La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-1901

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-1901 - Program Profile [Formerly LAC 67:VII.1901]

A. Mission - to provide services in a flexible, individualized manner to Louisiana citizens who survive traumatic head or spinal cord injuries enabling them to return to a reasonable level of functioning and independent living in their communities.

B. Program Administration

1. The Department of Health, Office of Aging and Adult Services (OAAS), shall be responsible for administration of the Louisiana Traumatic Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund.

2. OAAS has the responsibility of:

a. promulgating rules and regulations;

b. establishing priorities and criteria for disbursement of the fund;

c. evaluating the needs of head injured and spinal cord injured individuals to identify service gaps and needs;

d. submitting an annual report with recommendations to the legislature and governor 60 calendar days prior to each Regular Session of the Legislature; and

e. monitoring, evaluating, and reviewing the development and quality of services funded through the trust fund.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-1901

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Rehabilitation Services, LR 21:1252 (November 1995), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 40:84 (January 2014), Amended by the Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 441905 (10/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:2631-2635 and R.S. 36:259(T).