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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:824. Community and Family Support System plan

RS 28:824 - Community and Family Support System plan
A. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
B. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
C. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
D. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
E. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
F. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
G. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
H. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
I. The Louisiana Department of Health may provide a system of community and family supports.
(1) The family support system shall be provided to children with developmental disabilities and their families. Counseling or educational services defined in R.S. 28:822 shall be available weekdays, weekends, and nights to accommodate varying family schedules. Such a system includes:
(a) Cash subsidy for families of children with severe developmental disabilities.
(b) System of service coordination.
(c) Family support services as defined in R.S. 28:822.
(d) A designated entry agency.
(2) The community support system shall be provided to adults with severe disabilities age eighteen and over and whose disability was manifested before age fifty-five. Such a system includes the community supports as defined in R.S. 28:822.
J. Methods to assure the quality of community and family support services include:
(1) Regional and state advisory councils.
(a) Purpose.
(i) Advise state agencies on policy issues that arise relevant to the community and family support system.
(ii) Set priorities.
(iii) Review program effectiveness and make recommendations on implementation.
(b) Council members shall be appointed by the developmental disabilities council chairperson in consultation with the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.
(c) Terms of office and council composition shall be defined in regulations.
(d) Remuneration.
(i) Council members will serve on a voluntary basis without payment for their services.
(ii) Council members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with division of administration regulations.
(2) An annual external evaluation based upon consumer satisfaction and performance indicators.
(3) Persons applying for or receiving services shall have access to an appeals process which shall be defined in regulations.
K. Purchases of equipment for clients of the Louisiana Department of Health who are eligible for services under the system of community and family supports shall be exempt from state purchasing requirements and state property control regulations.
L. The Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations for the community and family support system.
Acts 1989, No. 378, §1; Acts 1991, No. 1011, §1; Acts 2006, No. 163, §1; Acts 2010, No. 939, §3, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 811, §8, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:825. Administering medication

RS 28:825 - Administering medication
Personal care attendants, home- and community-based service provider workers, as defined in R.S. 40:2120.2, and respite care workers providing in-home services to persons with developmental disabilities pursuant to a Medicaid waiver may administer medication to patients as provided in R.S. 37:1024 after successful completion of the drug administration course offered by the Louisiana Department of Health in accordance with R.S. 37:1021 et seq.
Acts 1995, No. 668, §2; Acts 2008, No. 839, §2, eff. July 8, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:827. Active duty military families

RS 28:827 - Active duty military families
A. Any active duty member of the armed forces who has been temporarily assigned to work outside of Louisiana and any member of his immediate family who has qualified for and has received Louisiana Medicaid waiver services provided under the New Opportunities Waiver, the Children's Choice Waiver, or any other Medicaid home- and community-based waiver serving persons with developmental disabilities, shall be eligible to receive the next available slot for waiver services upon the member's resumed residence in Louisiana.
B. For the purposes of this Section, the definition of "immediate family" includes spouse, child, or other person for whom the member of the armed services has guardianship.
C. The provisions of this Section shall be subject to approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
D. The Louisiana Department of Health may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as the department deems necessary to administer and implement the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2010, No. 286, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:841. Office of behavioral health; functions related to gambling disorders

RS 28:841 - Office of behavioral health; functions related to gambling disorders
A. The office of behavioral health of the Louisiana Department of Health shall establish a program to provide information and referral services related to gambling disorders. The program may include treatment services and shall include provision of a twenty-four hour, toll-free telephone service, operated by persons with knowledge of programs and services available to assist persons suffering from gambling disorders.
B. The office shall make information regarding the program and services available to the public and shall provide, by rule, for the design of an informational sign containing the toll-free telephone number for use in various places where gambling or gaming activities are conducted in the state, horse racing tracks, and charitable bingo parlors. The office shall provide such signs to the Louisiana Lottery Corporation, which shall require their posting at lottery retail outlets, pursuant to R.S. 47:9021.
Acts 1993, No. 200, §2; Acts 1995, No. 1014, §§2, 4; Acts 1995, No. 1215, §§2, 5, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 172, §1, eff. June 13, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 339, §4; Acts 2009, No. 384, §5, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 1014, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:842. Compulsive and Problem Gaming Fund; creation

