2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 40:1058.3 — Licensing of substance abuse/addiction treatment facilities; applications; fees; disposition of fees; moratorium on methadone maintenance clinics

§1058.3.  Licensing of substance abuse/addiction treatment facilities; applications; fees; disposition of fees; moratorium on methadone maintenance clinics

A.(1)  Application to operate a substance abuse/addiction treatment facility shall be made to the department on application forms furnished by it and shall contain such information as is reasonable for the agency to require.  The application shall be accompanied by a license fee.

(2)  No substance abuse/addiction treatment facility shall be operated without a valid current license.

B.  A provisional license may be issued to a licensed facility for a period not to exceed six months in cases where full compliance with regulations, codes, or minimum standards require an extension of time.  The failure to comply must not be detrimental to the health or safety of the patients and the deficiencies must be cited at the time of issuance.

C.  A moratorium is declared upon the certification of additional methadone maintenance programs.  The moratorium shall become enforceable on July 1, 2003, and shall remain in effect until July 1, 2008.  During the moratorium, the Department of Health and Hospitals shall undertake a study to determine the need for and the criteria for certification of methadone clinics which shall be completed and a report thereon submitted to the House Committee on Health and Welfare and to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare not later than January 15, 2008.  The state shall not approve any additional methadone maintenance programs prior to July 1, 2008.  The provisions of this Subsection shall apply only to applications for new programs not approved prior to July 1, 2001.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 364, §1; Acts 1986, No. 497, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1992, No. 624, §1, eff. July 2, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1000, §1; Acts 2001, No. 774, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 242, §1.