LAC 48:I.7201. Introduction

A. These rules and regulations contain the minimum licensure standards for forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare (FSTRA) facilities, pursuant to R.S. 28:31-28:37. These licensing regulations contain core requirements as well as module specific requirements, depending upon the services provided by the forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facility. The modules to be licensed under a FSTRA license are: 1. secure community supervised transitional/residential facility; and 2. secure forensic facility. B. A forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facility serves clients referred by state forensic hospitals or state forensic inpatient psychiatric units operated by the Department of Health, including persons who are court ordered and persons who are on court ordered conditional release status. A FSTRA facility shall operate 7 days per week, 24 hours a day. C. The care and services to be provided through arrangement or by the facility shall include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. behavioral health services; 2. nutritional services; 3. medication management; 4. assistance with independent living skills; 5. recreational services; and 6. transportation services. D. Key administrative personnel shall include the administrator, physician/psychiatrist and the registered nurse supervisor.