RS 28:842 - Compulsive and Problem Gaming Fund; creation
A. There is hereby created, as a special fund in the state treasury, the Compulsive and Problem Gaming Fund.
B. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, an amount equal to the monies received by the state treasury pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 27:92(B)(2)(a), 270(A)(2), and 312(B)(2)(a), and R.S. 47:9029(B)(2) shall be deposited into the Compulsive and Problem Gaming Fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund for use in subsequent fiscal years. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the manner as monies in the state general fund and interest earned on the investment of such monies shall be credited to the fund after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana. Monies in the fund shall only be withdrawn pursuant to an appropriation by the legislature solely to implement the provisions of this Chapter.
C. All monies received by the state treasury pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 27:92(B), 270(A)(3), 312(B), and 319(A) shall be deposited into the Compulsive and Problem Gaming Fund. The monies in the Compulsive and Problem Gaming Fund shall be appropriated by the legislature solely to implement the provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 1995, No. 1014, §2; Acts 1995, No. 1215, §2, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:843. Behavioral Health and Wellness Fund; creation

RS 28:843 - Behavioral Health and Wellness Fund; creation
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Behavioral Health and Wellness Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".
B. Any appropriations, public or private grants, gifts, or donations received by the state or by the Louisiana Department of Health or its office of behavioral health or human services districts for the purposes of this Chapter, except for monies deposited into the Compulsive and Problem Gaming Fund pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, shall be credited to the fund. Monies in the fund shall be utilized to support and invest in intensive and comprehensive treatment facilities for individuals with compulsive and problem gambling addictions.
C. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investments of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
D. Monies in the fund shall only be withdrawn pursuant to an appropriation by the legislature solely to implement the provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 2021, No. 435, §3, eff. June 21, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:910. Legislative intent and public policy

RS 28:910 - Legislative intent and public policy
A. The legislature finds and declares that state-funded behavioral healthcare and care for persons with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities are better directed at a local level to ensure local accountability, responsiveness to the unique needs of the community, and the establishment of local partnerships and relationships with other local agencies that serve individuals in the community.
B. The legislature also finds and declares that the statutory creation of the ten statewide human services districts and authorities was intended to serve this purpose and each has done so since initial inception and completion of the readiness assessment enacted by the legislature.
C. The legislature further finds and declares that it is now time to move past the readiness assessment phase of operation of the statewide human services districts and authorities through a modernization and consolidation of the law established in this Part.
D. The legislature therefore declares that this Part establishes the evolution of the statewide human services districts and authorities to create a more robust opportunity for them to excel at their mission of being the community director for behavioral health services and services for individuals with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities.
Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 7, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:911. Definitions

RS 28:911 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter and unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Behavioral health services" means community-based mental health and substance-related and addictive disorders services.
(2) "Board" means the governing body of the district or authority.
(3) "Case records" means medical and treatment records, records and investigations of abuse or neglect of adults, records of public health services including children's special health services, nutrition, and immunization, and other medical, disability, or behavioral health service records related to services provided by the district or authority or the department.
(4) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.
(5) "Human services accountability plan", referred to in this Chapter as "accountability plan", means the statewide human services plan developed by the department in consultation with the Human Services Interagency Council which sets forth the criteria, process, timelines, guidelines for service delivery, clinical protocols, evidence-based practices, quality management and monitoring, data collection and reporting, performance outcome measures, and information management to be followed by the department and the districts.
(6) "Human services district or authority" and "district or authority" mean a local governing entity, as identified in R.S. 28:912(A), with local accountability and management of behavioral health, intellectual disability, and developmental disability services as well as any public health or other services contracted to the district or authority by the department.
(7) "Human services framework", referred to in this Chapter as "framework", means the requirements specified in the contract between the department and the district that set forth the organizational structure, eligible and priority populations, core and targeted services, and standards for intake and access to institutional and community services, which require adherence to the human services accountability plan for a district. The framework is developed, implemented, and monitored through an ongoing statewide process performed by the department in consultation with the Human Services Interagency Council.
(8) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health.
Acts 2008, No. 373, §2, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 7, 2017; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:912. Creation and jurisdiction

RS 28:912 - Creation and jurisdiction
A. The human services districts and authorities shall be:
(1) Capital Area Human Services District, which shall comprise the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.
(2)(a) Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority, which shall comprise the parish of Jefferson.
(b) The governing authority of Jefferson Parish shall continue to provide funds and in-kind contributions for the Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority on at least the level of funding and in-kind contributions in effect during the 1990 fiscal year.
(c) The Jefferson Parish Council shall have the authority to levy taxes and issue bonds or other obligations for the provision of services at the Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority.
(3) Florida Parishes Human Services Authority, which shall comprise the parishes of Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington.
(4) Metropolitan Human Services District, which shall comprise the parishes of Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines.
(5) South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority, which shall comprise the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, and Terrebonne.
(6) Northeast Delta Human Services Authority, which shall comprise the parishes of Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll.
(7) Acadiana Area Human Services District, which shall comprise the parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, and Vermilion.
(8) Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority, which shall comprise the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis.
(9) Central Louisiana Human Services District, which shall comprise the parishes of Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon, and Winn.
(10) Northwest Louisiana Human Services District, which shall comprise the parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Sabine, Red River, and Webster.
B. The domicile of each human services district or authority shall be within the statutory governance area of the district or authority.
C. No new human services district or authority may be established without the express authorization of the legislature.
Acts 2008, No. 373, §2, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 231, §1, eff. May 22, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 220, §10, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 7, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:913.1. Governing board for Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority; membership; appointment; terms

RS 28:913.1 - Governing board for Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority; membership; appointment; terms
A. The Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority shall be governed by a board of twelve members who are residents of Jefferson Parish. Nine members shall be appointed by the Jefferson Parish Council and three members shall be appointed by the governor as follows:
(1) Two members with professional expertise in the field of mental health.
(2) Two members with professional expertise in the field of addictive disorders.
(3) Two members with professional expertise in the field of developmental disabilities.
(4) One member with professional expertise in finance, accounting, business enterprise, or auditing.
(5) One member who represents the judiciary, with particular emphasis on specialty courts.
(6) One member who represents law enforcement, school-based healthcare, public health, or the coroner's office based on the needs of the parish.
(7) One member who is a parent, consumer, or advocate in the field of mental health appointed by the governor.
(8) One member who is a parent, consumer, or advocate in the field of addictive disorders appointed by the governor.
(9) One member who is a parent, consumer, or advocate in the field of developmental disabilities appointed by the governor.
B. Each member shall serve for a three-year term. No board member shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms.
C. Effective January 1, 2018, the board shall comply with the enumerated requirements of expertise in this Section. Any board member serving on the board prior to January 1, 2018, who satisfies at least one of the enumerated criteria shall be considered to have satisfied the requirement to serve and shall remain on the board for the duration of his unexpired term. Any board member who does not satisfy one of the enumerated criteria shall be replaced by January 1, 2018, and the newly appointed member shall begin a new three-year term. It shall be the responsibility of the executive director to ensure that the board satisfies the enumerated criteria herein. The executive director shall work with the Jefferson Parish Council and the governor to ensure compliance with the board requirements of this Section.
D. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 375, §1, eff. June 10, 2022.
Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 7, 2017; Acts 2022, No. 375, §1, eff. June 10, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:913.2. Governing board for Florida Parishes Human Services Authority; membership; appointment; terms

RS 28:913.2 - Governing board for Florida Parishes Human Services Authority; membership; appointment; terms
A. The Florida Parishes Human Services Authority shall be governed by a board of nine members. The board shall include three residents from the parish of St. Tammany; two residents each from the parishes of Livingston and Tangipahoa; and one resident each from the parishes of St. Helena and Washington.
B. The members shall be appointed by the governing authority of each parish. All appointments shall require ratification by a plurality of the legislative delegation representing the five parishes which are included in the authority.
C. The Florida Parishes Human Services Authority board shall be comprised of the following nine members:
(1) One member with professional expertise in the field of mental health.
(2) One member with professional expertise in the field of addictive disorders.
(3) One member with professional expertise in the field of developmental disabilities.
(4) One member with professional expertise in finance, accounting, business enterprise, or auditing.
(5) One member who represents the judiciary, with particular emphasis on specialty courts.
(6) One member who represents law enforcement, school-based healthcare, public health, or the coroner's office based on the needs of the parish.
(7) One member who is a parent, consumer, or advocate in the field of mental health.
(8) One member who is a parent, consumer, or advocate in the field of addictive disorders.
(9) One member who is a parent, consumer, or advocate in the field of developmental disabilities.
D. Each member shall serve for a three-year term. No board member shall serve more than three consecutive three-year terms.
E. Effective January 1, 2018, the board shall comply with the enumerated requirements of expertise in this Section. Any board member serving on the board prior to January 1, 2018, who satisfies at least one of the enumerated criteria shall be considered to have satisfied the requirement to serve and shall remain on the board for the duration of his unexpired term. Any board member who does not satisfy one of the enumerated criteria shall be replaced by January 1, 2018, and the newly appointed member shall begin a new three-year term. It shall be the responsibility of the executive director to ensure that the board satisfies the enumerated criteria herein. The executive director shall work with the local parish governmental authorities in the authority's statutory governance area and with the governor to ensure compliance with the board requirements of this Section.
Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 2, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:913.3. Governing board for Metropolitan Human Services District; membership; appointment; terms

RS 28:913.3 - Governing board for Metropolitan Human Services District; membership; appointment; terms
A. The Metropolitan Human Services District shall be governed by a board of thirteen members. The board shall include nine residents from the parish of Orleans and two residents each from the parishes of St. Bernard and Plaquemines who shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of each parish subject to approval of the governing authority of each parish. The board shall be comprised of the following thirteen members:
(1) Two members with professional expertise in the field of mental health.
(2) Two members with professional expertise in the field of addictive disorders.
(3) Two members with professional expertise in the field of developmental disabilities.
(4) One member with professional expertise in finance, accounting, business enterprise, or auditing.
(5) One member who represents the judiciary, with particular emphasis on specialty courts.
(6) Two members who represent law enforcement, school-based healthcare, public health, or the coroner's office based on the needs of the respective appointing parishes.
(7) One member who is a parent, consumer, or advocate in the field of mental health.
(8) One member who is a parent, consumer, or advocate in the field of addictive disorders.
(9) One member who is a parent, consumer, or advocate in the field of developmental disabilities.
B. Each member shall serve for a three-year term. No board member shall serve more than three consecutive three-year terms.
C. Effective January 1, 2018, the board shall comply with the enumerated requirements of expertise in this Section. Any board member serving on the board prior to January 1, 2018, who satisfies at least one of the enumerated criteria shall be considered to have satisfied the requirement to serve and shall remain on the board for the duration of his unexpired term. Any board member who does not satisfy one of the enumerated criteria shall be replaced by January 1, 2018, and the newly appointed member shall begin a new three-year term. It shall be the responsibility of the executive director to ensure that the board satisfies the enumerated criteria herein. The executive director shall work with the local parish governmental authorities in the district's statutory governance area to ensure compliance with the board requirements of this Section.
Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 7, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:913.4. Governing board for South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority; membership; appointment; terms

