§2009.18. Notification of the procedure
The Louisiana Department of Health shall prepare and distribute to nursing homes in quantities appropriate to carry out the intent of this Section a booklet setting forth the complaint procedure established by R.S. 40:2009.13 through 2009.17. This booklet shall include a summary of costs which the Title XIX nursing home payments cover, a list of most additional kinds of costs which could be incurred but which Title XIX nursing home payments do not cover, and other information the department deems necessary to assist the families, and the individuals admitted, to a better understanding of the adjustments relative to living in a nursing home. The booklet shall be distributed by all licensed nursing homes to all current patients and to all new patients on the date of their admission. In addition, notice of this complaint procedure, complete with the name, address, and telephone number of the licensing and certification section of the office of management and finance of the Louisiana Department of Health, shall be posted conspicuously in the nursing home at places where patients gather, including, but not limited to, the administrative office, the dining hall, the activity room, and all nurses' stations.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 687, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
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