La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § XXI-1115

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

Section XXI-1115 - Governing Body

A. The F/EA shall have an identifiable governing body with responsibility for and authority over its policies and activities.

B. The F/EA shall have documents identifying all members of the governing body, their addresses, their terms of membership, and officers of the governing body.

C. The governing body of the F/EA shall:

1. ensure continual compliance and conformity with all relevant federal, state, local, and municipal laws and regulations;

2. ensure the F/EA is adequately funded and fiscally sound;

3. review and approve the F/EA's annual budget; and

4. designate a person to act as administrator and delegate sufficient authority to this person to manage the F/EA.

D. The F/EA shall maintain an administrative file that includes:

1. documents identifying the governing body;

2. a list of members and officers of the governing body, along with their addresses and terms of membership;

3. minutes of formal meetings and by-laws of the governing body, if applicable;

4. documentation of the F/EA's authority to operate under state law;

5. an organizational chart of the F/EA which clearly delineates the line of authority;

6. all leases, contracts and purchases-of-service agreements to which the F/EA is a party;

7. insurance policies;

8. annual budgets and, if performed, audit reports;

9. the F/EA's policies and procedures; and

10. documentation of any corrective action taken as a result of external or internal reviews.

La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § XXI-1115

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, the Office of Aging and Adult Services, and the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, LR 491560 (9/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.