Louisiana Administrative Code

A. If the provider is in compliance with the requirements of these standards, a license as a client care case management provider will be issued by the DHH Health Standards Section along with a letter enumerating that the agency is permitted to provide case management/service coo…

A. A provider will not be licensed to serve more than one program office type of handicapped client until the provider has been in operation and has consistently met applicable requirements for one year.

A. A provider will report quarterly to the Division of Licensing and Certification, P.0. Box 3767, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 the following: The name, social security number, position and hours worked for a random seven-day period of all the staff employed by the provider. State owned…

A. Licensing inspections must generally be completed annually, but may occur at any time. No advance notice may be given. Licensor must be given access to the provider office site, staff members or consumers, and all relevant files and records. Licensor must explain the licensing…

A. The building site shall be approved by the Division of Licensing and Certification prior to beginning of any construction. The site shall have good drainage and not subject to flooding. The site shall not be located in an area that would present a hazard to those being served.…

A. The Office of the Secretary of DHH (the secretary) must determine the adequacy of quality and protection in accordance with the provisions of these standards. B. If, in the judgment of the secretary, application of the requirements stated in these standards would be impractica…

A. Case management must consist of services to assist consumers in gaining access to the full range of needed services, including medical, social, educational and other support services. These must be ongoing services which must be accomplished through the following activities. 1…

A. The provider must allow representatives of the state licensing authority, in the performance of their mandated duties, to inspect all aspects of the provider's functioning which impact on consumers and families and to interview any staff member or consumer (if the consumer or …

A. The provider must have an identifiable governing body with responsibility for and authority over the policies and activities of the agency. B. The provider must document, in writing, all members of the governing body; their addresses; their terms of membership; officers of the…

A. The governing body must: 1. ensure the provider's compliance and conformity with its articles of incorporation or charter; 2. ensure the provider's continual compliance and conformity with all relevant federal, state, local and municipal laws and regulations; 3. ensure that th…

A. The chief administrator or a person authorized to act on behalf of the chief administrator must be accessible to staff or designated representatives of DHH during agency hours of operation.

A. A provider shall have documentation of its authority to operate under state law.

A. The provider's administrative files must include at a minimum: 1. documents identifying the governing body; 2. list of members and officers of the governing body, their addresses and terms of membership; 3. minutes of formal meetings and bylaws of the governing body, if applic…

A. The provider must establish procedures to assure adequate communication among staff to provide continuity of services to the consumer. B. The provider must establish procedures which facilitates participation and feedback from staff, consumers, families, and when appropriate, …

A. The provider must establish a system of financial management and staffing to assure maintenance of complete and accurate accounts, books and records in keeping with generally accepted accounting principles. B. The provider must demonstrate fiscal accountability through regular…

A. A provider must have written procedures for the maintenance, security, and confidentiality of records. This must include specifying who must supervise the maintenance of records, and who must have custody of records. This procedure must also state to whom records can be releas…

A. All provider records must be maintained in an accessible, standardized order and format and must be retained and disposed of in accordance with state laws. B. A provider must have sufficient space, facilities and supplies for providing effective record keeping services. C. Upo…

A. The provider must have a clear, concise written program description, available to the public, detailing: 1. the overall philosophy of the program; 2. the long and short term goals of the program; 3. the types of consumers to be served; 4. the intake and closure criteria; 5. th…

A. The provider must ensure that any vehicle used by the agency staff to transport consumers must be properly maintained, inspected, and licensed according to state laws and carries a sufficient amount of liability insurance. B. Any staff member using a vehicle to transport consu…

A. A provider shall, when necessary, give assistance to clients in obtaining any required professional services not available from employees of the provider facility.

A. A provider must have a written plan for recruitment, screening orientation, ongoing training, development and supervision and performance evaluation of staff members. B. Sufficient staffing must be provided to ensure a safe environment and adequacy of programming with consider…

A. A provider must have a written policy to prevent discrimination and must comply with all state and federal employment practices, laws.

A. A provider must actively recruit and, whenever possible, employ qualified persons of both sexes representative of the cultural and racial groups served by the provider. This must include the hiring of qualified persons with disabilities.

A. A provider shall have at least three written personal and/or prior work references for each employee or telephone notes from contact with said references.

A. A provider's orientation shall provide at least 16 hours of training for all direct care staff within one week of the date of employment. 1. All new employees working directly with clients shall receive orientation training on the provider's emergency and safety procedures and…

A. A provider shall ensure that each direct service worker completes at least 40 hours of training per year. Orientation and normal supervision shall not be considered for meeting this requirement. B. Employee training shall be documented.

