LAC 67:V.6705. Application

NOTE: This Section has been moved from LAC 67:I.1705. A. An initial application for licensing as a maternity home provider shall be obtained from the department. Department of Children and Family Services Licensing Section P.O. Box 260036 Baton Rouge, LA 70826 Phone: (225) 342-4350 Fax: (225) 219-4363 Web address: www.dcfs.louisiana.gov 1. Prior to the initial license being issued to a maternity home, an initial licensing inspection shall be conducted on-site at the maternity home to ensure compliance with all licensing standards. No resident or infant of a resident shall be provided services by the maternity home until the initial licensing inspection has been performed, all deficiencies cleared, requested information received, and the department has issued an initial license. If the provider is in operation in violation of the law, the licensing inspection shall not be conducted. In these instances, the application shall be denied and DCFS shall pursue legal remedies. 2. Once the maternity home provider is compliant with all licensing laws and standards, required statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, and fees, the department may issue a license to the provider. The license shall be valid until the expiration date shown on the license, unless the license is revoked or suspended. When a license is modified, a new license shall be issued. The license with the most current issue date supersedes all other licenses issued. B. Posting of Notices of Revocation. 1. The notice of revocation of the license shall be prominently posted. a. The Department of Social Services shall prominently post a notice of revocation action at each public entrance of the maternity home facility within one business day of such action. This notice must remain visible to the parents, guardians, placing agencies, and other interested parties of children who reside the facility. b. It shall be a violation of these rules for a provider to permit the obliteration or removal of a notice of revocation that has been posted by the department. The provider shall ensure that the notice continues to be visible to the general public, other placing agencies, parents, guardians, and other interested parties throughout the pendency of any appeals of the revocation. c. The provider shall notify the department’s child residential licensing in writing immediately if the notice is removed or obliterated. d. Failure to maintain the posted notice of revocation required under these rules shall be grounds for denial, revocation or non-renewal of any future license.