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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 28, § 824. Community and Family Support System plan

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A to H. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, § 1.

I. The Louisiana Department of Health may provide a system of community and family supports.

(1) The family support system shall be provided to children with developmental disabilities and their families. Counseling or educational services defined in R.S. 28:822 shall be available weekdays, weekends, and nights to accommodate varying family schedules. Such a system includes:

(a) Cash subsidy for families of children with severe developmental disabilities.

(b) System of service coordination.

(c) Family support services as defined in R.S. 28:822.

(d) A designated entry agency.

(2) The community support system shall be provided to adults with severe disabilities age eighteen and over and whose disability was manifested before age fifty-five. Such a system includes the community supports as defined in R.S. 28:822.

J. Methods to assure the quality of community and family support services include:

(1) Regional and state advisory councils.

(a) Purpose.

(i) Advise state agencies on policy issues that arise relevant to the community and family support system.

(ii) Set priorities.

(iii) Review program effectiveness and make recommendations on implementation.

(b) Council members shall be appointed by the developmental disabilities council chairperson in consultation with the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.

(c) Terms of office and council composition shall be defined in regulations.

(d) Remuneration.

(i) Council members will serve on a voluntary basis without payment for their services.

(ii) Council members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with division of administration regulations.

(2) An annual external evaluation based upon consumer satisfaction and performance indicators.

(3) Persons applying for or receiving services shall have access to an appeals process which shall be defined in regulations.

K. Purchases of equipment for clients of the Louisiana Department of Health who are eligible for services under the system of community and family supports shall be exempt from state purchasing requirements and state property control regulations.

L. The Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations for the community and family support system.

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