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LA Rev Stat § 28:12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§12. Legislative declaration of intent

RS 12 - Legislative declaration of intent  It is the intent of the legislature to preserve vital state funding for behavioral health services to ensure delivery of and access to quality care for those in desperate need of such services throughout the state. Many citizens in the state have limited access to behavioral health services because of the massive cuts, both federal and state, in behavioral health funding. The legislature also finds that the provision of high-quality behavioral health services, regardless of setting, is of overriding importance. The state wholly supports efforts to assist individuals suffering from serious and persistent mental illness, substance-related or addictive disorders, or both in their efforts to participate fully in society. As such, the Louisiana Department of Health, referred to hereafter in this Part as the "department", should streamline the delivery of behavioral health services through the prudent allocation of existing resources. The department will improve the safety and health of individuals, families, and communities by providing leadership and establishing and participating in partnerships for the continuation of behavioral health services throughout the state, including cooperative agreements, mergers, joint ventures, and consolidations among behavioral health care facilities. Consumer and advocate participation in the process can only aid in the delivery of services to those most in need. To improve the quality of services available and promote treatment, which often involves the rehabilitation, recovery, and reintegration of persons suffering from mental illness, substance-related or addictive disorders, or both, the state should secure adequate funding for behavioral health services and require state departments to exercise fiscal responsibility in the allocation of these resources.  Acts 2012, No. 506, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§13. Management of behavioral health resources

RS 13 - Management of behavioral health resources  In the operational management of the office of behavioral health, the department may guarantee the efficient and effective use and retention of the state's scarce behavioral health resources to adequately provide for the peace, health, safety, and general welfare of the public, by ensuring the following:  (1) Accountability of efficient and effective services through state-of-the-art quality and performance measures and statewide standards for monitoring quality of service and performance and reporting of quality of service and performance information. These processes may be designed so as to maximize the use of available resources for direct care of people who have a mental illness or a substance-related or addictive disorder and to assure uniform data collection across the state.  (2) Creation and implementation of minimum service delivery standards.  (3) Coordination of integration of services offered by department and behavioral health communities, including the office of behavioral health and its respective contract providers, involved in the delivery of mental and behavioral health treatment, along with local systems and groups, public and private, such as state psychiatric hospitals, public health organizations, parish authorities, child protection, and regional support networks, aimed at reducing duplication in service delivery and promoting complementary services among all entities that provide behavioral health services to adults and children throughout the state.  (4) Implementation of a system of reimbursement by the Medical Assistance Program to private hospitals and to state hospitals for covered Medicaid services that, to the extent possible, allocates funding in the areas of the state based on needs, population, and acuity level as determined by the department. The system of reimbursement provided for in this Paragraph may be subject to approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  (5) Recognition of the respective local governing entities of the state as a focal point of all behavioral health planning activities, including budget submissions, grant applications, contracts, and other arrangements that can be effected at the state and local levels.  (6) Performance by state agencies licensing and monitoring contracted providers in the most cost-efficient and effective manner with limited duplication and disruption to organizations providing services.  (7) Adequate research and evaluation regarding the effectiveness of services being provided and achievement of outcome measures.  Acts 2012, No. 506, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§14. Funding priorities; cost-effectiveness

RS 14 - Funding priorities; cost-effectiveness  A. The department may ensure that all current and future funds are expended in the most cost-effective manner and services are provided in accordance with recommended best practices subject to state oversight to ensure accountability to taxpayers and the public. The department may evaluate existing proposed expenditure plans for behavioral health services and determine the best use of such funds to achieve positive policy outcomes in the behavioral health community. This effort may involve the use of innovative methods of expanding the reach of current funding and securing increased local, regional, state, federal, or private source funding in the future. The department may develop methods for estimating the need for behavioral health services in certain regions of the state, with special attention to underfunded and inaccessible programs, and allocate state funds or resources according to that need.  B. The state may continue to provide funding for behavioral health services that are not less than the existing allocations from the state general fund.  Acts 2012, No. 506, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§15. Innovative behavioral health services; programs

RS 15 - Innovative behavioral health services; programs  A. The department may develop goals, objectives, and priorities for the creation of innovative programs which promote and improve the behavioral health of the citizens of the state by making treatment and support services available to those persons who are most in need and least able to pay. These programs may achieve the following:  (1) Increase access to underserved groups.  (2) Increase the quality of services, including better outcomes.  (3) Promote interagency collaboration by improving the integration and effectiveness of state agencies responsible for behavioral health care.  (4) Increase access to services.  (5) Ensure cost-effectiveness of services.  (6) Encourage delivery of services more efficiently and effectively.  (7) Mitigate the cost of the delivery of services.  (8) Increase effectiveness of treatment and management strategies.  (9) Promote emerging best practices and increased quality of care in the delivery of behavioral health services.  B. The department may collaborate with behavioral health advocates, clinicians, physicians, professional organizations, local governing entities, local citizens, consumers, and family members in the planning, designing, and implementation of innovative mental and behavioral health service programs and priorities in their respective regions throughout the state.  Acts 2012, No. 506, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:20 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§20. Admission to Louisiana Department of Health facilities; legislative findings; criteria

RS 20 - Admission to Louisiana Department of Health facilities; legislative findings; criteria  A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that residents of Louisiana may require appropriate care for mental illness or developmental disabilities. However, the resources and staffing available to the department may be inadequate to provide care to all persons.  B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person shall be admitted to a department facility, whether admission or services are sought voluntarily, by court order, or by commitment, unless the person meets the criteria of rules promulgated by the department. Said rules shall not violate standards of commitment and the selection of a treatment facility as set forth in R.S. 28:2 through 171.  Acts 2003, No. 1249, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§21. State psychiatric hospitals

RS 21 - State psychiatric hospitals  A. For purposes of this Part, "state psychiatric hospital" refers to the hospital at Jackson, known as the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System, and the hospital at Pineville, known as the Central Louisiana State Hospital, which are designated as the hospitals for persons who have a mental illness or a substance-related or addictive disorder until such time as separate or other hospitals are established. The assistant secretary of the office of behavioral health of the department may reorganize and consolidate the administration of the hospitals or facilities.  B. The assistant secretary of the office of behavioral health of the department may establish residential settings as satellite facilities to these hospitals from funds presently allocated or to be allocated to these hospitals by the legislature.  C. Any site designated under this Section shall comply with any applicable local and state building or zoning ordinances and laws.  D. Any site selected by the assistant secretary must be approved by the local governing authority.  E. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 384, §4, eff. July 1, 2010.  Amended by Acts 1954, No. 701, §1; Acts 1978, No. 678, §1; Acts 1997, No. 174, §1; Acts 2001, No. 193, §1, eff. May 31, 2001; Acts 2009, No. 384, §§2, 4, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:21.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§21.1. Substance-related and addictive disorders; treatment in state psychiatric hospitals

RS 21.1 - Substance-related and addictive disorders; treatment in state psychiatric hospitals   A. The Louisiana Department of Health is authorized to accept indigent patients suffering from co-occurring substance-related or addictive disorders and to give such patients the care and treatment required.  B. The purpose of this Section is to recognize substance-related and addictive disorders as a sickness or disease and to place those suffering from it in the same position relative to obtaining treatment as persons suffering from other diseases.  Added by Acts 1952, No. 288, §§1 to 3; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:22.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§22.4. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.

RS 22.4 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 28:22.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§22.5. Community behavioral health clinics; behavioral health services providers

RS 22.5 - Community behavioral health clinics; behavioral health services providers  A. Community behavioral health clinics are facilities operating as behavioral health services providers as defined in R.S. 40:2153 and licensed by the department pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 40:2151 et seq. Community behavioral health clinics may be operated or contracted by local governing entities and may be a component of the crisis response system.  B. Community behavioral health clinics are differentiated from community mental health centers, which are certified by the federal government and defined by 42 CFR 410.2 as entities that provide certain services as described in the Public Health Service Act and meet federal criteria for operation and reimbursement.  Added by Acts 1962, No. 160, §1. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 294, §1; Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:22.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§22.6. Payment for maintenance or treatment

RS 22.6 - Payment for maintenance or treatment  Persons or their responsible relatives who are able to pay all or a part of the cost of their maintenance or treatment or both at the units named in R.S. 28:22 through R.S. 28:22.5 shall reimburse the department to the extent of their ability to pay at rates to be fixed by the department.  Added by Acts 1962, No. 160, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 28:22.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§22.7. Geriatric hospitals and units

RS 22.7 - Geriatric hospitals and units  A. The department may establish and administer geriatric hospitals or units to receive and care for persons who are elderly or infirm who have been discharged by a hospital for persons who have a mental illness and for other persons who are elderly or infirm and in need of nursing and medical care. Such hospitals or units may be established on sites designated by the department, provided that no such geriatric hospital or unit may be established on any site located more than five air miles from the administrative office of Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System or more than one air mile from the administrative office of Central Louisiana State Hospital. Persons admitted to such geriatric hospitals or units or their responsible relatives shall pay the cost of their maintenance and care.  B. The geriatric hospital at Jackson, Louisiana, known as Villa Feliciana, is created and established, which hospital shall be under the administration of the Louisiana Department of Health. The hospital shall hereafter be designated as Villa Feliciana Medical Complex.  Added by Acts 1962, No. 160, §1. Amended by Acts 1967, No. 91, §1; Acts 1972, No. 253; Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1987, No. 617, §1; Acts 1993, No. 170, §1, eff. May 31, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 641, §1; Acts 2006, No. 465, §1, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:22.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§22.8. State developmental centers

