On Jun. 20, LOU LEG enacted bill re behavioral health treatment.
LOU LEG enacted SB 42 to provide for inpatient perinatal behavioral health treatment.
Enacts LOU INS 22:1077.4 relating to perinatal psychiatric commercial insurance; and LOU INS 46:447.4 on Medicaid inpatient treatment for perinatal psychiatric diagnosis.
Document dated Jun. 20, 2025, received from LOU LEG Jun. 25, summarized Jun. 30.
Bill Provisions
Health plans that provide perinatal mental health benefits shall provide coverage for voluntary inpatient treatment for a patient who has a perinatal psychiatric diagnosis.
Inpatient admissions, overnight stays, and medications resulting from the treatments.
Including infusions and prescriptions, and counseling shall be covered the service plan.
Health insurance issuers shall not deny coverage for voluntary inpatient treatment for a patient with a perinatal psychiatric diagnosis that is consistent with these standards.
Coverage subject to annual deductibles, coinsurance, and copayment plan provisions.
Medicaid managed care organizations shall also provide the same inpatient coverage.
LOU Medicaid Program is not prohibited from establishing payment criteria for services.
Legislative History
On Mar. 14, 2025, bill introduced in Senate; on May 14, 2025, bill passed in Senate.
On May 15, 2025, bill introduced in House; on Jun. 4, 2025, amended bill passed.
On Jun. 12, 2025, conference committee report passed both House and Senate.
On Jun. 20, 2025, bill delivered and signed by the governor; and assigned Act 410.
Effectiveness
Act takes effect Aug. 1, 2025; provisions apply to health plans issued beginning Jan. 1, 2026; plans in effect prior must conform at renewal date, no later than Jan. 1, 2027.
