HB 1139 — MENTAL HEALTH: Requires certain behavioral health services for patients receiving treatment pursuant to an emergency certificate

HLSENROLLED 26RS-1495 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

1139 BY REPRESENTATIVE FISHER MENTALAN HEALTH:ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Requires certain behavioral health services for patients receiving treatment pursuant to an emergency certificate AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

to provide for patients admitted totreatmentpursuanttoto treatmentpursuantto anemergencycertificate;andto provideforrelatedmatters.

28:53.1 is hereby enactedamended and reenacted to read as follows:

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(1) Provide written or telephonic notification to anyhealthcareanyhealthcareprofessional professional that is currentlyproviding behavioral health services or primarycare services to the patient, if known, of the date and time that the patient is scheduled to be discharged unless the patient objects to that information being communicated.

If the patient doesnotPage haveahealthcareprofessionalwhoiscurrentlyprovidingbehavioralhealth1 services,of the2 dischargingCODING: healthcare facilityshall refer the patient to the appropriate healthcare service, including behavioral and primarycare providers.

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1139 ENROLLED doesnothaveahealthcareprofessionalwhoiscurrentlyprovidingbehavioralhealth services, the discharging healthcare facilityshall refer the patient to the appropriate healthcare service, including behavioral and primarycare providers.

TheLouisianaDepartment of Health shall create and publish educational documents that provide information directedto the patient andandthepatient's thefamilymembers, patient'scaregivers, familymembers,caregivers,oror friends about the warning signs of self-harm and the importance of seeking behavioral health services after an admission pursuant to an emergency certificate has ended.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1139 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Fisher Abstract:

Requires a healthcare facility treating a patient admitted by an emergency certificate to provide certain behavioral health services.

Proposed law provides that if a patient is admitted to a healthcare facility, the facility is required, within 72 hours of admission, to do all of the following:

(1) Ensure that the licensed healthcare professional conducts a behavioral health evaluation of the patient for underlying behavioral conditions.

(2) Contactthepatient'sprimaryhealthcareproviderorlicensedhealthcareprofessional, who provides behavioral health services, if known, in order to establish a patient treatment history.

Presentlawprovidesthatifapatientisadmittedforinpatientbehavioralhealthcareservices pursuantto anemergencycertificateissuedinaccordancewithpresentlaw(R.S.

28:53),the individual who is responsible for discharge planning at the healthcare facility where the patient has been admitted shall make a reasonable effort to do all of the following:

(1) Provide written or telephonic notification to any healthcare professional that is currently providing behavioral health services to the patient, if known, of the date and time that the patient is scheduled to be discharged, unless the patient objects to that information being communicated.

(2) Provide written or telephonic notification within 24 hours of discharge to any healthcare professional that the patient is being referred to for follow-up behavioral healthservices.

Presentlawrequiresthehealthcareprofessionaltobeprovidedwith a summary of the patient's medical history and current mental health conditions.

(3) ProvidethepatientwitheducationaldocumentspublishedbytheLa.Dept.ofHealth (LDH) prior to or at the time of discharge.

Present law provides what information shall be included in the educational documents.

Proposed law modifies present law by adding additional requirements upon discharge.

A healthcare facilityis required to do all of the following:

(1) Refer the patient to the appropriate healthcare professional if the patient does not have a healthcare professional who is currently providing primary or behavioral health services.

(2) Ensure that the patient is provided with the appropriate prescriptions.

(Amends R.S.

28:53.1) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed byHouse Committee on Health and Welfare to the original bill: