La. Public Health and Safety § 40:2159
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
The department shall not license any opioid treatment programs under the behavioral health services provider license unless the department, in its discretion, determines that there is a need for another opioid treatment program in a certain geographic location. The department has promulgated and adopted rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide for the criteria and processes for determining whether such a need exists and the procedures for selecting an opioid treatment program to be licensed once a need has been determined.
La. Public Health and Safety § 40:2159