La. R.S. 40:2159

The department shall not license any opioid treatment programs under the behavioral health services provider license unless the department, in its discretion, determines that there is a need for another opioid treatment program in a certain geographic location. The department has promulgated and adopted rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to provide for the criteria and processes for determining whether such a need exists and the procedures for selecting an opioid treatment program to be licensed once a need has been determined.