Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB1214: HEALTH/LDH: Establishes the office of state health care facilities within the La. Dept. of Health and provides for the administration of certain state healthcare facilities
Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 28:21, 25.1(B), 451.2 (introductory paragraph), (1), and (9)(introductory paragraph), 451.4, and 451.6(A), R.S. 36:251(C)(1), 253, 254(B)(1)(a)(i), 257(A) and (C), and 258(A), (D), and (F), and R.S. 40:16.1(Section Heading), to enact R.S. 36:253.1, 258(N), and 258.1, and to repeal R.S. 28:22.8(A)(2) and (3) and 451.2(9)(a) and (b), relative to the Louisiana Department of Health; to create the office of state health care facilities within the Louisiana Department of Health…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 28:21, 25.1(B), 451.2 (introductory paragraph), (1), and (9)(introductory paragraph), 451.4, and 451.6(A), R.S. 36:251(C)(1), 253, 254(B)(1)(a)(i), 257(A) and (C), and 258(A), (D), and (F), and R.S. 40:16.1(Section Heading), to enact R.S. 36:253.1, 258(N), and 258.1, and to repeal R.S. 28:22.8(A)(2) and (3) and 451.2(9)(a) and (b), relative to the Louisiana Department of Health; to create the office of state health care facilities within the Louisiana Department of Health; to provide for the purposes, duties, and functions of the office of state health care facilities; to provide for the administration of certain healthcare facilities; to provide for the authority and duties of the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health; to provide for the authority and duties of the offices of the Louisiana Department of Health; to provide for the of the executive office of the secretary; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 28:21, 25.1(B), 451.2(1) and (9)(introductory paragraph), 451.4, and 451.6(A) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §21. State psychiatric hospitals A. For purposes of this Part, "state psychiatric hospital" refers to the hospital at Jackson, known as the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System, and the hospital at Pineville, known as the Central …