2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 28 Mental health :: RS 28:892 Northeast delta human services authority; creation; jurisdiction; domicile

§892.  Northeast Delta Human Services Authority; creation; jurisdiction; domicile

NOTE:  Subsection A effective until July 1, 2010, upon approval of the implementation plan submitted by the secretary of the Dept. of Health and Hospitals to the House and Senate committee on health and welfare.  See Acts 2009, No. 384, §5.

A.  The Northeast Delta Human Services Authority is hereby created as a special authority which, through its board, shall direct the operation and management of community-based programs and services relative to mental health, developmental disabilities, and addictive disorders services, including Early Childhood Supports and Services, and the Regional Transition Program for the parishes of Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll.  Programs and services relative to the Southern Oaks Addiction Recovery shall be provided in accordance with a twelve-month transition plan developed by the office for addictive disorders and the governing board of the authority.

NOTE:  Subsection A effective July 1, 2010, upon approval of the implementation plan submitted by the secretary of the Dept. of Health and Hospitals to the House and Senate committee on health and welfare.  See Acts 2009, No. 384, §5.

A.  The Northeast Delta Human Services Authority is hereby created as a special authority which, through its board, shall direct the operation and management of community-based programs and services relative to mental health, developmental disabilities, and addictive disorders services, including Early Childhood Supports and Services, and the Regional Transition Program for the parishes of Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, and West Carroll.  Programs and services relative to the Southern Oaks Addiction Recovery shall be provided in accordance with a twelve-month transition plan developed by the office of behavioral health and the governing board of the authority.

B.  The domicile of the authority shall be Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.

Acts 2006, No. 631, §1, eff. June 23, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 384, §5, eff. July 1, 2010, upon approval of the implementation plan submitted by the secretary of the Dept. of Health and Hospitals to the House and Senate committee on health and welfare.