La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § VII-1107

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

Section VII-1107 - General Requirements

A. Nondiscrimination

1. All programs administered by and all services provided by the agency shall be rendered on a non-discrimination basis without regard to race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, or status with regard to public assistance in compliance with all appropriate state and federal laws and regulations.

2. Discrimination Prohibited. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states:

"No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."

B. Compliance with State Laws, Federal Laws and Regulations, and Departmental Policies and Procedures. Staff involved in the SPAS Program shall comply with all state and federal laws, including Department of Social Services, LRS policies and procedures and Civil Service rules and regulations as applicable.

C. Cost-Effective Service Provision. State personal assistance services shall be provided in a cost effective manner without supplanting any existing personal assistance services.

D. Case File Documentation. All SPAS Program contractors/fiscal agents must maintain a case file for each SPAS Program consumer/recipient. The case file shall contain documentation to support the decision to provide, deny, or amend services. Documentation of the amounts and dates of each service provided to support all claims for reimbursement must also be included in the case file.

E. Expeditious Service Delivery. All referrals, applications and provision of services will be handled expeditiously and equitably.

F. Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunities with Regard to Employees of Affected Programs. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended prohibits job discrimination because of age, race, color, sex or national origin, and Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits job discrimination because of a handicapping condition. The provisions if these Acts apply to services and programs administered by the Louisiana Rehabilitation Services.

G. Hiring/Firing/Supervising. State personal assistance services as provided by the SPAS Program are to be consumer-directed at all times. The consumers of the SPAS Program shall direct, supervise, hire and discharge his/her personal assistance service provider in accordance with the fiscal agent's process. The personal assistance service consumer/recipient will report to the fiscal agent/contractor all new hire/discharge actions within three working days of the occurrence in accordance with the fiscal agent's process.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § VII-1107

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Rehabilitation Services, LR 17:611 (June 1991), repromulgated LR 19:1437 (November 1993), amended LR 33:1146 (June 2007).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:664.6 and R.S. 36:477.