SB 437 — HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to treatment services provided at facilities providing housing or temporary residence for individuals referred by judicial agencies. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

SLS 26RS-1293 ENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

437 BY SENATOR ABRAHAM HEALTHAN DEPARTMENT.ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Provides relative to treatment services provided at facilities providing housing or temporary residence for individuals referred by judicial agencies.

(8/1/26) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

* * * (2) No facility shall provide treatment to any individual and no judicial agencyshallreferanyindividualtoafacilityprovidingtreatmentuntilagencyshall theLouisianareferanyindividual to afacilityprovidingtreatmentuntiltheLouisiana Department of Health has adopted rules and has inspected the facility and certified that the facility is in compliance with these rules as provided for by this Section provided for in Subsection Aof this Sectionshall provideresidentialprovide substanceresidentialsubstance Pageuse 1disorder treatment to any individual, unless the facility is licensed by the Louisiana Department of 3Health Coding:pursuant to R.S.

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

SLS 26RS-1293 ENGROSSED SB NO.

437 use disorder treatment to any individual, unless the facility is licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health pursuant to R.S.

(4) A complaint regarding a residential facility providing residential substancePage use1 disorder treatment without a license may be filed with the licensing section of the2 LouisianaCoding: Department of Health for investigation.

(5) Nothing herein shall prohibit a licensed physician or a licensed mental health professional or licensed behavioral health service provider as defined in R.S.

40:2153 from providing behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment services, including substance use disorder counseling services, to persons in their place of residence.

* * * The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

[R.S.

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 437 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Abraham Present law provides for the regulation of facilities that are not otherwise required to be licensed by the La.

Dept.

of Health or the Dept.

of Children and Family Services, that provide housing or temporary residence for individuals who have been arrested for the commission of a crime, and who are referred bya judicial agency.

Present law prohibits a facility from providing treatment to an individual and a judicial agency from referring an individual to a facility providing treatment until the La.

Dept.

of Health has adopted rules and certified that the facilityis in compliance with its rules.

Proposed law repeals present law requirements for La.

Dept.

of Health approval.

Proposed law prohibits a facility from providing residential substance use treatment to any individual, unless the facility is licensed by the La.

Dept.

of Health as a behavioral health Page 2 of 3 Coding:

SLS 26RS-1293 ENGROSSED SB NO.

437 serviceENROLLED providersubstance use disorder treatment without a license may be filed with the residentiallicensing substancesection useof treatmentthe module.Louisiana Department of Health for investigation.

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Dept.40:2153 from providing behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment services, including substance use disorder counseling services, to persons in their place of residence.

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ProposedPage law2 provides that any complaint regarding a residential facility providing residentialsubstanceusetreatment without a license maybe filed with the licensingsection of the2 La.Coding:

Dept.

of Health for investigation.

Proposed law provides that nothing in proposed law prohibits a licensed physician, mental healthprofessional,orbehavioralhealthserviceproviderfromprovidingservicestopersons in their place of residence.

Effective August 1, 2026.

(Amends R.S.

40:2852(C)(2);