La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-6261

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section I-6261 - Transfer and Discharge Requirements

A. The goal of the TGH is to return the client to a less restrictive level of service as early as possible in the development of the plan.

B. Discharge planning begins at the date of admission, and goals toward discharge shall be continually addressed in the multi-disciplinary team meetings and when the comprehensive treatment plan is reviewed. Discharge may be determined based on the client no longer making adequate improvement in this TGH (and another TGH being recommended) or the client no longer having medical necessity at this level of care.

C. Continued TGH stay should be based on a clinical expectation that continued treatment in the TGH can reasonably be expected to achieve treatment goals and improve or stabilize the client's behavior, such that this level of care will no longer be needed and the client can return to the community.

D. Transition should occur to a more appropriate level of care if the client is not making progress toward treatment goals and there is no reasonable expectation of progress at this level of care (e.g., client's behavior and/or safety needs requires a more restrictive level of care or, alternatively, client's behavior is linked to family functioning and can be better addressed through a family/home-based treatment).

E. Voluntary Transfer or Discharge. Upon notice by the client or authorized representative that the client has selected another provider or has decided to discontinue services, the TGH shall have the responsibility of planning for a client's voluntary transfer or discharge.

1. The transfer or discharge responsibilities of the TGH shall include:

a. holding a transfer or discharge planning conference with the client, family, support coordinator, legal representative and advocate, if such are known, in order to facilitate a smooth transfer or discharge, unless the client declines such a meeting;

b. providing a current comprehensive treatment plan. Upon written request and authorization by the client or authorized representative, a copy of the current comprehensive treatment plan shall be provided to the client or receiving provider;

c. preparing a written discharge summary. The discharge summary shall include, at a minimum, a summary on the health, developmental issues, behavioral issues, social issues, and nutritional status of the client. Upon written request and authorization by the client or authorized representative, a copy of the discharge summary shall be disclosed to the client or receiving provider. The written discharge summary shall be completed within five business days of the notice by the client or authorized representative that the client has selected another provider or has decided to discontinue services. The providers preparation of the discharge summary shall not impede or impair the clients right to be transferred or discharged immediately if the client so chooses; and

d. not coercing or interfering with the client's decision to transfer. Failure to cooperate with the client's decision to transfer to another provider will result in adverse action by the department.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-6261

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 38:418 (February 2012), Amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 44780 (4/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and R.S. 40:2009.