LouisianaLouisiana insurers must cover mobile and adult crisis care
Signed Louisiana law requires health plans to cover mobile crisis response and adult crisis care without prior approval, but its start date is unclear.
What it does
Louisiana health insurers must cover mobile crisis response for children and adults, and short-term crisis care for adults, when eligible providers deliver the services.
Argument forPeople in a crisis could get mobile help or short-term adult care without waiting for an insurer's prior approval.
Argument againstPatients could still pay deductibles or copayments, and insurers may request records that providers must gather to show a crisis, medical need, and follow-up.
More detail
Health insurers must cover mobile crisis response and behavioral health crisis care from eligible providers. Coverage applies to health plans offered in Louisiana. Mobile crisis response serves children and adults; behavioral health crisis care is for adults. Insurers may apply deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments, and may choose how to reimburse providers. Insurers may ask providers for records showing a crisis at the time of service, medical need, and a follow-up plan. Mobile response providers must be licensed and coordinate with the state-sanctioned Crisis Hub. Behavioral health crisis care providers must meet those same coordination requirements and hold one of the licenses listed in the act. The enrolled text says the act takes effect July 1, 2027, but the recorded action history lists July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 8Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 853.Became Law
- Jun 8Effective date: 07/01/2026.
- Jun 1Signed by the President of the Senate.
- Jun 1Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 31Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 29Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1700). Result: pass.Lower
- May 27Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- May 26Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded CO-AUTHORS (#1281). Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1280). Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 20Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 19Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 18Reported favorably.Minor
- May 14Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
- May 14Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
- May 13Reported with amendments.Minor
- May 6Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.Minor
- May 5Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#860). Result: pass.Lower
- May 5Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Apr 29Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.
- Apr 28Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 27Reported favorably (17-0).Minor
- Apr 16Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Apr 15Reported with amendments (11-0).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.Minor
- Feb 27Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 27Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.Minor
- Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.Introduced
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