LAC 50:I.4415 – Effective Date of a Sanction

A. Except as provided in this Section, all sanctions subject to an appeal are effective upon the mailing of the results of the informal hearing.
1. 1. The timely filing of an administrative appeal does not suspend the imposition of a sanction(s).
2. 2. A sanction becomes a final administrative adjudication if:
  1. a. an administrative appeal has been filed and a final order has been entered; or
  2. b. the time for filing an administrative appeal has expired and an appeal was not filed.
B. An exclusion not related to a conviction related to the provision of a healthcare service is effective when:
1. 1. a final order has been issued as part of an administrative adjudication, or
2. 2. upon expiration of the time to file an appeal, and an appeal has not been filed.
C. In the case of a timely filed appeal, a sanction becomes a final administrative adjudication upon the secretary’s signing of the order on appeal. An appeal is timely filed if it was filed within the time LAC 50:I.4423 requires.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and 46:437.1-46:440.3.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 52:696 (May 2026).