LAC 50:VII.30101. Foreword

A. The ICF/MR standards for payment specify the requirements of federal and state law and regulations governing services provided by intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded and persons with other developmental disabilities (ICF/MR). B. The Medicaid Program is administered by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) in cooperation with other federal and state agencies. C. Standards are established to ensure minimum compliance under the law, equity among those served, provision of authorized services, and proper disbursement. If there is a conflict between material in these standards and the federal and state laws or policies governing the program, the state laws or policies governing the program have precedence. These standards provide the ICF/MR with information necessary to fulfill the provider enrollment contract with the agency. It is the ICF/MR facility's responsibility to keep these standards current. The standards are the basis for surveys by federal and state agencies, are part of the enrollment contract, and are necessary for the ICF/MR to remain in compliance with federal and state laws. D. Monitoring of an ICF/MR's compliance with state and federal regulations is the responsibility of DHH's Bureau of Health Services Financing (BHFS). E. The Bureau of Health Services Financing (BHSF) Health Standards Section (HSS) is responsible for determining an ICF/MR's compliance with state licensing requirements and compliance with specific Title XIX certification requirements which include physical plant, staffing, dietary, pharmaceuticals, active treatment, and other standards. Minimum licensure requirements for ICF/MRs are covered in the booklet entitled Licensing Requirements for Residential Care Providers and Subpart I of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 42:483.400-483.480.