Louisiana Administrative Code

A. Medicaid recipients who are under 21 years of age are eligible to receive services covered by the EPSDT Dental Program. B. Provider participation is limited to those dentists who are duly licensed and authorized to practice dentistry in the State of Louisiana and who are enrol…

A. The dental services covered under the EPSDT Dental Program are organized in accordance with the following 11 categories: 1. diagnostic services which include oral examinations, radiographs and oral/facial images, diagnostic casts and accession of tissue⎯gross and microscopic e…

A. Services covered in the EPSDT Dental Program shall be reimbursed at the lower of either: 1. the dentist’s billed charges minus any third party coverage; or 2. the state’s established schedule of fees, which is developed in consultation with the Louisiana Dental Association and…

A. The requirements of these regulations apply to: 1. the release or potential release of a pollutant resulting from an off-site emergency condition, as defined by this Chapter; 2. any incident that has been declared an emergency by the secretary in accordance with R.S. 30:2033; …

A. The requirements of these regulations do not apply to spills, cleanup, and/or abatement of materials subject to management under the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act.

A. The following terms as used in this Chapter shall have the meaning listed below. Act―the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, R.S. 30:2001 et seq. Administrative Authority―the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality, or his designee or the appropriate assistant se…

A. Upon learning of an off-site emergency condition, the responsible person having control over the material shall notify the administrative authority, if notification is required, in accordance with LAC 33:I.Chapter 39.

A. In the event of an off-site emergency condition resulting in the release or potential release of a pollutant, any responsible person having control over the material shall immediately commence clean up of the release or commence emergency abatement activities to prevent or con…

A. If a responsible person required to clean up or conduct abatement measures under LAC 33:I.6909 fails or refuses to do so, or does not complete abatement and/or cleanup, the secretary may declare that an emergency exists in accordance with R.S. 30:2033 and abate the emergency a…

A. The administrative authority may seek reimbursement for any emergency abatement and/or cleanup costs incurred by the state by any method provided by law.

A. Transportation, receipt, and storage of any material generated as a result of the cleanup and/or abatement of any off-site emergency condition, and not specifically authorized by the Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33, Part V, Subpart 1, may be authorized by the administr…

A. In the event of a declared emergency condition, the secretary shall have the authority to claim comprehensive easement, rights of way, and eminent domain over the immediate site or the location of the emergency condition and all other areas sufficient to secure, contain, clean…

A. This Section applies to emergency response storage facilities not otherwise authorized by the Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 33. 1. Storage Restrictions a. Storage of material generated from the abatement and/or cleanup of an off-site emergency condition may be authorize…

A. No later than 30 days after material from the cleanup and/or abatement of an off-site emergency condition is removed from an emergency response storage facility, the owner or operator of the facility shall submit a written report detailing the ultimate disposition of the mater…

A. The responsible person must determine the character (chemical composition and regulatory status) of any material stored in an emergency response storage facility before the time allowed for storage in accordance with LAC 33:I.6919 has elapsed and prior to any subsequent manage…

A. Failure to Comply. Failure of any person to comply with any of the provisions of these regulations or order issued hereunder constitutes a violation of the act. B. Investigations: Purposes, Notice. Investigations may be undertaken to determine whether a violation has occurred …

A. From federal funds, state funds, and/or funds made available from private or local sources for this purpose, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is hereby authorized to establish a family violence program, hereafter called the “Family Violence Prevention and …

A. In order to receive funding, a program provider’s core function must be providing assistance to victims of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence. The program provider must be a public or private nonprofit organization and demonstrate that it can provide servi…

A. DCFS will contract for services with eligible providers in accordance with the Louisiana procurement code, R.S. 39:1551-1736.

