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§2115.1. Review of standards for licensed psychiatric hospitals and residential
substance abuse facilities
A. The legislature hereby declares that promoting efficiency and productivity
of psychiatric hospitals and residential substance abuse facilities within the
healthcare system is vital to the improvement and overall welfare of the residents in
this state.
B. The Louisiana Department of Health shall:
(1)Evaluate the current standards for psychiatric hospitals and residential
substance abuse facilities and make recommendations to the legislature for new or
revised standards to improve health outcomes and to provide for increased
accountability.
(2)Explore potential value-based financial incentives for Medicaid-enrolled
psychiatric hospitals that sustain or exceed quality of care criter
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§2115.1. Review of standards for licensed psychiatric hospitals and residential
substance abuse facilities
A. The legislature hereby declares that promoting efficiency and productivity
of psychiatric hospitals and residential substance abuse facilities within the
healthcare system is vital to the improvement and overall welfare of the residents in
this state.
B. The Louisiana Department of Health shall:
(1) Evaluate the current standards for psychiatric hospitals and residential
substance abuse facilities and make recommendations to the legislature for new or
revised standards to improve health outcomes and to provide for increased
accountability.
(2) Explore potential value-based financial incentives for Medicaid-enrolled
psychiatric hospitals that sustain or exceed quality of care criteria.
(3) Conduct a review and evaluation of the standards for psychiatric hospitals
and residential substance abuse facilities in this state and submit a report of its
findings to the House and Senate committees on health and welfare. The report shall
contain recommendations for new or revised standards to improve health outcomes
and provide increased accountability and also an evaluation and recommendations
of accreditation requirements for psychiatric hospitals and residential substance abuse
facilities in this state.
(4) Explore potential value-based financial incentives for Medicaid-enrolled
psychiatric hospitals that sustain or exceed quality of care criteria. Data, information,
and recommendations on such potential value-based financial incentives and quality
of care criteria shall be included in the report required by Paragraph (3) of this
Subsection.
C. The department may consult with any agency, department, board,
commission, accreditation organization, or other healthcare group or association to
conduct its review and evaluation and for preparation of its report.
D. For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.
(2) "Psychiatric hospital" means any freestanding inpatient psychiatric
hospital licensed by the department.
(3) "Residential substance abuse facility" means any licensed behavioral
health service provider with a residential substance use disorder treatment facility
module.
E. The department shall submit the report required by this Section on or
before March 31, 2025, and upon submission of the report, this Section shall
terminate.