Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:841 – Office of behavioral health; functions related to gambling disorders
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:841
- Behavioral health: is a term used to refer to both mental health and substance use. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
- Treatment: means an active effort to accomplish an improvement in the mental condition or behavior of a patient or to prevent deterioration in his condition or behavior. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
A. The office of behavioral health of the Louisiana Department of Health shall establish a program to provide information and referral services related to gambling disorders. The program may include treatment services and shall include provision of a twenty-four hour, toll-free telephone service, operated by persons with knowledge of programs and services available to assist persons suffering from gambling disorders.
B. The office shall make information regarding the program and services available to the public and shall provide, by rule, for the design of an informational sign containing the toll-free telephone number for use in various places where gambling or gaming activities are conducted in the state, horse racing tracks, and charitable bingo parlors. The office shall provide such signs to the Louisiana Lottery Corporation, which shall require their posting at lottery retail outlets, pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 47:9021.
Acts 1993, No. 200, §2; Acts 1995, No. 1014, §§2, 4; Acts 1995, No. 1215, §§2, 5, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 172, §1, eff. June 13, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 339, §4; Acts 2009, No. 384, §5, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 1014, §5.