SB 314 — BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Provides relative to community psychiatric support and treatment (CPST) services. (gov sig)

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314 BY SENATOR SELDERS BEHAVIORALAND HEALTH.REPRESENTATIVE CHASSION AN ACT To amend and reenactR.S.

Provides37:2724(B)(2)(a)and relativeR.S. to community psychiatric support and treatment (CPST) services.

(gov40:31.3(C) sig)and AN(D) ACTand ToamendandreenactR.S.37:2724(B)(2)(a),relativetocommunitypsychiatricsupportandto treatmentenactR.S. services;

to40:31.3(E), providerelative forto limitedcommunity scopepsychiatric certifiedsupport socialand workertreatment license to provide CPST services;

to provideforapplicability;provide for limited scope certified social worker license to provide community psychiatric support and treatment services;

to provideforprovide anfor effectivedate;applicability;

to provide relative to the adolescent school health initiative;

to provide policyrequirements;

to provide for an effective date;

Section1.R.S.37:2724(B)(2)(a)isherebyamendedandreenactedtoreadasfollows:Section1.R.S.37:2724(B)(2)(a)is herebyamendedandreenactedtoreadas follows:

40:2162 and who meets allthequalificationsforlicensureasallthequalifications for licensure as a licensed master's social workerexceptworkerexceptforthe for the provisions of R.S.

37:2707(A)(3) shall petition the board at least sixty days prior to the expiration of the certificate for an extension of the certification for the limited purposeofprovidingCPSTservicesasdefinedinR.S.40:2162.Anycertifiedsocial worker whose three-year certification period expired in calendar year 2025 PageshallbeallowedtoavailthemselvesoftherightsprovidedforinthisParagraph. 1 of 3 Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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314 shallbeallowedtoavailthemselvesoftherightsprovidedforinthisParagraph.

ThisR.S. Act shall become effective upon signature bythe governor or, if not signedbythegovernor,uponexpirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

If40:31.3(C) vetoedand bythe(D) governorandare subsequentlyapprovedbythehereby legislature,amended thisand Actreenacted shalland becomeR.S. effective on the dayfollowing such approval.

The40:31.3(E) originalis instrumenthereby andenacted theto followingread digest,as whichfollows: constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 314 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Selders Presentlawrequiresanyindividual renderinganycomponents of CPST services,exceptfor assessment and treatment planning components, to be a fully licensed mental health professional, a provisionally licensed professional counselor, a provisionally licensed marriage and familytherapist, a licensed master social worker, a certified social worker, or a psychology intern from an American Psychological Association approved internship program.

Present law adds that individuals who have been issued a limited scope CSW license may also provide CPST services in the same manner as a provisionally licensed professional counselor, a provisionally licensed marriage and family therapist, or a certified social worker.

Present law provides that at the end of the three-year CSW certification period authorized by the La.

State Board of Social Work Examiners, any CSW who has provided CPST services in accordance with present law and who provides certain information to the board shall be issued an limited scope CSW license that authorizes the certified social worker to solely provide CPST services.

Proposed law provides that any CSW whose three-year certification period expired in calendar year 2025 shall be allowed to apply for the limited scope license provided for in present law.

Proposed law further requires that the board shall renew the certification of any certified socialworkerwhohadacertificationexpireincalendaryear2025sotheymayproceedwith the CPST extension request provided for in present law.

Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.

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314 SummaryENROLLED of§31.3. Amendments Adopted by Senate Committee Amendments Proposed bySenate Committee on Health and Welfare to the original bill 1.

RemovestherequirementfortheCSWAdolescent toschool petitionhealth theboardforanextensioninitiative; request at least 60 days prior to the expiration of certification.

health centers in schools * * * C.

The office of public health shall develop a policy, at a minimum, that provides for all of the following:

(1) Healthcare providers who are licensed, certified, or registered by their applicable licensing, certification, or registration board, who provide documentationofhavingpassedacriminalbackgroundcheckconductedbythe LouisianaStatePolice,andwhoareingoodstandingwiththeapplicableboard shall not be required by a public school governing authority to complete an additionalcriminalbackgroundcheckinordertobeginprovidingschool-based health center services.

(2)School-based healthcenterservicesshall bepermittedduring school hours if the student's parent or legal guardian has requested such servicesand a healthcare provider determines that evaluation or treatment is necessary during school hours to assist the student with a health condition, illness, or injury requiring evaluation or treatment.

(3) A public school governing authority shall not prohibit a health evaluation,assessment,orauthorizedtreatmentplan frombeingperformedon school property in order to establish medical necessity or deliver medically necessary services.

(4)Thedeterminationoftheneedforhealthevaluationandschool-based health center servicesshall be made by a healthcare provider acting within the scope of his professional license.