LAC 50:XV.10505. Staff Education and Experience

A. Each Medicaid-enrolled agency shall ensure that all staff providing case management services meet the qualifications required in this §10701 prior to assuming any full caseload responsibilities. B. Case managers hired or promoted on or after the effective date of this rule revision shall meet the following criteria for education and experience qualifications: 1. a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or 2. a currently licensed registered nurse (RN); or 3. a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a human service related field which includes psychology education, counseling, social services, sociology, philosophy, family and consumer sciences, criminal justice, rehabilitation services, child development, substance abuse, gerontology, and vocational rehabilitation; or 4. a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts or general studies with a concentration of at least 16 hours in one of the fields listed in accordance with §10505.B.3; or 5. a bachelor's or master's degree in a field other than listed above, if approved by OCDD and the Bureau of Health Services Financing (BHSF). C. Case management supervisors hired or promoted on or after the effective date of this rule revision, shall meet the following criteria for education and experience: 1. a bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and two years of paid post degree experience in providing support coordination services; or 2. a currently licensed registered nurse (RN) with at least two years of paid nursing experience; or 3. a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a human service related field which includes psychology, education, counseling, social services, sociology, philosophy, family and consumer sciences, criminal justice, rehabilitation services, child development, substance abuse, gerontology, and vocational rehabilitation and two years of paid post degree experience in providing support coordination services; or 4. a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts or general studies with a concentration of at least 16 hours in one of the fields listed in §10505.C.3 and two years of paid post degree experience in providing support coordination services; or 5. a bachelor's or master's degree in a field other than listed above, if approved by OCDD and BHSF. D. Nurse Consultant. The nurse consultant shall meet the following educational qualifications: 1. be a licensed registered nurse with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. No substitutions for the bachelor’s degree in nursing is allowed; and 2. have at least one year of paid experience as a registered nurse in a public health or human service field providing direct recipient services or case management.