Behavioral Health Service Provider

Behavioral Health Service (BHS) Provider: A facility, agency, institution, person, society, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, group, or other legal entity that provides behavioral health services, such as mental health services, substance abuse/addiction treatment services, or a combination of such services, for adults, adolescents and children and presents itself to thepublic as a provider of behavioral health services.  

FNR applies to all BHS Providers adding CPST (Community Psychiatric Support and Treatment) and/or PSR (Psychosocial Rehabilitation).

FNR applies to BHS Providers that currently provide CPST and/or PSR services that would like to make the following change(s):

  • Adding an Off-site of CPST and/or PSR:
    • If you want to add an off-site inside your service area and you currently provide CPST and/or PSR, you do not need to complete FNR.
    • If you want to add an off-site inside your service area and you do not currently provide CPST and/or PSR, you do need to complete FNR.
    • If you want to add an off-site outside your service area and you do want to provide CPST and/or PSR, you do  need to complete FNR. (This would require a new BHS application for a new license.)
    • If you want to add an off-site outside your service area and you do not want to provide CPST and/or PSR, you do not need to complete FNR. (This would require a new BHS application for a new license.) 

A BHS provider may NOT relocate without prior department approval. Such regulatory non-compliance WILL result in action(s) taken against your BHS license by our department.

Substance Use/Addiction programs must maintain by hire or written agreement, the oversight of those services by a Board Certified Addictionologist.

Attention Residential Substance Use Disorder Facilities: Effective January 1, 2021, all BHS facilities that provide residential substance abuse/addiction treatment services and that provide treatment for opioid use disorders shall provide the follow:

  1. Onsite access to at least one form of FDA approved opioid antagonist treatment
  2. Onsite access to at least one form of FDA approved opioid agonist treatment

Licensure

Change of Ownership Information

Providers must complete this document when they have a change in their ownership structure. This document would be used for both a change of ownership (CHOW) as defined by state and/or federal regulations, or a change of ownership information (CHOI) that does not meet the state and/or federal regulations CHOW definition.

 For Health Standards to make a CHOW/CHOI determination, all providers must submit the following documents:

  1. *Letter of Intent (including d/b/a and entity name of the previous and the new owner, the effective date of transfer of ownership, address and phone number)
  2. *A diagram showing the ownership structure “before” and “after” the change
  3. *Copy of the executed Bill of Sale
  4. *CHOW/CHOI License Application
  5. *855A/B approval letter for the following providers: Home health, hospice, hospitals, RHCs, ASCs,   

         ESRDs, portable x-ray, community mental health and OPT.

Note: If this action is a CHOI, the documents above are the only documents you need to submit, however the Department may, at its discretion, request additional documentation in support of the CHOI. If so, you will be contacted for any of said additional documents.There is no fee for a CHOI. 

If this action is a CHOW, the following documents are also needed:

  1. Does your facility have a CLIA Certificate? If yes, contact the CLIA program by clicking here.
  2. *Licensing Fee: Click here for the link for the Health Standards Fee Schedule

The fee for a CHOW is usually the same as a license renewal unless the facility is making additional changes. For the providers completing an acquisition/merger, please contact the program desk for assistance.

Additional Documents Required:

  1. OSFM- LDH Plan Review Approval Letter (DH-##-##### project number)
  2. Cautionary Codes accompanying the Plan Review letter
  3. Attestation for compliance with Plan Review cautionary items
  4. OSFM onsite approval 
  5. OPH onsite approval
  6. Floor Plan
  7. Organizational chart
  8. Medical Director’s name
  9. Criminal Background Checks: Owners, managing employees and those in direct care with minors completed by a LSP authorized agency
  10. Line of Credit at least $50,000
  11. General & Professional Liability Insurance at least $500,000
  12. Worker’s Compensation Insurance
  13. CLIA certificate (if applicable)
  14. Proof of registration/status with the La. Secretary of State
  15. Lease Agreement or letter indicating ownership; identify areas that are subleased

For all other Change of Ownership Information, please contact the HSS Ownership Group

 

Helpful Links

Contact

Program Manager, contact Rickie Callegan via email or at (225) 342-5073.
Renewal Contact Information, Tonja Collier at HSS-BH-Licensing@la.gov or by phone at (225) 342-6445.

Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, M.D.

Interim Secretary Drew Maranto

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