La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-20101

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

Section I-20101 - Mission [Formerly LAC 67:VII.1101]

A. General Statement. The legislature of Louisiana recognizes the right of people with significant physical disabilities to lead independent and productive lives and further recognizes that persons with significant disabilities require personal assistance to meet tasks of daily living and, in many cases to avoid costly institutionalization. The creation of the State Personal Assistance Services Program, hereafter referred to as the SPAS Program, is to provide state personal assistance services to persons with significant disabilities in order to support and enhance their employability and/or to avoid inappropriate and unnecessary institutionalization. The mission of the SPAS Program is to provide for an orderly sequence of services to those persons who are determined eligible for the program.

B. Program Administration. The Department of Health and Hospitals, through Office of Aging and Adult Services (OAAS), is responsible for the administration of the SPAS Program.

C. Purpose of this Rule. This Rule sets forth the policies of OAAS in carrying out the agency's mission, specifically as this mission relates to the SPAS Program.

D. Exceptions. The secretary or secretary's designee shall have the sole responsibility for any exceptions to this policy manual.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-20101

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Rehabilitation Services, LR 17:611 (June 1991), repromulgated LR 19:1436 (November 1993), amended LR 33:1146 (June 2007), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 41:385 (February 2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:2116.2.