The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Thomas L. Tyler.
DIGEST
SB Engrossed 2020 Regular Session McMath
Present law provides for therapeutic group homes licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health
(LDH) and applies to the following persons:
(1)Any person who owns, operates, or manages a licensed therapeutic group home.
(2)Any person who has applied for a license to operate a therapeutic group home.
(3)Any person who is employed by, is contracted by, volunteers at, or interns with a therapeutic
group home.
(4)Any person who has applied to be employed or contracted by a therapeutic group home.
(5)Any person who has applied to volunteer or intern with a therapeutic group home.
Present law does not apply to contractors and other individuals providing a service at the therapeutic
group home who are not employees, volunteers, interns, or contracted members of the state of the
therapeutic group home, including but not limited to plumbers, landscapers, or visiting resources.
Proposed law makes a technical amendment that present law does not apply to contracted members
of the staff of a therapeutic group home.
Present law requires LDH to request information from the Bureau of Criminal Identification and
Information as to whether a person to which present law applies has been arrested for, convicted of,
or pled nolo contendere to any criminal offense.
Proposed law retains present law and makes a technical correction to the reference for LDH to obtain
information to protect children receiving services at a therapeutic group home.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amend R.S. 40:2008.10(A)(1)(b) and (2))