La. Rev. Stat. § 28:843
Behavioral Health and Wellness Fund; creation
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 28 — Mental Health · Status: effective
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A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Behavioral Health and Wellness Fund, hereafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".
B. Any appropriations, public or private grants, gifts, or donations received by the state or by the Louisiana Department of Health or its office of behavioral health or human services districts for the purposes of this Chapter, except for monies deposited into the Compulsive and Problem Gaming Fund pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, shall be credited to the fund. Monies in the fund shall be utilized to support and invest in intensive and comprehensive treatment facilities for individuals with compulsive and problem gambling addictions.
C. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. Interest earned on the investments of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
D. Monies in the fund shall only be withdrawn pursuant to an appropriation by the legislature solely to implement the provisions of this Chapter.