La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-8803

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

Section I-8803 - General Administration

A. Pursuant to R.S. 37:1018-1020 et seq., all health care entities licensed and/or certified by the Health Standards Section of LDH including, but not limited to, those specified in §8803.B 1-25 shall:

1. register with the National Council of State Boards of Nursings (NCSBN) Nursys e-Notify system; and

2. provide required nurse data for collection of aggregate data from employees on the number and geographic representation of registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses/licensed vocational nurses (LPNs/LVNs) employed in Louisiana practicing pursuant to a multi-state or single state license, as determined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN) and the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners (LSBPNE).

B. Once registered, the licensed facility/agency, the LSBN and the LSBPNE shall have real-time access to nurse licensure verification including expirations, upcoming renewals and discipline from all nurse licensure compact states. The real-time notifications shall be delivered to employer inboxes automatically and immediately available to the requisite nursing boards prior to an RN or LPN/LVN furnishing any such services in one or more of the following licensed and/or certified health care facilities and agencies:

1. nursing facilities (NF);

2. home health agencies (HHA);

3. hospice agencies;

4. emergency medical transportation services (EMTS);

5. behavioral health services (BHS) providers;

6. home and community-based services (HCBS) providers;

7. adult day health care (ADHC) providers;

8. intermediate care facility for people with developmental disabilities (ICF-DD);

9. adult residential care providers (ARCP);

10. hospitals;

11. rural health clinics (RHC);

12. outpatient physical therapy (OPT) clinics;

13. comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities (CORF);

14. pediatric day health care (PDHC) facilities;

15. end stage renal disease (ESRD) clinics;

16. federally qualified health centers (FQHC);

17. forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare (FSTRA) facilities;

18. psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTF);

19. therapeutic group homes (TGH);

20. ambulatory surgical centers (ASC);

21. outpatient abortion facilities (OAF);

22. support coordination agencies (SCA);

23. adult brain injury (ABI) facilities;

24. community mental health centers (CMHC); and

25. portable x-ray providers.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-8803

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of the Secretary, Division of Licensing and Certification. LR 14:27 (January 1988), amended by the Department of Social Services, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Licensing, LR 24:2327 (December 1998), Repealed by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 411117 (6/1/2015), Promulgated by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 4545 (1/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and R.S. 37:1018-1020.