Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2013.54 – Department sole agency for federal mental health programs
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:2013.54
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
The Louisiana Department of Health being designated by law as the sole agency in Louisiana for carrying out the purposes of the National Mental Health Act, Public Law 79-487 1 ; the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, Title VII of Public Law 88-156 2 ; the Mental Facilities Construction Act, Part C of Title I of Public Law 88-1643 ; and the Community Mental Health Centers Act, Title II of Public Law 88-1644 , shall be assisted by the advisory councils, as required by federal law, hereinafter created and established.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 170, §2. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §37.
142 U.S.C.A. §§201 to 246.
2See 42 U.S.C.A. §701 et seq.
3Former 42 U.S.C.A. §2661 et seq. (see now, 42 U.S.C.A. §6001 et seq.).
4Former 42 U.S.C.A. §2681 et seq. (subsequently, 42 U.S.C.A. §2689 et seq.; repealed).