§ 15:830.3 — Mental health transition pilot program

Louisiana § 15:830.3

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 15: Criminal Procedure

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§830.3. Mental health transition pilot program
A.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a mental
health transition pilot program to be administered within the parishes of Livingston, St.
Helena, and Tangipahoa to provide eligible individuals with transition services in the
community while on probation or parole.
(2) In order to determine eligibility for the program, the department shall conduct
basic level screening of individuals placed on probation or parole for mental health disorders
as defined in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
published by the American Psychiatric Association.
B. Each eligible individual who participates in the program shall be required, as a
condition of probation or parole, to immediately do all of the following upon being placed
on probation or released on parole:
(1) Schedule and attend all appointments at the Florida Parishes Human Services
Authority or any local governmental entity, district, or authority, for any and all mental health
or substance use disorder treatments, if indicated.
(2) Complete a Medicaid application.
C. The department shall participate in a demonstration waiver pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
1315 when established by the Louisiana Department of Health and approved by the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
D. The department shall do all of the following:
(1) Conduct an annual study to determine the recidivism rates of individuals who
receive mental health transition services from a contracted entity pursuant to this Section.
The study shall include the recidivism rates of individuals who have been placed on
probation or released from incarceration for a minimum of one year after placement on
probation or release.
(2) On or before December thirty-first of each year, submit a written report to the
governor, the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and provide a copy of this report to the secretary
of state. The report may be submitted electronically and shall contain the one-year rate of
return of individuals to the custody of the department based on those who received services
in the program compared to those who were placed on probation or released with a diagnosis
of a serious mental health disorder who did not receive services in the program during the
same period.

Legislative History

Acts 2024, No. 665, §1.