LAC 48:I.10033
LAC 48:I.10033. General Provisions
Cite as La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. I, § 10033
A. The Department of Health (LDH) shall develop and maintain the Louisiana Certified Nurse Aide Registry (LCNAR) for individuals who have successfully completed a nurse aide training and/or competency evaluation program. Each individual listed on the LCNAR will have the following information maintained and retrievable:
1. name;
2. address;
3. Social Security number;
4. phone number;
5. place of employment;
6. date of employment;
7. date employment ceased;
8. state certification number;
9. documentation of any investigation including codes for specific findings of a resident's:
a. abuse;
b. neglect;
c. misappropriated property; and
d. an accurate summary of findings only after actions on findings are final;
10. current e-mail address; and
11. status of certification, which includes the:
a. certified date;
b. recertified date; and
c. expiration date.
B. The registry shall renew certification in accordance with the provisions of §10025 of this Chapter.
C. Employers shall use the registry to determine if a prospective hire is a certified nurse aide (CNA) and to check if there is a finding placed on the registry that he/she has abused or neglected a resident, or misappropriated a resident’s property or funds.
1. Employers shall ensure checks of the following databases prior to making an offer of employment or offer to contract with a CNA:
a. Louisiana certified nurse aide registry (LCNAR);
b. Louisiana adverse actions list; and
c. Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) list of excluded individuals and entities (LEIE).
2. Once a CNA is hired or contracted, the employer shall ensure monthly checks of the below databases:
a. LCNAR;
b. Louisiana adverse actions list; and
c. OIG’s LEIE.
3. If a finding exists on the LCNAR, the Louisiana adverse actions list, and/or the OIG’s LEIE, the employer shall not continue to employ or contract with the CNA.
D. If there is a final and binding administrative decision to place a finding on the registry or if there is a final conviction, guilty plea or no contest plea to a crime(s) by a nurse aide against the elderly, infirmed or a nursing facility resident, the department shall place the adverse finding on the registry. Record of the occurrence and associated findings shall remain permanently on the registry.