RS 28:913.4 - Governing board for South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority; membership; appointment; terms
A. The South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority shall be governed by a board of nine members. The board shall include two residents from the parishes of Lafourche and Terrebonne and one resident each from the parishes of Assumption, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, and St. Mary who shall be appointed by their respective police jury and ratified by a plurality of the legislative delegation representing the seven parishes which are included in the statutory governance area of the authority. The board shall be comprised of the following nine members:
(1) One member with professional expertise in the field of mental health.
(2) One member with professional expertise in the field of addictive disorders.
(3) One member with professional expertise in the field of developmental disabilities.
(4) One member with professional expertise in finance, accounting, business enterprise, or auditing.
(5) One member who represents the judiciary, with particular emphasis on specialty courts.
(6) One member who represents law enforcement, school-based healthcare, public health, or the coroner's office based on the needs of the parish.
(7) One member who is a parent, consumer, or advocate in the field of mental health appointed by the governor.
(8) One member who is a parent, consumer, or advocate in the field of addictive disorders appointed by the governor.
(9) One member who is a parent, consumer, or advocate in the field of developmental disabilities appointed by the governor.
B. Each member shall serve for a three-year term. No board member shall serve more than three consecutive three-year terms.
C. Effective January 1, 2018, the board shall comply with the enumerated requirements of expertise in this Section. Any board member serving on the board prior to January 1, 2018, who satisfies at least one of the enumerated criteria shall be considered to have satisfied the requirement to serve and shall remain on the board for the duration of his unexpired term. Any board member who does not satisfy one of the enumerated criteria shall be replaced by January 1, 2018, and the newly appointed member shall begin a new three-year term. It shall be the responsibility of the executive director to ensure that the board satisfies the enumerated criteria herein. The executive director shall work with the local parish governmental authorities in the authority's statutory governance area to ensure compliance with the board requirements of this Section.
Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 7, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:913.5. Governing board for Northeast Delta Human Services Authority; membership; appointment; terms

RS 28:913.5 - Governing board for Northeast Delta Human Services Authority; membership; appointment; terms
A. The Northeast Delta Human Services Authority shall be governed by a board of seventeen members. The board shall include four residents from the parish of Ouachita; two residents each from the parishes of Morehouse and Lincoln; and one resident each from the parishes of Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll.
B. The members shall be appointed by the governing authority of each parish, with the exception of Ouachita Parish, in which they shall be appointed by the Ouachita Council of Government. All appointments shall require ratification by a plurality of the legislative delegation representing the twelve parishes which are included in the authority.
C. The seventeen-member board shall be comprised as follows:
(1) Two members with professional expertise in the field of mental health.
(2) Two members with professional expertise in the field of addictive disorders.
(3) Two members with professional expertise in the field of developmental disabilities.
(4) One member with professional expertise in finance, accounting, business enterprise, or auditing.
(5) One member who represents the judiciary, with particular emphasis on specialty courts.
(6) Three members who represent law enforcement, school-based healthcare, public health, or the coroner's office based on the needs of the respective appointing parishes.
(7) Two members who are parents, consumers, or advocates in the field of mental health.
(8) Two members who are parents, consumers, or advocates in the field of addictive disorders.
(9) Two members who are parents, consumers, or advocates in the field of developmental disabilities.
D. Each member shall serve for a three-year term. No board member shall serve more than three consecutive three-year terms.
E. Effective January 1, 2018, the board shall comply with the enumerated requirements of expertise in this Section. Any board member serving on the board prior to January 1, 2018, who satisfies at least one of the enumerated criteria shall be considered to have satisfied the requirement to serve and shall remain on the board for the duration of his unexpired term. Any board member who does not satisfy one of the enumerated criteria shall be replaced by January 1, 2018, and the newly appointed member shall begin a new three-year term. It shall be the responsibility of the executive director to ensure that the board satisfies the enumerated criteria herein. The executive director shall work with the local parish governmental authorities in the authority's statutory governance area to ensure compliance with the board requirements of this Section.
Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 7, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:913.6. Governing board for Capital Area Human Services District; membership; appointment; terms