A. The provider must develop and implement a continuous Quality Improvement Plan that is designed to objectively assess and improve the quality of services for consumers which includes the following components: 1. the capability to identify, assess, and correct problems, a time l…

A. The provider must have written employment and personnel policies which include: 1. job descriptions for all positions, including volunteers and students, that specify duties, qualifications, and competencies; 2. a description of hiring practices, which includes a policy agains…

A. A provider must have abuse reporting procedures which require all employees to report any incidents of abuse or mistreatment be that abuse or mistreatment is done by another staff member or professional, family member, the consumer, or any other person. B. There must be writte…

A. All case managers must conform to applicable state laws and DHH policies and procedures relative to consumer rights, including but not limited to those concerning confidentiality of consumer information and grievance procedures and consumer's right to appeal department decisio…

A. A provider must make every effort to ensure that a consumer understands his/her rights in matters such as access to services, appeal, grievances, and protection from abuse.

A. A provider must ensure that an advocate is provided to the consumer whenever the consumer rights or desires may be in conflict or jeopardy with the provider.

A. A provider must have a written grievance procedure for consumers designed to allow consumers to make complaints without fear of retaliation. B. Grievances must be periodically reviewed by the governing body in an effort to promote improvement in these areas.

A. Unless the context otherwise requires, the words defined in this section shall have the following meanings when found in this order: B. Office—Office of Conservation of the state of Louisiana. C. Commissioner—the commissioner of the Office of Conservation of the state of Louis…

A. All applications for permits to drill wells for geothermal resources or conversions of existing wells for geothermal development below the fresh water sands shall be made on Form GR-10, or revisions thereof, and mailed or delivered to the district office. These applications, i…

A. All applications for permits to repair (except ordinary maintenance operations) or workovers involving, but not limited to, abandonment (plug and abandon), acidizing, deepening, perforating, perforating and squeezing, plugging (plug back), plugging and perforating, plugging ba…

A. The district office shall be supplied with available field maps showing lease lines and well locations for all producing areas within the district, such maps to be provided by persons or companies operating in the field, on request of the commissioner or his agent. B. Electric…

A. Conductor Pipe 1. Conductor pipe is that pipe ordinarily used for the purpose of supporting unconsolidated surface deposits. The use and removal of conductor pipe during the drilling of any geothermal resource well shall be at the option of the operator. B. Surface Casing 1. C…

A. All wells drilling or running casing or tubing are to be equipped with a master gate and a blowout preventer having the correct size rams or plugs installed and in first class condition, together with a flowing valve of the recommended size and working pressure. If a "fill-up"…

A. All wells shall be equipped with casing heads with a test pressure in conformance with conditions existing in areas in which they are used. The casing head body, as soon as installed, shall be equipped with proper connections and valves accessible to the surface. Reconditionin…

A.1. All wells shall be cleaned into a pit, barge, or tank, located at a distance of at least 100 feet from any fire hazard. 2. Before any well shall be perforated, the drilling fluid in the well shall be conditioned and brought to a weight necessary to hold the formation fluid p…

A. The Inspectors and Agents of the Office of Conservation shall have access to the mud records of any drilling well, except those records which per­tain to special muds and special work with respect to patentable rights, and shall be allowed to conduct any essential test or test…

A. Allowables will be set by the commissioner and he may, after proper notice, call a hearing. B. Upon initial completion, a four-point multiple-step draw-down test shall be made. The district manager shall have the discretion, based on bottom­ hole conditions, to require the use…

A. “Gallon” shall mean one (U.S.) gallon or 3.7852 liters of fluid at a temperature of 60° F and a pressure of 14.73 psia. B. Pressure and temperature shall be measured at the wellhead for purposes of determining the energy content of the water. The volume (gallons) of the water …

A. It is the duty of the commissioner of Conservation or his agents, to make such changes in the monthly production and proration orders as may appear reasonably necessary for the purposes of safety, conservation, and the prevention of waste, in accordance with the orders and reg…

A. The commissioner shall have the authority to require bottomhole pressure and temperature surveys of the various fields at such times as he may designate. However, operators shall be required to take bottomhole pressure and temperatures in all wells upon initial completion. Tub…

A. Disposal of all geothermal/geopressured operation 'waste material into the surface waters of the State shall be done pursuant to and under the control of regulations and procedures set forth by the Stream Control Commission or other appropriate state or federal agencies having…