DIGEST
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HB 341 Original 2017 Regular Session Dustin Miller
Abstract: Amends laws relative to behavioral health and mental health to provide for current
practice and for appropriate terminology.
Proposed law changes the heading of Title 28 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950 from "Mental
Health" to "Behavioral Health".
Proposed law defines "behavioral health" as a term which is used to refer to both mental health and
substance use.
Proposed law amends present law relative to behavioral health, mental health, treatment of mental
illness and substance-related and addictive disorders, and facilities for and providers of such
treatment to reflect current healthcare practices.
Proposed law amends present law to institute new terminology and definitions of terms in laws
pertaining to behavioral health and mental health.
Proposed law revises present law to reflect current healthcare practices and terminology relative to
the following:
(1)Healthcare services for persons with mental illness and substance-related and addictive
disorders.
(2)Care and treatment of persons with behavioral health needs, and facilities for and providers
of such care and treatment.
(3)Administration of state psychiatric hospitals.
Proposed law makes technical changes and corrections in present law relative to mental health and
behavioral health.
(Amends R.S. 17:1607, the heading of Title 28 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 28:1, 2(1),
(7), (9), (10), (14), (17), (20), (21), (26), (29), (32)(a) and (b), 3, the heading of Part I-A of Chapter
1 of Title 28 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 28:11, 12, 13(intro. para.), (1), (3), and (5),
14, 15(A)(intro. para.), (3), (9), and (B), the heading of Part II of Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the La.
Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 28:21(A) and (B), 21.1, 22(B)(intro. para.) and (C)(1), 22.5, 22.7(A),
22.9-25, 25.1(A), (C)(1)(a)(intro. para.) and (v), (b), (c), (2)(a)(iv), and (D), 25.2, the heading of Part III of Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 28:50(1), (3), (4), and (6),
51(C), 51.1(A)(1), 52(A)-(C), (G)(2)(a), and (H)(2), 52.2, 52.3, 52.4(A)-(C), 53(A), (B)(1) and (2)(b)
and (d)(intro. para.), (G)(2) and (6), (J), (K)(1), and (L)(1) and (3), 53.2(A)(intro. para.) and (1), (B),
(C)(3), and (F), 54(A) and (D)(1)(intro. para.), (a), and (3), 55(B), (E)(1) and (3)-(5), (F), (G), (I),
and (J), 56(A)(1)(a) and (2)(b), (B), (C), and (G), 59(C) and (D), 62, 64(F), 67(1) and (3), 69(A)(1),
70(A), (B)(intro. para.) and (1), and (E)(2)(f), 71(B), (C), (E), and (F), 72(A), 73, 91-93, 94(A),
96(A)-(C) and (E)-(H), 96.1(A), (B), and (D)-(F), 97-145, 146(A), 147, the heading of Part VI of
Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 28:171(C)(4)(a) and (D)(5),
171.1(intro. para.) and (5)-(8), 172-184, 185(A), 200-202, 215.2(1)(intro. para.) and (2), 215.3(A)
and (B), 215.4(A), the heading of Part X of Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950,
R.S. 28:221(1)-(6), (8), (9), and (11)-(13), 222-225, 227(A), (C), and (E), 228, 229(A) and (C),
230(A)(intro. para.) and (2)(a) and (d)(i), (B), and (C), 232, 233(2), 234(intro. para.) and (2), the
heading of Chapter 5 of Title 28 of the La. Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 28:475, 476, 477(1) and
(3)(a)(intro. para.) and (b), 478(A), the heading of Chapter 11 of Title 28 of the La. Revised Statutes
of 1950, R.S. 28:771, 772(A)(1) and (2)(c) and (B), the heading of Chapter 15 of Title 28 of the La.
Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 28:841(A), 911(1), 913(A)(2) and (3), 915(A)(3), and 931(B)(2), R.S.
36:258(C) and 259(C)(10), R.S. 40:1237.1(A)(9)(a)(ii)(intro. para.) and 2142(A), C.Cr.P. Arts.
648(A)(1) and (B)(1), 657, 657.1(A)(4), and 657.2(A), and Ch.C. Art. 1404(9); Adds R.S. 28:2(33)
through (39); Repeals R.S. 28:2(11), 22.4, 22.10, 52.1, 95, 182, 501-506, and 561)