La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § XXI-549

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

Section XXI-549 - Continuous Quality Improvement Plan

A. Support coordination agencies shall have a continuous quality improvement (CQI) plan which governs the agency's internal quality management activities.

B. The CQI plan shall demonstrate a process of continuous cyclical improvement and include the following:

1.design-continuous quality improvement approach detailing how the agency monitors its operations and makes improvements when problems are detected;

2.discovery-the methods used to uncover problems and deviations from plan design and programmatic processes in a timely fashion;

3.remediation-the process of addressing and resolving problems uncovered in the course of discovery; and

4.improvement-the actions taken to make adjustments to the system's processes or procedures to prevent or minimize future problems.

La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § XXI-549

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 39:3094 (November 2013), amended LR 401938 (10/1/2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254.