A. Application packets will be sent to all existing family violence program providers and all persons and organizations that have made past inquiries regarding funding. Organizations interested in applying may request application packets from the Department of Children and Family…

Counseling―supportive services that are provided to individuals or groups and includes referrals to community-based social services. Crisis Counseling⎯in-person crisis intervention, emotional support, guidance, and counseling provided by advocates, counselors, mental health profe…

A. Program providers that contract with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and receive funding for domestic violence programs must allow and agree that: 1. DCFS personnel will make annual on-site programmatic contract reviews. DCFS, at its discretion, may make …

A. All of the minimum program standards are considered mandatory. Any program provider found noncompliant with a critical standard must submit a corrective action plan to address the noncompliant standard to the department within 15 calendar days after the date of the program ins…

A. Guiding Principles. The board of directors is the governing body of a nonprofit organization. The board establishes the program’s mission statement and develops policies necessary to carry out the mission. The board secures financial support and is legally responsible and acco…

A. Guiding Principles. The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) requires that all family violence programs meet basic legal and contractual obligations and specify these obligations in the contract. These standards are not inclusive of all the requirements under the …

A. Guiding Principles. The board of directors, staff members, and volunteers of the family violence program must maintain the highest ethical standards in all areas of the organization’s performance and in program implementation. Confidentiality must be guaranteed. The program mu…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards encompass the overall practices and procedures that the program employs to ensure that the facility and grounds that the program leases or owns are appropriately accessible, functional, attractive, safe, and secure for the persons served, vi…

A. Guiding Principles. The board, the executive director, and other specified staff members share the responsibility for fiscal management. The board has the final legal responsibility for financial matters and should set policies, oversee the raising of revenue, approve annual b…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards encourage strong professional values. Relevant goals, objectives, and plans must be established for staff and volunteer administration. B. Critical Minimum Standards 1. Standard 6.1. The program must have written personnel policies that comp…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards encourage strong professional values. Relevant goals, objectives, and plans must be established for staff and volunteer administration. B. Critical Minimum Standards 1. Standard 7.1. Training shall be required for all individuals associated …

A. Guiding Principles. These standards seek to ensure the availability and equal provision of services to family violence survivors and their dependents. These standards also define circumstances and situations that could render a survivor ineligible for program services. B. Crit…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention services shall be voluntary. B. Critical Minimum Standards 1. Standard 9.1. The program must provide a program staff member t…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention services shall be voluntary. B. Critical Minimum Standards 1. Standard 10.1. The program must operate a 24-hour, 7 days a wee…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention services shall be voluntary. B. Minimum Standards 1. Standard 11.1. The program must maintain a current listing of traditiona…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention services shall be voluntary. B. Minimum Standards 1. Standard 12.1. Crisis intervention services must be provided by a qualif…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention services shall be voluntary. B. Minimum Standards 1. Standard 13.1. In collaboration with survivors, the program must develop…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention services. These standards value an individual response, collaboration, thoughtful evaluation, careful stewardship, and unconditional positive regard through a trauma…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention services shall be voluntary. B. Critical Minimum Standards 1. Standard 15.1. Each program must have a written policy prohibit…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention services shall be voluntary. B. Critical Minimum Standards 1. Standard 16.1. The program must provide court advocacy to assis…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention services shall be voluntary. B. Critical Minimum Standards 1. Standard 17.1. The program must provide access, admittance, and…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention services shall be voluntary. B. Minimum Standards 1. Standard 18.1. Alternatives to a shelter facility may include hotel and …

A. Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention services shall be voluntary. B. Critical Minimum Standards 1. Standard 19.1. The program must have written policies and proce…

A. Guiding Principles. These standards require that family violence programs establish common quality intervention services. Participation in intervention services shall be voluntary. B. Minimum Standards 1. Standard 20.1. The program must not offer services that could jeopardize…

A. The Genetic Diseases Program Advisory Committee is hereby created pursuant to federal recommendations and it shall be composed of members who are knowledgeable of medical genetic disorders. On the recommendations of the Genetics Program staff and with the approval of the mater…

A. The committee shall: 1. Assist OPPHS in developing standards for the implementation of R.S. 40:1299 et seq. and in developing any new legislation affecting genetic services. 2. Consult with and assist OPPHS in setting policy and the scope of services. 3. Participate with OPPHS…

Admitting Officer―a peace office, probation officer, and/or person designated and authorized by the court to detain children in a detention facility. Detention―the provision of temporary care to children under physically restricting circumstances pending a court hearing, disposit…

A. These licensing standards apply to all juvenile detention centers. There is an annual licensing fee based on capacity. B. The detention administrator shall issue written policies, procedures, and directives to implement and supplement all aspects of these standards. The detent…