Louisiana

Grounds stated in the sources

LAC 48:I.9775.B, "B. Involuntary Transfer or Discharge. The nursing" "facility shall permit each resident to remain in the nursing" "facility, and shall not transfer or discharge the resident from" "the nursing facility unless:" — five circumstances follow: that "the transfer or discharge is necessary for the" "resident’s welfare and/or the resident’s needs cannot be met" in the facility; that it "is appropriate because the" resident's health has improved so the resident no longer needs the facility's services; that "the safety and health of individuals in the nursing" "facility is endangered by the resident to be transferred or" discharged; that "the resident has failed, after reasonable and" "appropriate notice, to pay for services rendered by the" facility; or that "the nursing facility ceases to operate."

Notice stated in the sources

§9775.C.3: the notice of transfer or "discharge shall be made by the nursing facility at least 30" "days before the resident is transferred or discharged;". Notice "may be made as soon as practicable before" transfer or discharge in four stated circumstances, the last being that "a resident has not resided in the nursing facility" "for 30 days;". A note attached to the same subsection states a shorter period for one class of facility: in facilities not certified under Title XVIII or Title XIX, the "advance notice period may be shortened to fifteen days for" "nonpayment of a bill for a stay at the nursing facility." The notice's required contents are listed, including "The address, phone number" "and hours of operation of the Division of Administrative" "Law or its successor;" and the state long-term care ombudsman's name, address and telephone number. Before the move the facility must also "notify the resident, and if known, a family member" or legal representative of the transfer or "discharge and the reasons for the move in writing and in a" "language and manner easily understood;".

Hearing office in these sources

The Division of Administrative Law. §9775.E states that the resident, or a legal representative or designated "contact, if known and available, has the right to appeal any" "transfer or discharge to the Division of Administrative Law," "which shall provide a fair hearing in all such appeals." No address, telephone number, filing route or deadline for that appeal appears in the captured sources — the rule requires the facility's own notice to carry the division's address, phone and hours, but the division's own published contact was not captured. Not stated in the sources reviewed.

Ombudsman in these sources

The Louisiana Ombudsman Program, in the Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs. The office publishes a regional roster and a state number: "If calling from outside Louisiana, you may need to use the non-toll-free phone numbers or contact the State Office via its toll-free number: (866) 632-0922. The State Office will ask the local office to contact you." It states: "Ombudsmen services are confidential and free of charge." The rule writes the program into the process: "the nursing facility shall transmit a copy of the" "involuntary transfer/discharge notice to the local long-term" "care ombudsman program."

Sources last checked

2026-08-30

Reproduced from the agencies' own pages and documents quoted below — potentially relevant official sources, not a determination that any notice, ground, or deadline applies to any situation.

Lede

This page assembles what Louisiana's own publishers state about involuntary transfer and discharge from a nursing facility. It is a baseline page: the docket rows and the source map are built; the grounds section and the published-process section are not yet written, as the change log records. The fullest single source is §9775 of the nursing facility licensing standards, LAC Title 48 Part I, which states the grounds, the thirty-day notice, the notice's required contents and the appeal. Louisiana's vocabulary is transfer and/or discharge, and the rule separates a voluntary move from an involuntary one before stating anything else; the appeal is a fair hearing before the Division of Administrative Law, a central adjudicator outside both the health department and the Medicaid agency.

That division is where this page runs out of sources: the rule sends residents there, and requires the facility's notice to print its address, phone and hours, but the division's own statement of the route was not captured, so the hearing row states the absence. The federal floor for Medicare/Medicaid-certified facilities is assembled separately on [the federal page](../federal.html); nothing here fills a gap from federal law or another state. Confirm applicability with the agencies named in the sources: whether any provision applies to a particular facility, resident, or notice is for the hearing office to determine. Deadlines and periods on this page are quoted from the sources, not calculated for any case.