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1. Ambulatory Surgical Centers - Does a physician need to be in the building as long as there are patients in the building? |
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2. How can I apply for a license to open a children's day care? |
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3. How do I know what requirements for space are required in an Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC)? |
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4. How do I verify a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) license? |
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5. Is an Ambulatory Surgical Center allowed to have off-site campuses? |
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6. Is there a way to check on the status of a Controlled Dangerous Substance License? |
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7. What is required by the State if an Ambulatory Surgical Center wants to change or add a new surgical service? |
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8. What is the Department's position on patients being allowed to stay in an Ambulatory Surgical Center up to 23 hours? |
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9. What responsibilities does DHH have over licensing boards? |
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10. Who handles licensing of tattoo parlors and tanning salons? |
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| Licensing |
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| Ambulatory Surgical Centers - Does a physician need to be in the building as long as there are patients in the building? | Back to Top |
Licensing regulation 4509 K. requires that a "physician shall be on duty within the center until all patients have reacted and are stabilized". Federal regulation at 416.42(a) stipulates that "before discharge from the Ambulatory Surgical Center, each patient must be evaluated by a physician for proper anesthesia recovery." |
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| How can I apply for a license to open a children's day care? | Back to Top |
Day care centers for children are licensed by the Department of Social Services. The following should bring you to their licensing site. |
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| How do I know what requirements for space are required in an Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC)? | Back to Top |
There are sections in the licensing regulations for ASCs that stipulate certain space requirements. These licensing requirements can be obtained by going on the DHH website and printing down the State licensing requirements for ASCs. In addition, this Department requires architectural plans and specifications to be reviewed and approved prior to issuance of a State license by both the Division of Engineering and Architectural Services (225-922-1513) and the Office of State Fire Marshal plan review section (225-925-4916). The Division of Engineering and Architectural Services reviews the architectural plans against the requirements found in the most current version of the AIA guidelines for design and construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities. |
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| How do I verify a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) license? | Back to Top |
Please go to the website www.labp.com .
- Select the 3rd blue icon - Controlled Dangerous Substance.
- Select 1. License Verification
- Enter the CDS License # in the box and click search.
- The available choices in the database will appear. Select the correct one you are inquiring about.
If the entry you are looking for is not available, please contact:
Louisiana Board of Pharmacy
5615 Corporate Blvd. Suite 8-E
Baton Rouge, La. 70808
Phone: (225) 925-6496
Fax: (225) 925-6499 |
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| Is an Ambulatory Surgical Center allowed to have off-site campuses? | Back to Top |
If the off-site facility desires to participate in the Medicare program, then the off-site location would need to be separately licensed and certified. |
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| Is there a way to check on the status of a Controlled Dangerous Substance License? | Back to Top |
Yes. You can check online by clicking here to go to our Health Standards Section. |
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| What is required by the State if an Ambulatory Surgical Center wants to change or add a new surgical service? | Back to Top |
Notification in writing to DHH, P. O. Box 3767, Baton Rouge, La. 70821, of what surgical service is being added or deleted and the effective date. The Department will then forward to the facility a HCFA-377 form to complete and return. After receipt of the completed HCFA-377, the State will forward this change of information to CMS and the Fiscal Intermediary for processing. |
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| What is the Department's position on patients being allowed to stay in an Ambulatory Surgical Center up to 23 hours? | Back to Top |
State Operations Manual 2210 states the entity operates exclusively for the purpose of providing surgical services to patients not requiring hospitalization. It further states that the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) may not perform surgical procedures on a Medicare patient, when before surgery, an overnight hospital stay is anticipated. La. R.S. 40:2133 provides that an ASC is "an establishment..., which does not provide services or other accommodations for patients to stay overnight..." This Department defines "overnight" to be "on or during the evening or night" which is the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary definition of the word "overnight." Therefore, surgical services which include recovery or convalescent time through 23 hours of stay in the ASC would not meet the licensing requirements as interpreted by this Department. |
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| What responsibilities does DHH have over licensing boards? | Back to Top |
In accordance with R.S. 36:803, professional licensing boards have sole responsibility for the regulation, examination,certification, licensing and enforcement of the practice act of their professions. DHH has responsibility only for budget review for compliance with all accounting, reporting, auditing and review requirements, and review of procurement, contract management and fees for the boards.
Click here to see a list of all boards and their contacts that fall under DHH. |
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| Who handles licensing of tattoo parlors and tanning salons? | Back to Top |
Tattoo parlor and tanning salon licensing and regulations are handled through the Office of Public Health/Food and Drug Program. Click here for more information. |
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