HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to emergency certificates in St. Tammany Parish

HB 118 allows coroners or deputy coroners (who are physicians, preferably psychiatrists) in St. Tammany Parish to conduct follow-up examinations for emergency mental health certificates via telehealth, *after* an initial in-person evaluation by a psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, or psychologist. This change directly affects residents in St. Tammany Parish requiring emergency mental health certification. The bill modifies existing law to permit telehealth for these follow-up examinations under specific conditions, streamlining access to care while maintaining the requirement for an initial in-person assessment. It does not alter the initial examination requirement or expand who can issue certificates.