AN ACT relating to juvenile justice and making an appropriation therefor.
Amends laws relative to behavioral health and mental health to provide for current practice and appropriate terminology
Requests hospitals and behavioral health facilities, including those treating both mental illness and substance abuse, in enumerated behavioral health services regions to report on certain matters impacting mental health services
Provides relative to the statewide human services districts and authorities. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Urges the office of behavioral health to ensure access to substance use disorder treatment in central La. pursuant to the impending closure of four residential treatment facilities in the Pineville area
Urges and requests a joint subcommittee to study the coordination of care for persons receiving mental health services in community-based and institutional settings
Creates the office of state surgeon general (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Provides for the comprehensive Capital Outlay budget (Item #3)