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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 2013.54. Department sole agency for federal mental health programs

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

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 88-164 3; and the Community Mental Health Centers Act, Title II of Public Law 88-164 4, shall be assisted by the advisory councils, as required by federal law, hereinafter created and established.

1 See 42 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq.
2 See 42 U.S.C.A. § 701 et seq.
3 Former 42 U.S.C.A. § 2661 et seq. (see, now, generally, 42 U.S.C.A. § 6001 et seq.).
4 Former 42 U.S.C.A. § 2681 et seq. (subsequently 42 U.S.C.A. § 2689 et seq., repealed).
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