Art. 903. Substance abuse probation program; authorization
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is authorized
to establish a substance abuse probation program within the department.
B. The program shall provide counseling and treatment for defendants with
substance abuse disorders, or defendants with co-occurring mental illness and substance
abuse disorders, who are sentenced to substance abuse probation pursuant to the provisions
of Article 903.2.
C. The department may enter into cooperative endeavors or contracts with local
governmental entities or the office of behavioral health, training facilities, and service
providers to provide for substance abuse treatment and counseling and mental health
treatment for defendants participating in the program.
D. The department shall adopt rules and guidelines as it deems necessary for the
administration and implementation of this program.
E. The provisions of this Article shall be implemented only to the extent that funds
are available within the department for this purpose and to the extent that is consistent with
available resources and appropriate classification criteria.
Acts 2013, No. 389, §1; Acts 2015, No. 199, §2; Acts 2018, No. 431, §1.
NOTE: Pursuant to the Section 2 of Act No. 199 of the 2015 R.S., the
provisions of Articles 903 through 903.3 enacted by Section 4 of Act No. 389
of the 2013 R.S. shall become null, void, and have no effect on August 1,
2020, and thereafter.