1. A. The Department of Health (LDH) is responsible for the request for services registry, hereafter referred to as “the registry,” for the Community Choices Waiver. An individual who wishes to have his or her name placed on the registry must contact a toll-free telephone number which shall be maintained by the department.

2. B. Individuals who desire their name to be placed on the community choices waiver registry shall be screened to determine whether they meet:

   1. 1. nursing facility level of care; and
   2. 2. are members of the target population as identified in the federally-approved waiver document.
3. C. Only individuals who pass the screen required in §8103.B.1-2 shall be added to the registry.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 37:3517 (December 2011), amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office of Aging and Adult Services, LR 44:1896 (October 2018), LR 50:785 (June 2024).