LAC 48:I.5203
LAC 48:I.5203. Definitions
Cite as La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. I, § 5203
Administrator—the person who is in charge of the daily operation of the PDHC facility.
Department or DHH—the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
Child—a medically fragile individual under the age of 21 who receives services from a PDHC facility, including a technology dependent child who requires close supervision.
Licensee—the person, partnership, company, corporation, association, organization, professional entity, or other entity to whom a license is granted by the licensing agency and upon whom rests the ultimate responsibility and authority for the conduct of and services provided by the PDHC facility.
Medically Fragile—an individual who has a medically complex condition characterized by multiple, significant medical problems that require extended care.
Parent—parent(s) or guardian with legal custody of the child.
Pediatric Day Health Care (PDHC) Facility—a facility that serves medically fragile individuals under the age of 21, including technology dependent children who require close supervision.
Pediatric Nursing Experience—being responsible for the care of acutely ill or chronically ill children.
Plan of Care—the comprehensive plan developed by the PDHC facility for each child receiving services for implementation of medical, nursing, psychosocial, developmental, and educational therapies.
Prescribing Physician—a physician, currently licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana, who:
1. signs the order admitting the child to the PDHC facility;
2. maintains overall responsibility for the child's medical management; and
3. is available for consultation and collaboration with the pediatric day health care staff.
Secretary—the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, or his designee.
Technology Dependent Child—a child who has a chronic disability that requires specific nursing interventions to compensate for the deficit of a life sustaining body function. The child requires daily, ongoing, intermittent care or monitoring by health care professionals or other trained personnel as prescribed by a physician.