§ 28:13 — Management of behavioral health resources

Louisiana § 28:13

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 28: Mental Health

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§13. Management of behavioral health resources
In the operational management of the office of behavioral health, the department may
guarantee the efficient and effective use and retention of the state's scarce behavioral health
resources to adequately provide for the peace, health, safety, and general welfare of the
public, by ensuring the following:
(1) Accountability of efficient and effective services through state-of-the-art quality
and performance measures and statewide standards for monitoring quality of service and
performance and reporting of quality of service and performance information. These
processes may be designed so as to maximize the use of available resources for direct care
of people who have a mental illness or a substance-related or addictive disorder and to assure
uniform data collection across the state.
(2) Creation and implementation of minimum service delivery standards.
(3) Coordination of integration of services offered by department and behavioral
health communities, including the office of behavioral health and its respective contract
providers, involved in the delivery of mental and behavioral health treatment, along with
local systems and groups, public and private, such as state psychiatric hospitals, public health
organizations, parish authorities, child protection, and regional support networks, aimed at
reducing duplication in service delivery and promoting complementary services among all
entities that provide behavioral health services to adults and children throughout the state.
(4) Implementation of a system of reimbursement by the Medical Assistance
Program to private hospitals and to state hospitals for covered Medicaid services that, to the
extent possible, allocates funding in the areas of the state based on needs, population, and
acuity level as determined by the department. The system of reimbursement provided for in
this Paragraph may be subject to approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services.
(5) Recognition of the respective local governing entities of the state as a focal point
of all behavioral health planning activities, including budget submissions, grant applications,
contracts, and other arrangements that can be effected at the state and local levels.
(6) Performance by state agencies licensing and monitoring contracted providers in
the most cost-efficient and effective manner with limited duplication and disruption to
organizations providing services.
(7) Adequate research and evaluation regarding the effectiveness of services being
provided and achievement of outcome measures.

Legislative History

Acts 2012, No. 506, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.