1. A. The council, after notice and a hearing may suspend a supported employment provider from its right to receive purchase orders from this program for suitable goods and services under any or all of the following circumstances:

   1. 1. failure of delivered goods and services to meet or exceed specification;
   2. 2. failure to deliver ordered goods and services as required in the specifications.

2. B. The council may reinstate a supported employment provider after a suspension only if the council makes an affirmative finding on each of the following:

   1. 1. that the supported employment provider has reimbursed the state for damages suffered by reason of any of the failures giving rise to suspension;
   2. 2. that the supported employment provider has made the necessary corrections to avoid these failures in the future.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:664.6 and R.S. 36:477.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Rehabilitation Services, LR 16:976 (November 1990), amended by the Department of Health, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, LR 47:374 (March 2021).