RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 414 (SB 240) 2019 Regular Session Boudreaux
Prior law provided for scope of practice and regulation of advanced practice registered nurses
(APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs). New law provides that APRNs and PAs may
provide medication-assisted treatment in accordance with federal and state laws and state
rules governing MAT services.
New law provides that, at a minimum, state rules shall require the APRN's collaborating
physician and the PA's supervising physician to be authorized and in compliance with all
federal and state laws and rules authorizing the provision of MAT.
New law defines MAT as the use of medications with counseling and behavioral therapies
to treat substance use disorders and prevent opioid overdose.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Adds R.S. 37:913(3)(c) and 1360.31(C)(4))