Healing Minds NOLA

Prioritizing Mental Illness Policy: Two Resolutions Introduced During Louisiana’s Special Legislative Session.

It’s official! Yesterday two resolutions were introduced at the Louisiana State Legislature.

Greg Miller: Louisiana State Representative, District 56 introduced HR 42 – a resolution to urge the Governor to apply for Federal Medicaid waiver funds to cover people receiving treatment in psychiatric facilities that includes those with more than 16 beds.

Representative Stephanie Hilferty, District 94 filed HCR 27 – a resolution to create and have various committees study a caregivers Bill of Rights. 

Visit us here for ongoing news and updates regarding these new resolutions. We are also working on additional legislative priorities for 2021!!!