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GOV. JINDAL, SECRETARY LEVINE, LEGISLATORS ANNOUNCE SWEEPING REFORMS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM
March 24, 2008
BATON ROUGE, La., March 24 -- The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals issued the following press release:

Gov. Bobby Jindal announced today a legislative package he is proposing to strengthen Louisiana's behavioral health care system. The package of four bills is designed to create standards for local behavioral health agencies, allow for the use of telemedicine technology in the assessment and treatment of persons with mental illness if there is a shortage of availa . . .

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