Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB255: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Provides relative to psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) services. (8/1/26)
Status: Signed into law, May 22, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2162(D)(2)(a)(i), relative to psychosocial rehabilitation services; to provide for educational requirements to provide PSR services; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2162(D)(2)(a)(i), relative to psychosocial rehabilitation services; to provide for educational requirements to provide PSR services; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 40:2162(D)(2)(a)(i) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §2162. Specialized behavioral health rehabilitation services in the Louisiana medical assistance program * * * D. In order to be eligible to receive Medicaid reimbursement, all behavioral health services providers shall ensure that any individual rendering PSR or CPST services for the licensed and accredited provider agency meets all of the following requirements: * * * (2)(a) Any individual rendering PSR services for a licensed and accredited provider agency shall hold a minimum of one of the following: Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-616 ORIGINAL SB NO. (i) A bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in the field of counseling, social work, psychology, sociology, rehabilitation services, special education, early childhood education, secondary education, family and consumer sciences, health sciences, therapeutic recreation, criminal justice, or human growth and development. * * * The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative …
Sponsors
- Larry Selders (D, SD-014) · primary sponsor
- Adams, Roy (D, 62)
- Boyd, Delisha (D, 102)
- Bryant, Marcus (D, 96)
- Carter, Robby (D, 72)
- Carter Sr., Wilford (D, 34)
- Chassion, Tehmi (D, 44)
- Freeman, Aimee (D, 98)
- Green Jr., Kyle (D, 83)
- Johnson, Travis (D, 21)
- Knox, Alonzo (D, 93)
- LaFleur, Vanessa (D, 101)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 8/1/2026.
- : Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 375.
- : Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- : Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
- : Received from the House with amendments.
- : Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
- : Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
- : Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
Votes
- Senate Vote on SB 255, CONCUR (#904) (May 18, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote on SB 255, FINAL PASSAGE (#1122) (May 11, 2026): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote on SB 255, FINAL PASSAGE (#279) (April 8, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB255?
- SB255 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Provides relative to psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) services. (8/1/26).
- What does SB255 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2162(D)(2)(a)(i), relative to psychosocial rehabilitation services; to provide for educational requirements to provide PSR services; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of SB255?
- Signed into law as of May 22, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 8/1/2026. (May 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB255?
- Larry Selders (D, SD-014), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB255?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SB255
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