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LouisianaSB 3142026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

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

Sponsored By: Larry Selders

Signed by Governor

Health and Welfare

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Social workers get more certification flexibility

Certified social workers who provided community psychiatric support and treatment can request a certification extension before their certificate expires. They no longer need to apply at least 60 days ahead. They must meet master's-level social worker licensing qualifications, except the requirement in R.S. 37:2707(A)(3). The extension covers only community psychiatric support and treatment services. Workers whose three-year certifications expired in calendar year 2025 can use this process but must renew immediately before requesting an extension.

Students gain school care with limits

Louisiana's Office of Public Health must develop policies protecting access to care at public school health centers. School-hour care requires a parent or guardian's request and a healthcare provider's finding that care during school hours is necessary. Schools cannot block on-site evaluations, assessments, or authorized treatment plans that establish medical need or deliver medically necessary care. Licensed healthcare providers, acting within their license limits, decide on student evaluations and treatment—not school employees without healthcare licenses. Schools cannot require another background check for providers with proof of a passed Louisiana State Police check. Those providers must also hold the proper license, certification, or registration and be in good standing with their board. School health centers cannot provide abortion counseling or distribute contraceptives. These school health provisions apply only to the extent public or private funds are available.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Larry Selders

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 136 • No: 0

House vote • 5/11/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 91 • No: 0

House vote • 4/29/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/8/2026

Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 34 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 380.

    5/22/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 5/22/2026.

    5/22/2026Senate

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

    5/20/2026Senate

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

    5/19/2026Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/19/2026House

  6. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    5/11/2026House

  7. Called from the calendar.

    5/11/2026House

  8. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/11/2026House

  9. Received from the House with amendments.

    5/11/2026Senate

  10. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.

    5/7/2026House

  11. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/6/2026House

  12. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/5/2026House

  13. Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/29/2026House

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

    4/13/2026House

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

    4/9/2026House

  16. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    4/8/2026Senate

  17. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    4/7/2026Senate

  18. Reported with amendments.

    4/1/2026Senate

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

    3/9/2026Senate

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

    2/27/2026Senate

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