La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LIII-1703

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

Section LIII-1703 - Definitions

A. As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section:

Institutional Facility-any organization whose primary purpose is to provide a physical environment for a patient to obtain health care services, including but not limited to a(n):

a. convalescent home;

b. nursing home;

c. extended care facility;

d. mental health facility;

e. rehabilitation center;

f. psychiatric center;

g. developmental disability center;

h. drug abuse treatment center;

i. family planning clinic;

j. penal institution;

k. hospice;

l. public health facility;

m. athletic facility.

Institutional Pharmacy-that physical portion of an institutional facility where drugs, devices, and other materials used in the diagnosis and treatment of an injury, illness, and disease are dispensed, compounded, and distributed and pharmacy primary care is provided, and is permitted by the board and is devoted exclusively to providing professional services to a patient in that institutional setting, other than a hospital.

Long Term Care Facility-a nursing home, retirement center, mental care, or other facility or institution that provides extended health care to a residential patient, including but not limited to health care facilities licensed by the Department of Health.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LIII-1703

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Pharmacy, LR 14:708 (October 1988), effective January 1, 1989, amended LR 29:2094 (October 2003), effective January 1, 2004, Amended by Department of Health, Board of Pharmacy, LR 46583 (4/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1182.