RS 28:913.6 - Governing board for Capital Area Human Services District; membership; appointment; terms
A. The Capital Area Human Services District shall be governed by a board of seventeen members. The board shall include two residents of each of the following parishes: Ascension, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana. Five of the members shall be residents of East Baton Rouge Parish. The members shall be appointed by the governor from among a list of qualified candidates nominated by the governing authority of each parish. The candidates from Ascension Parish shall be nominated by the parish president. The seventeen-member board shall be comprised as follows:
(1) Two members with professional expertise in the field of mental health.
(2) Two members with professional expertise in the field of addictive disorders.
(3) Two members with professional expertise in the field of developmental disabilities.
(4) One member with professional expertise in finance, accounting, business enterprise, or auditing.
(5) One member with professional expertise in the field of public health.
(6) One member who represents the judiciary, with particular emphasis on specialty courts.
(7) Two members who represent law enforcement, school-based healthcare, public health, or the coroner's office based on the needs of the respective appointing parishes.
(8) Two members who are parents, consumers, or advocates in the field of mental health.
(9) Two members who are parents, consumers, or advocates in the field of addictive disorders.
(10) Two members who are parents, consumers, or advocates in the field of developmental disabilities.
B. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
C. Each member shall serve for a three-year term. No board member shall serve more than three consecutive three-year terms.
D. Effective January 1, 2018, the board shall comply with the enumerated requirements of expertise in this Section. Any board member serving on the board prior to January 1, 2018, who satisfies at least one of the enumerated criteria shall be considered to have satisfied the requirement to serve and shall remain on the board for the duration of his unexpired term. Any board member who does not satisfy one of the enumerated criteria shall be replaced by January 1, 2018, and the newly appointed member shall begin a new three-year term. It shall be the responsibility of the executive director to ensure that the board satisfies the enumerated criteria herein. The executive director shall work with the local parish governmental authorities in the district's statutory governance area to ensure compliance with the board requirements of this Section.
Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 7, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:913.7. Governing board; general provisions

RS 28:913.7 - Governing board; general provisions
The following provisions shall apply to all district and authority governing boards:
(1) Each board member shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses and mileage at the same rate set by the division of administration for state employees for each day in actual attendance at board meetings or for representing the board in an official board-approved activity.
(2) The chairman shall be selected by a majority vote of the board. The term of the chairman shall be established under the board's bylaws.
(3) No member of the board or of his immediate family shall own or have any interest or part in any public or private organization, business, company, or entity conducting business of any kind with the district or authority.
(4) The board shall adopt and maintain bylaws to provide for the governance of the board. Such bylaws shall include but not be limited to:
(a) Procedures for the election of board officers, including terms of office and methods and grounds for removal.
(b) Procedures and grounds for the removal of any board member. Grounds for removal shall include conviction of a felony or may include failure to meet board attendance as provided in the bylaws.
(5) Procedures for filling a vacancy created by the removal, resignation, or death of any board member prior to the end of the board member's term shall follow those used for initial appointments.
(6) All members of the board and employees of the district or authority shall be subject to the Code of Governmental Ethics.
Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 7, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:916. Employees

RS 28:916 - Employees
A. All employees of the district or authority shall carry out the functions of the district or authority and its programs and services and shall perform their duties subject to applicable state civil service laws, rules, and regulations.
B.(1) All employees of the districts and authorities shall participate in and be covered by state services, systems, and programs for which provision is made in medical malpractice liability laws as provided for in R.S. 40:1237.1 et seq.
(2) The districts and authorities may participate in and be covered by state services, systems, and programs for which provision is made in comprehensive liability, automobile, workers' compensation, and fire and extended coverage insurance provided for in R.S. 39:1527 et seq.
C. The districts and authorities, including their contract service delivery employees, may participate in and be covered by the state program for medical malpractice notwithstanding the prohibition in R.S. 40:1237.1(A)(9)(b) and (M) to the contrary, provided that the districts and authorities or covered contract service delivery employees have paid the appropriate premium to the office of risk management.
D. All employees of the districts and authorities shall be members of the state civil service system and the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System.
Acts 2008, No. 373, §2, eff. June 21, 2008; Acts 2017, No. 73, §1, eff. June 7, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:931. Definitions; purposes

RS 28:931 - Definitions; purposes
A. As used in this Part, "intervention and stabilization unit" means a type of crisis receiving center in which a staff of mental health and behavioral health specialists provide a high level of screening and assessment to people experiencing mental health or behavioral health crises.
B. The purposes of an intervention and stabilization unit include, without limitation, all of the following:
(1) To properly connect patients experiencing mental health or behavioral health crises to either acute or ongoing community-based treatment.
(2) To diminish the need in a community for recurrent crisis services for persons suffering from mental illness, a substance-related or addictive disorder, or both conditions.
(3) To serve as a crisis continuum component that assists law enforcement officers, hospital emergency departments, and jails by treating persons with mental health and behavioral health conditions in an appropriate setting.
Acts 2016, No. 591, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2, eff. June 7, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Mental Health › §28:932. Intervention and stabilization units; establishment and operation; duties of human services districts and authorities

