RS 40:2117.4 - Minimum standards, rules, and regulations The department shall promulgate minimum standards, rules, and regulations governing end stage renal disease facilities in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, including but not limited to standards, requirements, policies, and procedures for the following: (1) Maintenance of the quality of care and of the health, safety, and well-being of patients, including but not limited to: (a) Patient rights. (b) Provision and coordination of treatment and services. (c) Referrals for appropriate services. (d) Quality care requirements as determined by current acceptable standards of practice. (2) Operational capability and compliance, including but not limited to the following: (a) Data and information management. (b) Written policy and procedure. (c) Current standards of administration practice. (3) Qualifications and responsibilities of facility personnel. (4) Applications for initial and renewal licenses. (5) On-site surveys for licensure. (6) Monitoring of facilities. (7) Denial, nonrenewal, and revocation of licenses, and administrative appeals therefrom. plications for initial and renewal licenses. (5) On-site surveys for licensure. (6) Monitoring of facilities. (7) Denial, nonrenewal, and revocation of licenses, and administrative appeals therefrom. (8) Civil fines for violations and administrative appeals therefrom. (9) Requirements for physical plant design and space and other procedures related to dialysis. Acts 1999, No. 650, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
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