§ 39:87.7 — Evidence-based budget process

Louisiana § 39:87.7

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 39: Procurement and Contract

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§87.7. Evidence-based budget process
A. Legislative staff and any other staff of agencies of the state that may be necessary
and applicable shall develop guidelines to incorporate the provisions of this Section to
establish a pilot evidence-based budget proposal process for adult mental health programs
administered by the Louisiana Department of Health. The guidelines shall be submitted to
the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget on or before July 1, 2018, for review and
approval. The proposal shall include guidelines to utilize program catalogues, program
inventory, promising practices, and research-based programs. The guidelines shall include
a determination of staffing and costs necessary to implement the provisions of Subsection
B of this Section. No later than July 1, 2019, when possible, the Louisiana Department of
Health shall use the guidelines for evidence-based budgeting to select programs for the
delivery of care for adult mental health.
B. Staff identified and approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
in the guidelines shall work in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health to:
(1) Inventory programs.
(2) Categorize all agency programs and activities as evidence-based, research-based,
promising practices, or other programs and activities with no evidence of effectiveness, and
compile them into an agency program inventory. In categorizing programs, the staffs may
consult the Washington State Institute for Public Policy's Evidence-Based Practices Institute's
program catalogue, the Results First Clearinghouse Database, or any other comparable
catalogue of evidence-based programs.

Legislative History

Acts 2017, No. 387, §1, eff. July 1, 2017.