Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals | Bruce Greenstein, Secretary

Adult Residential Care Provider "Adult residential care provider" means a facility, agency, institution, society, corporation, partnership, company, entity, residence, person or persons, or any other group that provides adult residential care for compensation to two or more adults who are unrelated to the licensee or operator.  Adult residential care includes but is not limited to the following services: lodging, meals, medication administration, intermittent nursing services, assistance with personal hygiene, assistance with transfers and ambulation, assistance with dressing, housekeeping, and laundry. - RS 40:2166.3

There are four  levels, of Adult Residential Care Providers (R.S. 40:2166.5(B) (11)):

Level 1 –Personal Care Homes – This is an Adult Residential Care Home/Facility that provides room and board and personal services for compensation, to two (2), but not more than eight (8) residents in a congregate living and dining setting.

Level 2 –Shelter Care Homes – This is an Adult Residential Care Facility that provides room, board, and personal services, for compensation, to nine (9) or more residents in a congregate living and dining setting.

Level 3 –Assisted Living Facilities – This is an Adult Residential Care Facility that provides room, board and personal services, for compensation, to two (2) or more residents that reside in individual living units which contain a minimum of one room with a kitchenette and private bathroom.

Level 4 – Adult Residential Care Provider - providing the following services: lodging, meals ,medication administration, intermittent nursing service, and assistance with personal hygiene, transfers, ambulation, dressing, housekeeping and laundry.

Licensure

• Emergency Preparedness
• Regulations
  • Effective April 26, 2012 through July 1, 2017 there is a moratorium on licensure of Level 4 adult residential care providers.  The moratorium shall not apply to a provider which has received facility need review approval from the department on or before April 25, 2012.
  • ARCP Minimum Licensing Standards - La. Administrative Code, Title 48, Chapter  88 (eff. 03/31/99) - Applies to Levels 1, 2 and 3
  • ARCP Minimum Licensing Standards - La. Administrative Code, Title 48:I, Chapter 68 (eff. 12/20/08) - Applies to Level 4 only
  • ARCP Dementia Training Requirements - eff. 08/2009

    • Adult Residential Care Providers that advertises or markets themselves as an Alzheimer's Special Care Unit (ASCU) shall provide training in specialized care of residents who are diagnosed by a physician as having Alzheimer’s/dementia to all licensed and unlicensed staff who provide direct care to such residents. Said training shall be provided in accordance with the provisions established in 6867 of the Adult Residential Care Providers - Minimum Licensing Standards - Dementia Training Requirements (LAC 48:I.6803, 6851 and 6867)

• Fees
  •  Any ARCP previously licensed by DSS as of June 30, 2010 that retains same module (no change to existing level or module) shall continue to pay the existing license renewal fee of $250;
  • Any ARCP previously licensed by DSS as of June 30, 2010 that changes their level, or module, shall pay $600 plus $5 per unit
  • Any ARCP application for licensure of a Level 4 Module, after Facility Need Review approval, shall pay $600 plus $5 per unit
  • Any new applications for ARCP licensure, any level or module, shall pay $600 plus $5 per unit
• Initial Licensure
• License Renewal
• Key Personnel Change, Change of Address
• Change of Ownership

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• ARCP Providers