Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Respite care is a service provided on a short-term basis to a beneficiary who is unable to care for himself/herself due to the absence or need for relief of those unpaid persons normally providing care for the beneficiary. B. Respite may be provided in a licensed respite care …

A. Habilitation offers services designed to assist the beneficiary in acquiring, retaining, and improving the self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in home and community settings. B. Habilitation is provided in the home or community, inclu…

A. A personal emergency response system (PERS) is an electronic device connected to the beneficiary’s phone which enables a beneficiary to secure help in the community. The system is programmed to signal a response center staffed by trained professionals when a "help" button is a…

A. Support coordination is a service that will assist beneficiaries in gaining access to all of their necessary services, as well as medical, social, educational, and other services, regardless of the funding source for the services. Support coordinators shall be responsible for …

A. Housing stabilization transition services enable beneficiaries who are transitioning into a permanent supportive housing unit, including those transitioning from institutions, to secure their own housing. The service is provided while the beneficiary is in an institution and p…

A. Housing stabilization services enable waiver beneficiaries to maintain their own housing as set forth in a beneficiary’s approved plan of care. Services must be provided in the home or a community setting. This service includes the following components: 1. conducting a housing…

A. Dental services are available to adult beneficiaries over the age of 21. Covered dental services include: 1. adult diagnostic services; 2. preventative services; 3. restorative services; 4. endodontics; 5. periodontics; 6. prosthodontics; 7. oral and maxillofacial surgery; 8. …

A. Community life engagement development (CLED) facilitates the development of opportunities to assist beneficiaries in becoming involved in the community. The purpose of CLED is to find the opportunities that encourage and foster the development of meaningful relationships in th…

A. Specialized Medical Equipment and Supplies 1. Incontinence briefs and supplies are available for a beneficiary, 21 years or older, who has a physician’s order and requires the use of incontinence briefs and supplies. 2. Assistive technology (AT), which may include remote featu…

A. The proposed distribution formula for federal grant funds was adopted by the commission at its meeting on June 22, 2023.

A. The commission distributes federal grant funds to the state's local law enforcement agencies through law enforcement planning districts via a funding formula initially devised in 1977, and subsequently modified as necessary by the commission.

A. Included in the 1977 distribution formula was a variable base of funding for each law enforcement planning district based on the percentage of the district's crime rate to that of the entire state, as well as a rural adjustment for those areas of the state facing unique fund d…

A. Payment for outpatient hospital laboratory services is a flat rate in accordance with the published fee schedule. There shall be no cost settlement for outpatient laboratory services.

A. Effective for dates of service on or after July 1, 2008, the reimbursement amount paid to small rural hospitals for outpatient clinical diagnostic laboratory services shall be a fee schedule amount equal to the Medicare Fee Schedule amount on file as of July 1, 2008. B. Effect…

A. Effective for dates of service on or after February 20, 2009, the reimbursement paid to non-rural, non-state hospitals for outpatient laboratory services shall be reduced by 3.5 percent of the fee schedule on file as of February 19, 2009. B. Effective for dates of service on o…

A. For dates of service on or after July 1, 2008, state-owned hospitals shall be reimbursed for outpatient clinical laboratory services at 100 per cent of the current Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule. B. Effective for dates of service on or after August 1, 2012, the reim…

A. Effective for dates of service on or after July 1, 2013, quarterly supplemental payments may be issued to qualifying non-rural, non-state public hospitals for laboratory services rendered during the quarter. Payment amounts may be reimbursed up to the Medicare outpatient upper…

A. Effective for dates of service on or after September 1, 2009, the reimbursement amount paid to children’s specialty hospitals for outpatient clinical diagnostic laboratory services shall be the Medicaid fee schedule amount on file for each service. B. Effective for dates of se…

A. A current accreditation document shall be displayed at all times in a location visible to the public in each accredited laboratory. In cases of suspension or discreditation, the document shall be immediately removed. B. The accreditation documents shall note the scope of accre…

A. Accreditation shall be renewed annually, provided the testing laboratory has maintained compliance with these regulations, has reported acceptable proficiency test values for accredited classes, and has paid appropriate fees. B. Failure to receive a renewal notice does not exe…

A. The department may suspend or discredit a laboratory in any or all test categories when the laboratory fails to fully meet all requirements of these regulations. Factors such as the gravity of the offense, the danger to the public of the offense, the intent of the violation, t…

A. Changes in laboratory name, ownership, location, personnel, facilities, methodology, or any factors significantly affecting the performance of analyses for which the laboratory was originally accredited shall be reported to the Office of Environmental Assessment within 30 days…

A. Reaccreditation shall require the submission of a new, revised application demonstrating and documenting corrective action implemented since loss of accreditation status.

