La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-5717

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

Section I-5717 - Transportation

A. A residential BHS provider shall assist in arranging for or provide transportation necessary for implementing the clients treatment plan, including but not limited to, court-ordered hearings and medically necessary appointments with a health care provider.

B. The BHS provider may provide transportation pursuant to a written agreement with an outside transportation service. If provided pursuant to a written agreement, the provider shall maintain responsibility for ensuring compliance with this Chapter.

C. Any vehicle used to transport a BHS providers client shall be:

1. properly licensed and inspected in accordance with state law;

2. maintained in a safe condition;

3. operated at a climate controlled temperature that does not compromise the health, safety or needs of the client; and

4. operated in conformity with all of the applicable motor vehicle laws, including but not limited to, utilization of seat belts and vehicular child restraint systems.

D. The provider shall ensure that it or its contracted transportation service:

1. has documentation of current liability insurance coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles used to transport clients. The personal liability insurance of a providers employee shall not be substituted for the required coverage;

2. utilizes only drivers who are properly licensed and insured to operate that class of vehicle in accordance with state laws, rules and regulations;

3. obtains a driving history record from the state Office of Motor Vehicles for each employee upon hire and annually thereafter;

4. prohibits the number of persons in any vehicle used to transport clients to exceed the number of available seats with seatbelts in the vehicle; and

5. determines the nature of any need or problem of a client which might cause difficulties during transportation. This information shall be communicated to agency staff responsible for transporting clients.

E. The provider shall comply with the following when transporting disabled non-ambulatory clients in a wheelchair:

1. a ramp to permit entry and exit of a client from the vehicle;

2. wheelchairs used in transit shall be securely fastened inside the vehicle utilizing approved wheelchair fasteners; and

3. the client is securely fastened in the wheelchair.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-5717

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 411719 (9/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and R.S. 40:2151-2161.