§2120.68. License issuance; application; fees; onsite inspections

            A. Each application for licensure as a PACE provider shall be submitted to the department on forms prescribed by the department and shall contain information as the department may require. If a PACE organization operates in more than one departmental region, the PACE organization shall obtain a separate PACE provider license for each region. At a minimum, the licensing application shall contain all of the following information:

            (1) Name, address, and contact information of the person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity that is the applicant.

            (2) Names and addresses of the applicant's officers, directors, managers, and administrators, if applicable.

            (3) A line of credit from a federally insured, licensed lending institution in the amount of at least fifty thousand dollars.

            (4) Evidence of compliance with the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Law, R.S. 23:1020.1 et seq.

            (5) Evidence of general and professional liability insurance in the amount of at least three hundred thousand dollars.

            (6) Any other relevant information that the department determines is necessary to properly evaluate the applicant and application as required by the department by rule.

            B. Each application for initial licensure shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee, payable to the department, in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars.

            C. Following receipt of the completed initial licensing application and licensing fee, the department shall perform an onsite survey and inspection. If, after the onsite survey and inspection, the department finds that the PACE provider meets the requirements of this Part and the licensing standards adopted pursuant to this Part, a license shall be issued.

            D. As a condition for renewal of license, the licensee shall continue to be approved and enrolled as a PACE organization by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the Medicare and Louisiana Medicaid programs. In addition, the licensee shall submit to the department a completed annual renewal application on the forms prescribed by the department, which shall contain all information required by the department. Additionally, a nonrefundable annual renewal licensing fee in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars shall be submitted with the annual renewal application. A PACE provider shall be assessed a delinquent fee of two hundred dollars for failure to timely renew its license. The delinquent fee shall be assessed and shall become due and payable to the department at 12:01 a.m. on the first day following the expiration date of the license.

            E. Upon receipt of the completed annual renewal application and the annual renewal fee, and any applicable delinquent fee, the department shall determine if the PACE provider continues to meet the requirements established under this Part and under the licensing standards adopted pursuant to this Part. The department may perform an onsite survey and inspection upon annual renewal. If the provider continues to meet the requirements established under this Part and under the licensing standards adopted pursuant to this Part, a license shall be issued, which shall be valid for up to one year, unless otherwise revoked or suspended.

            F. The department may perform an onsite survey or inspection at reasonable times as necessary to ensure compliance with this Part and the licensing standards adopted pursuant to this Part.

            Acts 2024, No. 444, §1, eff. June 3, 2024.