§2009.3. Licensing of nursing homes; applications; fees; disposition of fees
A. No person shall open, conduct, manage or maintain a nursing home without a license or provisional license from the department.
B. Application to conduct and operate a nursing home shall be made to the department on application forms furnished by it and shall contain such information as the department may require, including information required for health planning pursuant to R.S. 36:256(B). Additional information required by the licensing agency or for health planning shall be provided by the applicant on supplemental forms as needed. The application shall be accompanied by a license fee, the amount of which shall be determined by the department, in accordance with the number of persons for which the home is established to provide care. The fee shall be not less than one hundred dollars plus three dollars per bed.
C. Funds collected by the department as license fees shall be deposited in the operating account of the department and may be used by it for expenses incurred in making investigations required by R.S. 40:2009.1 through R.S. 40:2009.12 and for the enforcement of all laws, rules and regulations relating to the licensing of nursing homes.
D. A provisional license may be issued to a nursing home for a period not to exceed six months in cases where full compliance with regulations, codes or minimum standards require an extension of time. The failure to comply must not be detrimental to the health or safety of the residents and the deficiencies must be cited at the time of issuance.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 188, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 541, §2; Acts 1985, No. 342, §2, eff. July 9, 1985; Acts 1986, No. 497, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
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