1. A. In order to be considered a crisis, one of the following circumstances must exist:

   1. 1. death of the caregiver with no other supports (i.e., other family) available; or
   2. 2. the caregiver is incapacitated with no other supports (i.e., other family) available; or
   3. 3. the participant is committed to the custody of LDH by the court; or
   4. 4. other family crisis with no caregiver support available, such as abuse/neglect, or a second person in the household becomes disabled and must be cared for by same caregiver, causing inability of the natural caregiver to continue necessary supports to assure health and safety; or
   5. 5. the participant’s condition deteriorates to the point when the plan of care is inadequate.
2. B. Exhausting available funds through the use of therapies, environmental accessibility adaptations, and specialized medical equipment and supplies does not qualify as justification for crisis designation.

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, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 27:1015 (July 2001), repromulgated for LAC, LR 28:1986 (September 2002), amended LR 29:704 (May 2003), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, LR 39:2503 (September 2013), LR 41:128 (January 2015), amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing and the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, LR 43:2526 (December 2017).