La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § VII-32303
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section VII-32303 - AuthorityA.Public Law 95-142, dated October 25, 1977, permits the federal government's Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to impose a fine and/or imprisonment of facility personnel for illegal admittance and retention practices. HCFA is also authorized to terminate an agreement with a Title XIX ICF/MR provider as a result of deficiencies found during their surveys, which are re-reviews of the state's surveys. Furthermore, the federal government's Office of Inspector General (OIG) is authorized to terminate an agreement with a Title XIX ICF/MR provider for willful misrepresentation of financial facts or for not meeting professionally recognized standards of health care.La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § VII-32303
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Family Security, LR 13:578 (October 1987), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 25:701 (April 1999), repromulgated LR 31:2249 (September 2005).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.