RS 28:932 - Intervention and stabilization units; establishment and operation; duties of human services districts and authorities
A. Human services districts and authorities are hereby authorized to establish intervention and stabilization units in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
B. Subject to appropriation for this purpose, a human services district or authority may establish and operate an intervention and stabilization unit in any parish that meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The parish has a population of more than four hundred forty thousand according to the latest federal decennial census.
(2) The parish experienced the closure of a hospital provided for in R.S. 17:1519.2 that had been operated by the health care services division of the LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans.
C. Human services districts and authorities are hereby authorized, but are not required, to establish any intervention and stabilization unit pursuant to this Section. Any unit so established shall be licensed as a Level III (freestanding) crisis receiving center in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 28:22 and LAC 48:I.5301 et seq.
D. No intervention and stabilization unit, as provided for in this Section, shall be established by any human services authority or district unless and until the legislature specifically appropriates funding for this purpose. Furthermore, no human services authority or district shall divert any monies appropriated to the authority or district for other purposes to establish or fund an intervention and stabilization unit.
Acts 2016, No. 591, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:1. Military Department

RS 29:1 - Military Department
A. The Military Department of this state shall be known as "The Military Department, State of Louisiana".
B. The Military Department shall be composed of the National Guard, Louisiana State Guard, Louisiana Military Police, and such other offices that may be created or established according to law.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 2003, No. 40, §2, eff. May 23, 2003; Acts 2006, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §1, eff. March 1, 2006; Acts 2006, No. 442, §3, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2012, No. 810, §3A & B.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:2. Commander in chief

RS 29:2 - Commander in chief
The governor of the state, by virtue of his office, shall be the commander in chief of the militia of the state.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:3. Militia

RS 29:3 - Militia
A. All able-bodied persons between the ages of seventeen and sixty-four residing in this state and who are not exempt by the laws of the United States of America or of this state constitute the militia of Louisiana and are subject to military duty.
B. The militia is divided into two classes, the organized militia and the unorganized militia.
(1) The organized militia consists of the national guard, the Louisiana State Guard and other organized military forces which may be authorized by law.
(2) The unorganized militia consists of all other persons subject to military duty.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:4. National guard

RS 29:4 - National guard
The national guard is divided into two classes, the active national guard and the inactive national guard.
A. The active national guard consists of the regularly commissioned, enlisted, organized, and uniformed military forces of Louisiana who participate in apportionment of the annual appropriation provided by the Congress of the United States of America for the support of the national guard.
B. The inactive national guard consists of all persons qualified for enlistment in the active national guard and who are enlisted in the inactive national guard and the officers and enlisted men transferred thereto pursuant to federal laws and regulations.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:5. Louisiana State Guard

