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LouisianaSB 1532025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Provides relative to behavioral health rehabilitation services in the Louisiana medical assistance program. (gov sig)

Sponsored By: Larry Selders

Signed by Governor

Health and Welfare

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Longer certification for Medicaid social workers

Louisiana expands who can provide Medicaid Community Psychiatric Support and Treatment (CPST) services through licensed, accredited agencies. Certified social workers can extend their initial three-year certificate for up to three more years, limited to CPST work. They must have provided CPST services and meet all master's-level social worker license requirements except R.S. 37:2707(A)(3). They must apply at least 60 days before their certificate expires. Applications must state the requested extension period and how much CPST service they provided to a licensed, accredited provider. They must include a signed statement from their licensed clinical supervisor supporting the request and confirming continued supervision. The board can request more information and must approve applications meeting these requirements. Required continuing education and annual renewal fees still apply. Other eligible CPST staff include fully licensed mental health professionals, provisional counselors and marriage and family therapists, and licensed master social workers. Certified social workers, qualifying psychology interns, and workers with the limited-scope extension also qualify. Only fully licensed mental health professionals can assess clients or plan treatment. Providers must ensure staff meet credential requirements to receive Medicaid payment. The law took effect upon the governor's signature.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Larry Selders

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Alonzo L. Knox

    Democratic • House

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 149 • No: 0

House vote • 6/8/2025

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 99 • No: 0

House vote • 5/28/2025

Reported with amendments

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/13/2025

Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 38 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 431.

    6/20/2025Senate

  2. Effective date 6/20/2025.

    6/20/2025Senate

  3. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/11/2025Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    6/11/2025House

  5. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    6/11/2025Senate

  6. Called from the calendar.

    6/8/2025House

  7. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    6/8/2025House

  8. Received from the House with amendments.

    6/8/2025Senate

  9. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    6/4/2025House

  10. Notice given.

    6/4/2025House

  11. Scheduled for floor debate on 06/08/2025.

    6/4/2025House

  12. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

    6/2/2025House

  13. Scheduled for floor debate on 06/04/2025.

    6/2/2025House

  14. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/29/2025House

  15. Reported with amendments (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/28/2025House

  16. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    5/14/2025House

  17. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/13/2025Senate

  18. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    5/13/2025House

  19. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/8/2025Senate

  20. Reported favorably.

    5/7/2025Senate

  21. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    4/14/2025Senate

  22. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    4/4/2025Senate

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