reporting period. B. Reports shall be submitted electronically on the appropriate Form (Form UIC-50 or successor) and reference t…

A. The owner or operator shall retain copies of all records, data, and information concerning the design, permitting, construction, workovers, tests, and operation of the well and cavern. Records shall be retained throughout the operating life of the well and cavern and for five …

A. Closure. The owner or operator shall close the hydrocarbon storage well, cavern, and associated parts as approved by the Office of Conservation. Closure shall not begin without written authorization from the Office of Conservation. 1. Notice of Intent to Close a. The operator …

A. The purpose of the Standards for Infant Intervention Programs is to: 1. implement the law and comprehensive plan for mental retardation and developmental disabilities services in Louisiana; and 2. establish a minimum level of standards for Office of Mental Retardation/Developm…

A. Authority. These standards are promulgated pursuant to Louisiana R.S. 28:380 et seq. B. Scope. These standards apply to OMR/DD funded Infant Intervention Programs as defined in Section 305 of these standards. C. Enforcement. OMR/DD will monitor programs and provide technical a…

Case Management—pursuant to R.S. 28:381(4), a department mechanism for linking, coordinating, and developing segments of a Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Services System to insure appropriate residential living options or mental retardation and developmental di…

A. The Infant Intervention Program shall notify the Regional Service Center within one working day to obtain a case manager for any infant referred to the Infant Intervention Program. B. The case manager shall insure that each infant referred to the Regional Service Center shall …

A. The case manager shall insure that each infant shall have a multidisciplinary evaluation within 60 working days of referral. B. This evaluation shall be conducted by the LEA of the child's residence, pursuant to Act 754 and LSDE Bulletins 1508 and 1633, to be determined eligib…

A. Each infant in the Infant Intervention Program shall meet all eligibility criteria pursuant to LSDE Bulletin 1508. These criteria are: 1. from birth to three years of age; (Three years of age is specified in Section 321 A.4 of these standards.) 2. a serious handicapping condit…

A. The case manager shall review the integrated evaluation report and determine if the infant meets the eligibility criteria for mental retardation and developmental disabilities services within five working days of the receipt of the report. B. The case manager and the multidisc…

A. The Infant Intervention Program shall assess each infant's performance with a criterion-referenced assessment, which should be compatible with their curriculum and the LEA'S preschool assessments and/or curriculum in their service area, for the purpose of developing the IHP. 1…

A. The Infant Intervention Program shall develop within 30 working days of admission, and by the anniversary date thereafter, an individualized habilitation plan (IHP) for each infant which is developed in accordance with the requirements of OMR/DD. B. The Infant Intervention Pro…

A. The Infant Intervention Program shall provide home training and/ or center-based services. 1. Each infant and the parent or guardian participating in home training services shall receive a minimum of one hour of therapies and habilitation services every two weeks. The exact ti…

A. An infant shall be terminated from the Infant Intervention Program under the following conditions: 1. if the infant makes substantial progress and no longer meets the eligibility criteria in Section 311 of these standards; or 2. if the infant develops significant life-threaten…

A. The Infant Intervention Program shall maintain written program records to include: 1. a program description with eligibility criteria pursuant to these standards; 2. a policy concerning confidentiality of or access to program participant records and the time period for maintai…

A. The Infant Intervention Program shall provide OMR/DD with a monthly report which indicates the following: 1. days in attendance by each infant in center-based services; 2. units of service provided to each infant and parent(s) in home training services; 3. infants admitted dur…

A. The Infant Intervention Program shall have written job descriptions for all staff. B. The Infant Intervention Program shall have a staff organizational chart which has been approved by its governing board. C. The Infant Intervention Program shall hire or designate an individua…

A. The Infant Intervention Program shall work in conjunction with the Infant Specialist in the Regional Service Center to assess needs, develop and implement a plan for the inservice training of personnel each year. B. Each full time professional, therapist and paraprofessional i…

A. The Infant Intervention Program shall be monitored at least annually by DHHR and/or OMR/DD staff. B. The Infant Intervention Program shall be responsible for providing access to information needed to document compliance with these standards. C. The Infant Intervention Program …

A. For licensing standards for infant intervention programs refer LAC Title 48, Chapter 87.

A. The department shall have the authority to establish a statewide system of payments in accordance with 34 CFR part 303. B. In implementing the system of payments: 1. the department establishes a schedule of monthly cost participation for early intervention services per qualify…

A. All cost computations on and after July 20, 1985 for all active members to gain retirement credit will be done on an 8 percent compound interest rate. B. The only exceptions to the 8 percent compound interest rate will be credit for active military service, which has a 5 perce…

A. In keeping with congressional findings that the privacy of an individual is directly affected by the collection, maintenance, use and dissemination of personal information; B. recognizing that to the extent that the maintenance of personal information is necessary for the effi…

A. These regulations apply to all criminal justice agencies organized under the constitution or laws of the state of Louisiana which were awarded Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) monies after July 1, 1973, for manual or automated systems which collect, store, or d…

A. Nothing contained in any of these privacy and security regulations shall be construed to reduce, eliminate, or otherwise adversely affect any rights which individuals may have under any existing Louisiana law, court decision, or administrative rule.

A. These regulations apply to criminal history record information, as defined in

A. These regulations shall be effective after November 30, 1977.

A. Under federal law, an affected agency which willfully and knowingly violates these regulations may be subject to termination of funds made available by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, and a $10,000 fine. Additionally, future eligibility for receipt of Law Enforc…

A. Under Louisiana Law (R.S. 15:575 et seq.) an officer or official of a criminal justice agency may be subject to a fine between $50 and $500 for violating any rules or regulations issued by the Louisiana Criminal Justice Information System.

A. A violating agency may be barred from receiving information from the central state repository until such agency furnishes proof of compliance with these regulations.