Louisiana Personal Care Attendant HCBS Provider Complete Startup Package

Yes. A Louisiana provider offering Personal Care Attendant services must hold an HCBS provider license listing the PCA service module. State law prohibits establishing or operating an HCBS provider or receiving Medicaid reimbursement for those services without LDH licensure.

Louisiana uses one HCBS provider license with approved service modules. Available modules include Personal Care Attendant, respite, supervised independent living, adult day care, family support, substitute family care, supported employment, and monitored in-home care. The license identifies the modules the provider is authorized to furnish.

The package supports an applicant pursuing the Personal Care Attendant module and related approved HCBS operations. The provider may furnish only modules shown on its license and only services allowed by applicable licensing, Medicaid, waiver, participant-plan, and professional-scope requirements.

No. An HCBS PCA provider furnishes approved community-based support services under the HCBS license. A Home Health Agency provides ordered skilled nursing and qualifying home health services under a separate Louisiana license and, when applicable, Medicare certification.

The Personal Care Attendant module requires Facility Need Review approval before the applicant submits the HCBS license application to the Health Standards Section. The FNR approval letter must accompany the licensing application and other required materials.

The provider should be ready to document ownership, financial viability, administrator qualifications, personnel, training and competency, participant rights, service plans, scheduling and visit records, complaints and incidents, emergency practices, background screening, quality management, billing, payroll, record retention, and confidentiality.

Yes. Louisiana HCBS providers must follow applicable criminal-background-check, Direct Service Worker Registry, exclusion, and employment-eligibility requirements. The provider should complete required checks before assignment and retain the results in personnel records.

The provider must ensure direct-service workers are qualified, oriented, trained, competent, and supervised for assigned PCA duties. Personnel records should document required education, competency evaluation, abuse and neglect reporting, participant rights, emergency procedures, infection control, service documentation, and continuing training.

Yes, but LDH approval is required before furnishing another module. PCA, respite, supervised independent living, and monitored in-home care require Facility Need Review approval before the add-service application. The updated license must list each approved module.

The HCBS license is issued for one year and must be renewed. LDH generally sends a renewal notification before expiration, but the provider remains responsible for timely submission of the current renewal application, documentation, fees, and any required survey or corrective action.

No. HCBS licensure and Facility Need Review do not replace Louisiana Medicaid enrollment or MCO credentialing. Payment depends on separate state enrollment, applicable MCO participation, covered and authorized services, participant eligibility, qualified staff, EVV when required, documentation, and clean claims.

• Logo creation and a customized WordPress website.
• One year of website hosting and domain registration.
• 500 business cards and 500 tri-fold brochures.
• Louisiana HCBS and PCA-aligned policies, human-resources documents, participant-service documents, and operational forms.
• Facility Need Review, HCBS license application, service-module, and supporting-document preparation identified in the selected package.
• Members' area access, customization, ongoing guidance, and applicable updates.

No. Entity filings, Facility Need Review and LDH fees, financial-viability requirements, Medicaid or MCO enrollment expenses, background checks, insurance, rent, utilities, personnel and payroll costs, training, EVV, software, mailing, and other government or third-party expenses are separate unless expressly included in writing.

Home Health Forms provides customized documents, startup guidance, and application-preparation assistance. LDH Health Standards, Facility Need Review, Louisiana Medicaid, waiver programs, managed-care organizations, and payers make their own decisions. The applicant remains responsible for accurate information, financial viability, qualified personnel, checks, training, agreements, operational readiness, service delivery, billing, and ongoing compliance. Home Health Foms provides guidance and documents that meet regulatory requirements to ensure your success.

Customized policy manuals, forms, and related digital documents are generally emailed within five business days after all information needed for customization is received. Website development, printing, shipping, and other package components may have separate timelines.

Eligibility depends on work completed, customized materials produced, digital products delivered, third-party expenses paid, printing ordered, and other services already performed.