Department of Health & Human Services

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Form Approved

OMB No. 0938-0391
Statement of Deficiencies (X1) Provider/Supplier/CLIA Identification Number 713026 (X3) Date Survey Completed 09/02/2025
Name of Provider or Supplier Bogalusa Rehabilitation Hospital Street Address, City, State 621 Columbia Street, Bogalusa, LA
For information on the provider's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the provider or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID Prefix Tag Summary Statement of Deficiencies

(Each deficiency should be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
A0799 DISCHARGE PLANNING
CFR(s): 482.43

The hospital must have in effect a discharge planning process that focuses on the patient goals and treatment preferences and includes the patient and his or her caregivers support person(s) in the discharge planning for post-discharge care. The discharge planning process and the discharge plan must be consistent with the patient’s goals for care and his or her treatment preferences, ensure an effective transition of the patient from hospital to post-discharge care, and reduce the factors leading to a preventable hospital readmissions


This CONDITION is not met as evidenced by:
Based on record review and interview, the rehabilitation hospital failed to meet the requirements of the Condition of Participation for Discharge Planning as evidenced by: 1) failure to complete an ongoing, periodic review of a representative sample of discharge plans to ensure that the plans are responsive to the patient post-discharge needs (See findings in A0803). 2) failure to include appropriate post-hospital services on the discharge orders. (See findings in A0807). 3) failure to document in the patient's medical record that a list of HHA's, SNF's, IRF's, or LTCH's available to the patient participating in the Medicare program was presented to 3 (#1-#3) of 3 (#1-#3) patients sampled (See findings in A0815). 4) failure to inform 3 (#1-#3) of 3 (#1-#3) patients or their representatives of their freedom to choose among participating Medicare providers and suppliers of the post-discharge services (See findings in A0816).