LAC 48:I.9721
LAC 48:I.9721. Cessation of Business
Cite as La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. I, § 9721
A. Except as provided in Section §9767.K-M of these licensing regulations, a license shall be immediately null and void if a facility ceases to operate.
B. A cessation of business is deemed to be effective the date on which the nursing facility stopped offering or providing services to the community.
C. Upon the cessation of business, the nursing facility shall immediately return the original license to the department.
D. Cessation of business is deemed to be a voluntary action on the part of the nursing facility. The provider does not have a right to appeal a cessation of business.
E. The nursing facility shall notify the department in writing 30 days prior to the effective date of the closure or cessation. In addition to the notice, the provider shall submit a written plan for the disposition of patient medical records for approval by the department. The plan shall include the following:
1. the effective date of the closure.;
2. provisions that comply with federal and state laws on storage, maintenance, access and confidentiality of the closed provider’s patients medical records;
3. an appointed custodian(s) who shall provide the following:
a. access to records and copies of records to the patient or authorized representative, upon presentation of proper authorization(s); and
b. physical and environmental security that protects the records against fire, water, intrusion, unauthorized access, loss and destruction; and
4. public notice regarding access to records, in the newspaper with the largest circulation in close proximity to the closing nursing facility, at least 15 days prior to the effective date of closure.
F. Failure to comply with the provisions concerning submission of a written plan for the disposition of patient medical records to the department may result in the provider being prohibited from obtaining a license for any provider type issued by the department.
G. Once the nursing facility has ceased doing business, the nursing facility shall not provide services until the provider has obtained a new initial license.