La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § VII-903
Central Nonprofit Agency (CNA)-an entity designed as a central nonprofit agency pursuant to RS 39:1604.4.
Community Rehabilitation Program (CRP)-a government or nonprofit private program operated under criteria established by the council and under which individuals with disabilities produce goods or perform services for compensation.
Council-when used in these rules shall refer to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) State Use Council for the Purchase of Goods and Services Provided by Individuals with Disabilities.
Direct Labor-all work required for preparation, processing and packaging of a good, or work directly relating to the performance of a service; except supervision, instruction, administration, inspection or shipping goods.
Disability-a mental or physical impairment, including blindness, that impedes a person who is seeking, entering, or maintaining gainful employment.
Goods Manufactured and Services Performed by Individuals with Disabilities-goods and services for which not less than 40 percent of the man-hours of direct labor required for manufacture or performance is provided by individuals with disabilities.
Individuals with Disabilities-individuals with a physical, behavioral, developmental, intellectual, sensory, mental, or addictive disorder which constitutes a substantial obstacle to their employment and is of such a nature as to prevent an individual from engaging in normal competitive employment.
Supported Employment Provider-a nonprofit organization, program or entity that:
1. as defined by R.S. 12:201 et seq. operates in the interests of individuals with disabilities and provides gainful, competitive, integrated employment for individuals with disabilities, and the income of which does not inure in whole or part to the benefit of any shareholder or other private individual, in compliance with a central nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities and
2. complies with any applicable occupational health and safety standards provided by the statutes or regulations of this state or of the United States.
3. in Fiscal Years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, supported employment provider shall also include any sheltered workshop transitioning to a supported employment provider as defined above.
La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § VII-903