Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:33

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the Louisiana Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:32
  • Forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facility: means an agency, business, institution, society, corporation, person or persons, or any other group, licensed by the department to provide supervised transitional residential and aftercare services to forensic clients including persons in court-ordered conditional release status. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:32
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10

A.  No agency, business, institution, society, corporation, person or persons, or any other group providing services as a forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facility may be established or operated or be reimbursed under the Medicaid program for such services unless licensed to perform such services by the department.

B.  A license issued to a forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facility shall:

(1)  Be valid for only one geographic location and issued only for the person and premises named in the license application.

(2)  Be valid for one year from the date of issuance, unless revoked or suspended prior to that date.

(3)  Expire on the last day of the twelfth month after the date of issuance, unless otherwise renewed, or as set forth in rules promulgated by the department.

(4)  Be on a form prescribed by the department.

(5)  Not be transferrable or assignable.

(6)  Be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.

Acts 2008, No. 332, §1, eff. upon the final adoption of the necessary rules and regulations promulgated by DHH.