La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-4767

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

Section I-4767 - Direct Services Management

A. Admission Policies

1. A provider shall have a written description of admissions policies and criteria which shall include the following information:

a. policies and procedures related to intake;

b. the age and sex of clients in care;

c. the needs, problems, situations or patterns best addressed by the provider's program;

d. any other criterion for admission;

e. maximum allowable length of stay;

f. any preplacement requirements on the client;

g. the written description of admissions policies and criteria shall be provided to DHHR and available to the client.

2. A provider shall not admit more clients into care than the number specified on the provider's license.

3. A provider shall not accept any client for placement whose needs cannot be adequately met by the provider's program.

B. Intake Evaluation

1. The provider shall accept a client into care only when a current comprehensive intake evaluation has been completed, including social, health and family history; and, medical, social, educational, psychological and, as appropriate, developmental or vocational assessment.

2. In emergency situations necessitating immediate placement into care, the provider shall gather as much information as possible about the client to be admitted and the circumstances requiring shelter; formalize this in an "emergency admission note" within two days of admission; and then proceed with an intake evaluation as quickly as possible.

C. Clarification of Expectations to Client

1. The provider shall, consistent with the client's maturity and ability to understand, make clear its expectations and requirements for behavior, and provide the client with an explanation of the services provided by the program.

2. A provider shall not admit any client into care whose presence will be seriously damaging to the on-going functioning of the provider or to clients already in care.

D. Individual Service Plan

1. A provider shall develop a comprehensive, time-limited, goal oriented individual service plan with the client addressing the client's needs.

a. A provider shall ensure that all persons working directly with the client are appropriately informed of the service plan.

E. Departure and Follow-Up

1. When a client leaves the shelter, the provider shall prepare a departure summary for the client's record which shall include:

a. the client's destination;

b. the client's forwarding address and telephone number;

c. client's permission to be contacted by the provider by phone and/or mail for follow-up purposes;

d. services provided to client during the shelter stay;

e. services to be provided on a non-residential basis;

f. summary client assessment by provider staff.

F. Client Contract

1. Provider shall have a clearly written list of rules and regulations governing conduct for clients in care of the provider. These rules and regulations shall be made available to each staff member and each client.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-4767

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of the Secretary, Division of Licensing and Certification, LR 13:246 (April 1987).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:2125.