DIGEST
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legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law
or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 552 Original 2016 Regular Session Leger
Abstract: Updates terminology in provisions of law relative to behavioral health treatment.
Present law defines key terms used in present law.
Proposed law retains present law but updates certain terminology and adds definitions for "addictive
disorder", "behavioral health", "client", "local governing entity", and "state psychiatric hospital".
Proposed law changes references to "substance abuse" to "substance use disorder" or "substance use
or addictive disorder".
Proposed law changes references to "mental health" to "behavioral health".
Proposed law changes references to "mental institution" to "psychiatric hospital".
Proposed law changes references to "the office of behavioral health" and "parish human service
authorities" to "local governing entities".
Proposed law repeals or updates outdated provisions regarding state-operated treatment centers for
persons with mental illness or intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Proposed law updates the provisions of law that provide for behavioral health crisis response
services. Proposed law further defines "community behavioral health clinic" and "community mental
health center".
Proposed law changes references to the superintendent of a treatment facility to the director or
administrator.
Proposed law updates the provisions of law regarding judicial commitment and involuntary
outpatient treatment.
Proposed law updates the provisions of law regarding the transfer of, discharge of, leave of absence
for, boarding out of, interstate rendition, and deportation of behavioral health treatment patients.
Proposed law further provides for the return of patients on unauthorized departure.
Present law provides that any patient continuously absent from an institution without leave for 12
months is automatically discharged. Proposed law specifies that the patient has to be continuously absent without authorized leave and
shortens the time period to 72 hours.
Proposed law updates the provisions of law regarding advance directives for behavioral health
treatment.
Present law provides for the duties of the office of behavioral health relative to substance use and
addictive disorders.
Proposed law updates present law and further provides for the duties of local governing entities.
Proposed law updates the provisions of law regarding the duties of the office of behavioral health
relative to gambling disorders.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 14:98.3(A)(3)(b), (d)(i), and (e) and (B) and 98.4(A)(2)(b), (d)(i), (e), and (B)(1) and
(3), R.S. 17:282.4(B)(intro. para.) and (D)(1), and the title of Title 28, the heading of Chapter 1 of
Title 28, R.S. 28:1, 2(1), (7), (9), (10), (11), (14), (17), (20), (21), (26), (29), and (32)(a)(intro. para.)
and (i) and (b), 3, the heading of Part I-A of Chapter 1 of Title 28, 11, 12, 13(1), (3), and (5), 14,
15(A)(intro. para.), (3), and (9) and (B), the heading of Part II of Chapter 1 of Title 28, 21(A) and
(B), 21.1, 22(A), B)(intro. para.) and (1), (C)(intro. para.), (1), and (2), (D), (E)(1), (2), (4), and (5),
22.5, 22.8, 22.9, 23, 25, 25.1(A), (C)(1)(a)(intro. para.) and (v), (b), and (c) and (2)(a)(iv), and D,
25.2, 36(B), the heading of Part III of Chapter 1 of Title 28, 50(1), (3), (4), and (6), 51(C),
51.1(A)(1), 52(A) through (C), G(2)(a), and H(2), 52.1(A), 52.2, 52.3(A) and (C), 52.4(A) through
(C), 53.2(A)(intro. para.) and (1), (B), (C)(3), and (F), 54(A), (D)(1)(intro. para.) and (a) and (3),
55(E)(1), (4), and (5), (F), (I)(1)(b) and (c) and (2), and (J), 56(A)(1)(a) and (2)(b), (B), (C), and
(G)(1) and (4), 59(C) and (D), 62, 67(1) and (3), 69(A)(1), 70(A), (B)(intro. para.) and (1), and (E),
71(B), (C), (E), and (F), 72(A), 73, 75(A), the heading of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 28, 91, 92,
93, 94(A)(intro. para.), (1), and (2), 96(A). (B), (G), and (H), 96.1(A) and (D) through (F), 97, 99,
100, 100.1, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 141 through 146, the heading of Part VI of Chapter 1 of Title
28, 171(C)(4)(a) and (D)(5) 171.1(intro. para.) and (5) through (8), 172, 173, 181, 185(A), the
heading of Part VIII of Chapter 1 of Title 28, 200, 202 through 205, the heading of Part X of Chapter
1 of Title 28, 221(1) through (6), (8), (9), and (11) through (13), 222 through 225, 227(A), (C), and
(E), 228, 229(A) and (C), 230(A)(intro. para.) and (2)(a), (B), and (C), 232, 233(2), 234(intro. para.)
and (2), the heading of Chapter 11 of Title 28, 771(A) and (B), the heading of Chapter 15 of Title
28, 841, and R.S. 36:258(C) and (D); Adds R.S. 28:2(32)(a)(xi) and (33) through (37); Repeals R.S.
17:282.4(E) and R.S. 28:22.4, 22.6, 22.7, 22.10, 95, 182, 183, 184, 201, 206, 237, 501 through 506,
561, and 771(C) through (H))