The Louisiana Department of Health being designated by law as the sole agency in Louisiana for carrying out the purposes of the National Mental Health Act, Public Law 79-487 1 ; the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, Title VII of Public Law 88-156 2 ; the Mental Facilities Construction Act, Part C of Title I of Public Law 88-164 3 ; and the Community Mental Health Centers Act, Title II of Public Law 88-164 4 , shall be assisted by the advisory councils, as required by federal law, hereinafter created and established. Added by Acts 1964, No. 170, §2. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 680, §37. 1 42 U.S.C.A. §§201 to 246. 2 See 42 U.S.C.A. §701 et seq. 3 Former 42 U.S.C.A. §2661 et seq. (see now, 42 U.S.C.A. §6001 et seq.). 4 Former 42 U.S.C.A. §2681 et seq. (subsequently, 42 U.S.C.A. §2689 et seq.; repealed).
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