RS 28:22.5
155 words·~1 min read·
/la/title-28/28-41A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
RS 28:22.5
§22.5. Community behavioral health clinics; behavioral health services providers
A. Community behavioral health clinics are facilities operating as behavioral health services providers as defined in R.S. 40:2153 and licensed by the department pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 40:2151 et seq. Community behavioral health clinics may be operated or contracted by local governing entities and may be a component of the crisis response system.
B. Community behavioral health clinics are differentiated from community mental health centers, which are certified by the federal government and defined by 42 CFR 410.2 as entities that provide certain services as described in the Public Health Service Act and meet federal criteria for operation and reimbursement.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 160, §1. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 294, §1; Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.