2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 40:1058.2 — Standards for substance abuse/addiction care

§1058.2.  Standards for substance abuse/addiction care

A.  The Department of Health and Hospitals shall promulgate rules, regulations, and standards governing providers of substance abuse/addiction treatment services.  The rules, regulations, and standards shall be promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act and shall include at a minimum the following:

(1)  Procedures to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of clients.

(2)  Procedures to ensure that clients receive optimum treatment in order to achieve recovery.

(3)  Procedures which allow the department to monitor facilities.

(4)  Strategies to determine treatment priorities, as well as inpatient and outpatient criteria.

(5)  Criteria to assure access of care without overutilization of services.

(6)  Protocols to assure uniform and quality assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, and referral to appropriate level of care.

(7)  Procedures to assure operational capability and compliance.

(8)  Procedures for the application process.

(9)  Procedures for surveys and complaint investigations and procedures for annual on-site surveys and complaint investigations for substance abuse and addiction treatment centers located in residential neighborhoods.

(10)  Procedures to assure that only qualified personnel are providing care.

(11)  Procedures to assure that delivery of services shall be cost-effective and in conformity with current standards of practice.

(12)  Procedures to assure confidentiality of clients' records.

B.  In order to insure appropriate management and to enhance the monitoring of licensed facilities that provide designated treatment service, the governing authority of each facility shall have written policies, procedures, and other guidelines to include but not be limited to client care, general, management, and support requirements, as well as operations, and personnel qualifications, and responsibilities.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 364, §1; Acts 1992, No. 624, §1, eff. July 2, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1000, §1; Acts 2004, No. 436, §1.