La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-12519

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

Section I-12519 - Alternate Use of Licensed Approved Title XIX Beds

A. In a service area in which average annual occupancy is lower than 93 percent, a nursing home may elect to temporarily convert a number of Title XIX beds to an alternate use (e.g., adult day care).

1. The beds may be converted for alternate use until such time as the average annual occupancy in the service area exceeds 93 percent (based on the LTC-2 report) and the facility is notified of the same.

2. The facility shall then either re-enroll the beds as nursing home beds within one year of receipt of notice from the department that the average annual occupancy in the service area exceeds 93 percent.

3. The approval for beds not re-enrolled by that time will be expired.

B. A facility is prohibited from adding beds when alternately using beds.

C. All approved beds shall be enrolled as nursing home beds in Title XIX for the four most recent quarters, as reported in the department's occupancy report, in order for additional beds to be approved.

D. A total conversion of all beds is prohibited.

E. Unless excepted in accordance with R.S. 40:2116.1, a NF that has converted beds to alternate use may elect to remove the beds from alternate use and re-license and re-enroll the beds as NF beds. The facility has 120 days from removal from alternate use to re-license and re-enroll the beds. Failure to re-license and re-enroll the beds within 120 days will result in the automatic expiration of FNR approval.

F. The NF beds converted to alternate use shall be used solely for the purpose of providing healthcare services at a licensed and/or certified facility.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-12519

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 34:2618 (December 2008), Promulgated by the Department of Health, Health Standards Section, LR 50231 (2/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2116 et seq.