La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-9603

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

Section I-9603 - Licensure Requirements

A. All crisis receiving center specialty units shall be licensed by the department and shall comply with the provisions of §9333 of these hospital licensing standards.

B. A crisis receiving center specialty unit (CRC-SU) shall have approval from the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) and/or the appropriate human service district or authority before applying to become licensed as part of the hospital.

C. Prior to securing licensure and operating the CRC-SU, the hospital shall submit architectural plans of the CRC-SU to the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) for licensing approval.

D. A CRC-SU shall not operate until it has been licensed by the Health Standards Section (HSS) as a specialty unit of the hospital. No retroactive licenses shall be granted.

E. A CRC-SU shall be located in a designated area of the hospital or offsite campus of the hospital. The CRC-SU shall not relocate to another location, even within the hospital, without prior written approval from HSS.

F. If the CRC-SU is located at the main campus of the hospital, the hospital shall have a dedicated emergency department which shall comply with all Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) regulations.

G. If the CRC-SU is located at an offsite campus or is at a free-standing psychiatric hospital which does not have a dedicated emergency department, the CRC-SU shall be considered a dedicated emergency department. The CRC-SU shall comply with all EMTALA regulations if the unit meets one of the following criteria:

1. the entity is licensed by the state as an emergency department of the hospital;

2. holds itself out to the public as providing emergency care; or

3. during the preceding calendar year, the entity provided at least one-third of its outpatient visits for the treatment of emergency medical conditions.

H. The following levels of a CRC-SU may be licensed as an optional service of the hospital:

1. Level I CRC-SU only; or

2. Level I CRC-SU and Level II CRC-SU.

I. A CRC-SU shall maintain compliance with the:

1. Office of Public Health (OPH) regulations; and

2. Office of State Fire Marshal regulations.

3. Repealed.

J. The CRC-SU shall develop and implement policies and procedures regarding the segregation of child and adolescent patients from adult patients.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-9603

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 36:513 (March 2010), Amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 45554 (4/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and R.S. 40:2100-2115.