Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 2193.1. Purpose and definitions

(1) The Early Steps Program (Part C, IDEA), office of public health, Louisiana Department of Health.

(2) The Children's Special Health Services Program, office of public health, Louisiana Department of Health.

(3) The Bureau of Community Supports and Services, Louisiana Department of Health.

(4) The state interagency coordinating council for Early Steps Program.

(5) Hospitals that operate Level III regional neonatal intensive care units.

(6) The Arc of Louisiana.

(7) The Louisiana Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics.

(8) The child care assistance program of the state Department of Education.

(1) “Department” means the Louisiana Department of Health.

(2) “License” means a license issued by the Louisiana Department of Health to a pediatric day health care facility under this Part.

(3) “Licensee” means the person, partnership, company, corporation, association, organization, professional entity, or other entity to whom a license is granted by the licensing agency under this Part and upon whom rests the ultimate responsibility and authority for the conduct of the pediatric day health care facility.

(4) “Medically fragile” means an individual who has a medically complex condition characterized by multiple, significant medical problems that require extended care. Medically fragile problems include but are not limited to severe lung disease requiring oxygen, severe lung disease requiring ventilator or tracheotomy care, complicated spina bifida, heart disease, malignancy, asthmatic exacerbations, cystic fibrosis exacerbations, neuromuscular disease, encephalopathies, and seizure disorders.

(5) “Pediatric day health care facility” means a facility that may operate seven days a week, not to exceed twelve hours a day, to provide care for medically fragile children under the age of twenty-one, including technology-dependent children who require close supervision. Care and services to be provided by the pediatric day health care facility shall include but shall not be limited to:

(6) “Secretary” means the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.