La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CLXI-713

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

Section CLXI-713 - Renewal and Other Inspection Procedures

A. Annual licensing inspections by the department, current approvals by the Office of Public Health, Office of State Fire Marshal, and city fire (if applicable), and academic approval by the department (if type III center) shall be required before the expiration of an existing license. However, if a center has documentation establishing that the center requested an inspection by the Office of Public Health or the Office of State Fire Marshal prior to the expiration of the existing license, these approvals may be submitted to the department within 90 calendar days of the date of the license renewal.

1. Required approvals from these agencies may be extended by such authorized agencies through written communication with the center or the department.

2. A renewal inspection by the department is similar to the initial licensing inspection.

a. Documentation of the previous 12 months of activities at a center shall be available for review during renewal and other inspections.

B. After initial licensure, inspections shall be conducted as deemed necessary by the department at regular intervals not to exceed one year, and without notice to the early learning center.

C. The director/director designee/staff-in-charge shall have an opportunity to review inspection deficiencies (if any) in consultation with departmental staff.

1. If the director/director designee/staff-in-charge is not present at the center or is unable or unwilling to review the inspection deficiencies, the departmental staff shall review with any staff at the center.

2. If departmental staff are unable to conduct such a review due to the absence or refusal of staff to participate, the licensing staff shall leave a copy of the deficiencies at the center, and this shall constitute notice of the deficiencies to the center and its owners and director.

D. Licensing Deficiency Review

1. Managerial Review

a. A center may submit a written request to the department, on a form provided by the department, for a managerial review of the accuracy of a cited deficiency or the accuracy of a statement within a cited deficiency. The written request for a managerial review must be received by the department within 10 calendar days of the centers receipt of the cited deficiency.

b. Management will review and respond in writing to the written request within 10 calendar days of receipt of the request.

2. Second Request for Review

a. If the cited deficiency is upheld in the managerial review, the provider may submit a written request for a second review of the deficiency within 10 calendar days of receipt of the written response the managerial review.

b. All information to be considered in the second review must be submitted in writing.

c. A licensing review panel will review the cited deficiency and provide a written response to the center within 10 calendar days of receipt of second request for review.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CLXI-713

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 41624 (April 2015). effective 7/1/2015, Amended LR 44249 (2/1/2018), effective 3/1/2018, Amended LR 441861 (10/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6 and 17:407.40.