LAC 48:I.5681. Residential Programs for Children and/or Adolescents

A. Staffing 1. While the clients are on-site, the staff shall: a. directly supervise and be readily available within hearing distance of the clients at all times; and b. conduct visual checks, including bed checks, at least once every hour, or more frequently as indicated in the treatment plan. 2. The clients who are off-site but under the responsibility of the provider shall be within eyesight of the staff at all times. While off-site, there shall be a ratio of one staff member to five clients. B. Educational Resources. The provider shall provide a Department of Education-approved opportunity for clients to maintain grade level and continuity of education during any treatment lasting longer than 14 days unless the treatment occurs during school vacation. C. Family Communications. The provider shall allow regular communication between a client and the client's family and shall not arbitrarily restrict any communications without clear, written, individualized clinical justification documented in the client record. D. Recreational Space. Clients shall have access to safe, suitable outdoor recreational space and age appropriate equipment that is located, installed and maintained to ensure the safety of the clients. E. The provider shall provide a tobacco cessation program to assist client’s with nicotine dependency.