2015 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 - Public Health and Safety
RS 40:1058.1.1 - Definitions

§1058.1.1. Definitions

NOTE: §1058.1.1 repealed by Acts 2013, No. 308, §2, upon promulgation and publication by DHH of final rules for behavioral health services provider license.

A. For the purpose of this Part, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates:

(1) "Client" means any person who has been accepted for treatment or rehabilitation services furnished by a licensed facility as specified in this Part.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Health and Hospitals or any office or agency thereof designated by the secretary to administer the provisions of this Part.

(3) "Inpatient service" means a service offered to patients who require twenty-four-hour a day supervised care for substance abuse/addiction or problem and compulsive gambling in a properly equipped medical facility or transitional living arrangement.

(4) "Outpatient services" means substance abuse/addiction treatment or problem and compulsive gambling services provided in an accessible nonresidential setting to clients whose physical and emotional status allows them to function in their usual environment.

(5) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals or his designee.

(6) "Standards" means policies, procedures, rules, and other guidelines or standards of current practice contained in this Part plus those promulgated by the department for the licensing and operation of substance abuse/addiction treatment facilities.

(7) "Substance abuse/addiction treatment facility" means any facility which presents itself to the public as a provider of services related to the abuse/addiction of controlled dangerous substances, drugs or inhalants, alcohol, problem and compulsive gambling, or a combination of the above.

(8)-(29) Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1000, §2.

B. The intent of this Part shall not be construed to cover the licensing of:

(1) Hospitals licensed under R.S. 40:2100.

(2) Nursing homes licensed under R.S. 40:2009.

(3) Facilities or services operated by the federal government.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 364, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1992, No. 624, §1, eff. July 2, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1000, §§1, 2; Acts 2003, No. 655, §2; Acts 2013, No. 308, §2.