RS 29:5 - Louisiana State Guard
A. Members of the militia who enter, volunteer, or who are called into active service of the state may, in accordance with the orders of the governor or the adjutant general or rules and regulations adopted by the Military Department, be organized into units in addition to and distinct from designated units of the national guard and shall be known as the Louisiana State Guard.
B. The Louisiana State Guard shall be uniformed, organized, compensated, governed, and maintained in accordance with the orders of the governor or the adjutant general or the rules and regulations adopted by the Military Department.
C. Whenever the members of the state guard are in active service or going to or returning therefrom as authorized by law or rules or regulations, the members shall have the same rights, duties, privileges, and immunities as are provided for the other military forces of this state, including the same workers' compensation benefits provided for the National Guard under R.S. 23:1211. Those members of the state guard in active service who are also retired members of the Louisiana National Guard shall also have the same eligibility to participate in group programs as described in R.S. 42:808.
D. The governor or the Military Department may request from any agency, branch, or department of the United States of America funds, arms, equipment, or any other property for the use of the Louisiana State Guard.
E. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed as authorizing the Louisiana State Guard or any part thereof to be transferred, as such, into the military service of the United States of America, but no person by reason of membership in the Louisiana State Guard shall be exempt from military service under laws of the United States of America.
F. No civil organization or association shall be enlisted in the Louisiana State Guard as an organizational unit.
G. No person shall be commissioned or enlisted in the Louisiana State Guard who has been expelled or dishonorably discharged from any of the military forces of this state, of another state, or of the United States of America.
H. All officers of the Louisiana State Guard shall take the oath required by law before entering upon the duties of their office. Every person who enlists or reenlists in the Louisiana State Guard shall take and sign the oath required by law and shall execute a contract of enlistment. No person shall be enlisted in the state guard for longer than one year, but the enlistment may be extended for successive periods not to exceed one year in length.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 2003, No. 40, §2, eff. May 23, 2003; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:6. Unorganized militia

RS 29:6 - Unorganized militia
The unorganized militia is subject to active military duty only when called into the service of the state or of the United States of America. The adjutant general may assign them to existing military organizations or organize them as the exigency of the occasion requires.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1; Acts 2003, No. 40, §2, eff. May 23, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:7.1. Military police; powers and authority

RS 29:7.1 - Military police; powers and authority
A. Military police forces of the active Louisiana National Guard, unless otherwise restricted by regulation or order of their commander, shall have all of the powers and authority of peace officers necessary to perform law enforcement functions related to and in connection with their duties in the active Louisiana National Guard.
B. The Military Department may establish and maintain the Louisiana Military Police for the purpose of conducting law enforcement missions necessary to the mission of the Military Department. The Louisiana Military Police will be recognized as a law enforcement agency of the state. The adjutant general shall commission all officers of the Louisiana Military Police. The Louisiana Military Police may include investigators, force protection personnel, and a special reaction team (SRT). The Louisiana Military Police, unless otherwise restricted by regulation, proclamation, or order of the adjutant general, shall at all times have all of the powers and authority of peace officers as are necessary to perform law enforcement functions related to and in connection with their duties in the Military Department, or to perform law enforcement functions assigned by the governor. The adjutant general shall promulgate regulations which govern the membership, training, operations, and internal affairs of the Louisiana Military Police. The Louisiana Military Police may, from time to time, include members of the Louisiana Army National Guard, the Louisiana Air National Guard, and the Louisiana State Guard.
C. Military police forces of the active Louisiana National Guard, unless otherwise restricted by regulation or order of their commander, shall have all of the powers and authority of peace officers necessary to perform law enforcement functions related to and in connection with their duties in the active Louisiana National Guard. If the active military police or security police of the Louisiana National Guard are activated by the governor in support of civilian authorities, the adjutant general may commission such active members of the National Guard as law enforcement officers of the Louisiana Military Police.
Acts 1992, No. 208, §1, eff. June 10, 1992; Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. Oct. 16, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 40, §§6, 7, eff. May 23, 2003; Acts 2007, No. 309, §1, eff. July 1, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:8. Senior officer of command ordering out forces

RS 29:8 - Senior officer of command ordering out forces
A. Whenever, under the circumstances mentioned in R.S. 29:7, it is not possible to communicate with the governor or the adjutant general, the senior officer of a command, upon the request of a mayor, a sheriff, or a district judge, shall order out the forces under his command, or any part thereof, for the protection of the community. As soon as possible, the senior officer shall report his action and the facts to the governor, the adjutant general, and his immediate commanding officer.
B. When the troops have arrived at the appointed place, the commanding officer shall receive and execute the general instructions that are given him by the mayor, the sheriff, or the district judge. These instructions shall be in writing if practicable.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 29 - Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs › §29:9. Drawing of military stores from the United States government

RS 29:9 - Drawing of military stores from the United States government
The governor may draw from the government of the United States of America all military stores to which the state is entitled for the use of the national guard and may give the necessary bonds.
Acts 1974, No. 622, §1.