2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 40:2179 — Establishment of direct service worker registry

PART VI-D.  DIRECT SERVICE WORKER REGISTRY

§2179.  Establishment of Direct Service Worker Registry

A.  There is hereby established within the Department of Health and Hospitals the Direct Service Worker Registry which is to be maintained by the department.  Access to the registry shall be limited to an inquiry for a specific direct care worker.

B.  The department shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the maintenance of the registry which shall include but not be limited to rules and regulations defining minimum mandatory qualifications and requirements for direct service workers.  Such rules shall include the establishment of criteria regarding any parent, stepparent, grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, or uncle of a recipient serving as a paid direct service worker.

C.  The provisions of this Part shall apply only to direct service workers who are compensated through state or federal funds, regardless of the setting, and specifically do not apply to those direct service workers listed on the Certified Nurse Aide Registry established under rules promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals.

D.  The provisions of this Part shall not apply to religious nonmedical nursing personnel providing services through a religious nonmedical health care institution as defined in 42 USC 1395x.

Acts 2005, No. 306, §2, eff. June 29, 2005.