La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-6921

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

Section III-6921 - Facility Management

A. Guiding Principles. These standards encompass the overall practices and procedures that the program employs to ensure that the facility and grounds that the program leases or owns are appropriately accessible, functional, attractive, safe, and secure for the persons served, visitors, employees, and volunteers. They ensure that the program meets legal requirements and codes for public safety and health.

B. Critical Minimum Standards

1. Standard 4.1. The program must adhere to all applicable zoning, building, fire, health, and safety codes and the laws of the state and of the community in which the organization is located. Programs are annually inspected by the Office of Public Health and the State Fire Marshal.

2. Standard 4.2. Traditional, multifamily, and single family shelters must have monitored security, which may be an electronic security system, security cameras, security guards, or on-site police or sheriff protection.

C. Minimum Standards

1. Standard 4.3. The program must conduct regular evaluations to ensure proper maintenance of the facilities buildings and grounds.

2. Standard 4.4. The program must have a written policy to ensure that serious incidents, such as those that require the services of a licensed medical professional or law enforcement agency, are properly documented and reconciled. Serious incidents must be reported to appropriate authorities.

3. Standard 4.5. The program must have a policy that it will only house the number of people in its residential facilities that can be adequately served and that the number served cannot surpass the building capacity that is set by the state fire marshal.

4. Standard 4.6. The program must have space to provide private and confidential services.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-6921

Promulgated by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability Section, LR 4429 (1/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:2121-2128.