A. Compressed natural gas shall have a distinctive odor potent enough for its presence to be detected down to a concentration in air of not over one-fifth of the lower limit of flammability. B. Compressed natural gas shall be odorized according to the provisions of LAC 43:XIII.27…

A. All buried pipe and/or tubing must be protected against external corrosion as outlined in LAC 43:Xlll.2107.

A. Each operator of a CNG facility having underground piping shall conduct a leak survey each calendar year.

A. In case of an incident involving a single release of compressed natural gas (CNG) during or following CNG transfer or during container transportation, or an accident at any location where CNG is the cause or is suspected to be the cause, the person(s) owning, operating, or ser…

6. Only the amount of spoil as is necessary to achieve the post-mining land use, ensure the stability of spoil retained on the bench, and meet all other requirements of the Act and these regulations shall be placed in accordance with §§5365-5371 and 5405-5407.

A. Any surface coal mining and reclamation operations on steep slopes shall meet the requirements of this Chapter. B. The standards of this Chapter do not apply to mining conducted on a flat or gently rolling terrain with an occasional steep slope through which the mining proceed…

A. Surface coal mining and reclamation operations subject to this Chapter shall comply with requirements of Subpart 3 and the following, except to the extent a variance is approved under

A. Persons may be granted variances from the approximate original contour requirements of §5703.B for steep slope surface coal mining and reclamation operations, if the following standards are met and a permit incorporating the variance is approved under

A. The Strategies to Empower People Program is established in accordance with state and federal laws effective October 1, 2003, to assist recipients of cash assistance to become self-sufficient by providing needed employment-related activities and support services.

A. The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) shall develop, implement, and administer STEP as the employment program for work-eligible recipients of the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Welfare R…

Family Assessment―consists of an initial employability assessment and a comprehensive assessment if needed: 1. initial employability assessment is designed to determine the applicant's level of employability, immediate needs, and family circumstances during the application proces…

A. The secretary shall waive, for as long as necessary, pursuant to a determination of good cause, any public assistance program requirement that will create obstacles for a victim of domestic violence to escape a domestic violence situation, including but not limited to time lim…

A. Work-eligible FITAP recipients, in order to ensure appropriate child development, educational attainment, and school attendance for each minor child included in the assistance unit, shall agree in the family success agreement (FSA) to actively participate in their child's educ…

A. Effective May 1, 2006, FITAP and KCSP recipients who are pregnant or have a child under age one shall participate in parenting skills education as the primary work activity under the Family Success Agreement. Parenting Skills Education consists of family strengthening, parenti…

A. Work-eligible recipients shall participate in appropriate work activities for the minimum number of hours specified by federal law as agreed upon in the FSA. Appropriate work activities may include but are not limited to: 1. subsidized or unsubsidized employment; 2. unpaid wor…

A. A work-eligible applicant or recipient of cash assistance shall immediately participate in work activities for the minimum number of hours per week required by federal law unless one of the following good cause reasons applies: 1. Appropriate child care is unavailable within a…

A. Sanctions shall be used as a last resort to inform participants that they have not met the expectations set forth in the FSA. Participants shall be sanctioned for the following violations: 1. failure of a work-eligible, minor parent with a child who has not yet received a high…

A. A family assessment shall be completed on all FITAP/STEP applicants in order to assist the worker in identifying family strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and barriers as well as determining programs that the applicants will need to become self-sufficient. B. The family asse…

A. DCFS will ensure job readiness services are provided through other state partners or through performance-based contracts.

A. Once the applicant is certified for eligibility, a comprehensive assessment shall be conducted if needed and may include but is not limited to workplace literacy, basic skills and educational attainment, interests and aptitude related to employment, barriers to employment, nee…

A. Upon determination of eligibility and after completion of the comprehensive assessment if needed, work-eligible participants shall enter into a contractual agreement, known as the family success agreement (FSA), with the department. The FSA will specify: 1. the client's time-b…

A. Clients may be provided support services that include but are not limited to: 1. a full range of case maintenance and case management services designed to lead to self-sufficiency; 2. transportation assistance; 3. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits; 4. M…

A. All Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) overpayments shall be subject to collection, either by recoupment or recovery, with the exception of inadvertent household error claims and administrative error claims of less than $350 for participating and nonparticipating households. …

A. The provisions of this Chapter apply to owners or operators of specified facilities discharging into waters of the state. B. The effluent standards or prohibitions for toxic pollutants established in this Chapter shall be applicable to the sources and pollutants hereinafter se…