§2473. Long term home health care program; establishment
The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall establish a
long term home health care program which shall provide long term home
health care to persons otherwise eligible for Title XXI services who would
require placement in a hospital or nursing home if such long term home health
care were not available. Such care shall be provided in the person's own home
or in the home of a responsible relative or other responsible adult and may
include but not be limited to nursing care, physical therapy, speech therapy,
medical and social services, home health aid services, instructional guidance,
pharmaceutical services, medical appliances and equipment, case management,
respite care, personal care, adult day health, homemaker services, habilitation
services, and such other community-based and in-home services which may be
provided under a waiver granted pursuant to R.S. 40:2477. In order to carry
out the provisions of this Chapter, the secretary shall promulgate rules,
regulations, and minimum standards in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 715, §1.