RS 22.8 - State developmental centers  A. The names of the following state developmental centers for persons with developmental disabilities are designated as follows:  (1) Pinecrest Supports and Services Center.  (2) Northwest Supports and Services Center.  (3) North Lake Supports and Services Center.  (4) Central Louisiana Supports and Services Center.  B. Under such names, these facilities shall continue to serve as centers for persons with developmental disabilities.  Acts 1985, No. 813, §2; Acts 1991, No. 253, §1, eff. July 2, 1991; Acts 2007, No. 325, §1, eff. July 9, 2007; Acts 2012, No. 232, §1, eff. May 22, 2012; Acts 2019, No. 411, §2, eff. June 20, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 28:22.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§22.9. Rosenblum Mental Health Center

RS 22.9 - Rosenblum Mental Health Center  The name of the Hammond Mental Health Center is changed to the Rosenblum Mental Health Center and under such name it shall continue to serve as an outpatient center for the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons who have a mental illness and persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities at the region level.  Acts 1986, No. 776, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:22.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§22.10. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.

RS 22.10 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 28:23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§23. Psychiatric inpatient units in state general hospitals

RS 23 - Psychiatric inpatient units in state general hospitals  The department may establish psychiatric inpatient units in state-owned or state-contracted general hospitals for the emergency and temporary care of cases of acute mental illness.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1999, No. 466, §1, eff. June 18, 1999; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:24 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§24. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 786, §7, eff. July 17, 1978

RS 24 - Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 786, §7, eff. July 17, 1978
LA Rev Stat § 28:25 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§25. Provisions for close confinement of certain patients who have a mental illness

RS 25 - Provisions for close confinement of certain patients who have a mental illness  A. At hospitals that it may designate, the department may provide facilities for the care and confinement of patients who have a mental illness and who require close confinement in the interest of themselves and of the public.  B. The department shall designate places of confinement for patients of dangerous tendencies and for clients charged with or convicted of a crime who require special protection and restraint.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:25.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§25.2. Granting of passes to Feliciana Forensic Facility clients

RS 25.2 - Granting of passes to Feliciana Forensic Facility clients  A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including any provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the administrator of the Feliciana Forensic Facility, in his discretion, may grant any client committed to his custody a pass or furlough from the facility, except those clients who are under commitment to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.  B. The administrator shall not grant any client a pass or furlough for release from the facility except upon the recommendation of the client's treating psychiatrist and with prior approval of the committing court. The administrator may impose conditions on a pass or furlough. Any pass or furlough granted shall be for a fixed period of time.  Acts 1987, No. 585, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:26 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§26. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.

RS 26 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1185, §8, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 28:31 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§31. Findings

RS 31 - Findings  The legislature finds that there is a need for a secured residential facility for any person found not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity or found incompetent to stand trial after such person has been released from a state forensic facility. Historically, all secured residential facilities have been overseen by the Department of Children and Family Services under its authority to regulate traditional adult residential care homes. Nevertheless, it is now more appropriate and efficient for the Louisiana Department of Health to license and regulate secured residential facilities serving forensic clients due to the mental health issues of the residents, the fact that the individuals are discharged from forensic hospitals operated by the Louisiana Department of Health, and the security issues involved at such facilities. Thus, the licensing of secured residential facilities serving forensic clients shall be transferred from the Department of Children and Family Services to the Louisiana Department of Health and licensed as forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facilities in accordance with this Part. The licensing of all other adult residential care homes shall remain in the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant to R.S. 40:2151 through 2161.  Acts 2008, No. 332, §1, eff. June 17, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 28:32 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§32. Definitions

RS 32 - Definitions  As used in this Part:  (1) "Department" means the Louisiana Louisiana Department of Health.  (2) "Forensic clients" means persons transitioned from a forensic facility established pursuant to R.S. 28:25.1(A) or (B).  (3) "Forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facility" means an agency, business, institution, society, corporation, person or persons, or any other group, licensed by the department to provide supervised transitional residential and aftercare services to forensic clients including persons in court-ordered conditional release status. A forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facility shall provide clients referred by forensic facilities or under court-ordered forensic conditional release with individualized services to develop daily living skills and to prepare for vocational adjustment and reentry into the community.  Acts 2008, No. 332, §1, eff. June 17, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 28:33 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§33. Licensure of forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facilities

RS 33 - Licensure of forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facilities A. No agency, business, institution, society, corporation, person or persons, or any other group providing services as a forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facility may be established or operated or be reimbursed under the Medicaid program for such services unless licensed to perform such services by the department. B. A license issued to a forensic supervised transitional residential and aftercare facility shall: (1) Be valid for only one geographic location and issued only for the person and premises named in the license application. (2) Be valid for one year from the date of issuance, unless revoked or suspended prior to that date. (3) Expire on the last day of the twelfth month after the date of issuance, unless otherwise renewed, or as set forth in rules promulgated by the department. (4) Be on a form prescribed by the department. (5) Not be transferrable or assignable. (6) Be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. Acts 2008, No. 332, §1, eff. upon the final adoption of the necessary rules and regulations promulgated by DHH.