La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-10033

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

Section I-10033 - General Provisions

A. The Department of Health (LDH) shall develop and maintain the Louisiana Certified Nurse Aide Registry (LCNAR) for individuals who have successfully completed a nurse aide training and/or competency evaluation program. Each individual listed on the LCNAR will have the following information maintained and retrievable:

1. name;

2. address;

3. Social Security number;

4. phone number;

5. place of employment;

6. date of employment;

7. date employment ceased;

8. state certification number;

9. documentation of any investigation including codes for specific findings of a resident's:

a. abuse;

b. neglect;

c. misappropriated property; and

d. an accurate summary of findings only after actions on findings are final;

10. current e-mail address; and

11. status of certification, which includes the:

a. certified date;

b. recertified date; and

c. expiration date.

B. The registry shall renew certification in accordance with the provisions of §10025 of this Chapter.

C. Employers shall use the registry to determine if a prospective hire is a certified nurse aide and if there is a finding placed on the registry that he/she has abused or neglected a resident or misappropriated a resident's property or funds.

D. If there is a final and binding administrative decision to place a finding on the registry or if there is a final conviction, guilty plea or no contest plea to a crime(s) by a nurse aide against the elderly, infirmed or a nursing facility resident, the department shall place the adverse finding on the registry. Record of the occurrence and associated findings shall remain permanently on the registry.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-10033

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 32:2078 (November 2006), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 38:1246 (May 2012), Amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 491936 (11/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and P.L. 100-203.