§2009.18. Notification of the procedure
The Louisiana Department of Health shall prepare and distribute to nursing homes
in quantities appropriate to carry out the intent of this Section a booklet setting forth the
complaint procedure established by R.S. 40:2009.13 through 2009.17. This booklet shall
include a summary of costs which the Title XIX nursing home payments cover, a list of most
additional kinds of costs which could be incurred but which Title XIX nursing home
payments do not cover, and other information the department deems necessary to assist the
families, and the individuals admitted, to a better understanding of the adjustments relative
to living in a nursing home. The booklet shall be distributed by all licensed nursing homes
to all current patients and to all new patients on the date of their admission. In addition,
notice of this complaint procedure, complete with the name, address, and telephone number
of the licensing and certification section of the office of management and finance of the
Louisiana Department of Health, shall be posted conspicuously in the nursing home at places
where patients gather, including, but not limited to, the administrative office, the dining hall,
the activity room, and all nurses' stations.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 687, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.