Public Comment: LA BOSCOC COVID-19 Interim Policies and Procedures (Version 1.1)

Overview

Purpose

The Louisiana Balance of State Continuum of Care (LA BOSCOC) is seeking public feedback on its draft updated LA BOSCOC COVID-19 Interim Policies and Procedures (Version 1.1).

This version update provides for the following:

  • Removes the Intervention core component from the Coordinated Entry System (CES) for the Houma Region, as the Houma Region currently has sufficient beds to move the majority of people quickly from the CES Prioritization List into housing

  • Allows the Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) to designate a non-congregate shelter (NCS) for the purposes of being a special population irrespective of whether LHC is funding the NCS

  • Reduces the time between being added to and removed from the CES Prioritization List from 180 to 90 days while adding a requirement that LHC or its designee attempt to recontact anyone removed in this way and referring them, as appropriate, to an Access Point for reassessment and readmission

  • Other changes as specified in the document

Note: this document will continue to be updated as additional guidance and best practices emerge.

Accessing the documents

Click here to download the draft LA BOSCOC COVID-19 Interim Policies and Procedures.

How to provide public comment

Please submit public comments by email to Gordon Levine, Continuum of Care Manager, at glevine@lhc.la.gov.

Public comments will be accepted through 4 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2020.

The Louisiana Balance of State Continuum of Care is dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness in Louisiana. We believe all people are entitled to safe, stable, and secure housing. We are committed to working with stakeholders across our geography, in different professional circles, and from every background to create a Louisiana in which no person lives in fear of homelessness.