Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part XXXIII - Behavioral Health Services
Subpart 7 - Adult Mental Health Services
Chapter 61 - General Provisions
Section XXXIII-6101 - Introduction
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The Medicaid Program provides coverage under the Medicaid State Plan for mental health services rendered to adults with mental health disorders. These services shall be administered under the authority of the Department of Health and Hospitals, in collaboration with the managed care organizations (MCOs), which shall be responsible for the necessary operational and administrative functions to ensure adequate service coordination and delivery.
B. The mental health services rendered to adults shall be necessary to reduce the disability resulting from mental illness and to restore the individual to his/her best possible functioning level in the community.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.