Title 28, Mental Health
0 chapters · 365 sections in this title.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:467 Procedural safeguards
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§467. Procedural safeguards The procedural safeguards which shall be included in a statewide system shall provide, at a minimum, the following: (1) The timely administrative resolution of complaints by parents. Any party aggrieved by the findings and decision regarding an adminis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:468 Payor of last resort; nonsubstitution; reduction of other benefits
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§468. Payor of last resort; nonsubstitution; reduction of other benefits A. Funds provided pursuant to this Chapter may not be used to satisfy a financial commitment for services that would have been paid for from another public or private source, including any medical program ad…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:469 System of payments; authority of the Louisiana Department of Health; cost
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§469. System of payments; authority of the Louisiana Department of Health; cost participation schedule A. The department is hereby authorized to establish a statewide system of payments in accordance with the provisions of 34 CFR Part 303. B.(1) In implementing the system of paym…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:470 Louisiana State Interagency Coordinating Council for EarlySteps: Louisiana's Early
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§470. Louisiana State Interagency Coordinating Council for EarlySteps: Louisiana's Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families A. The Louisiana State Interagency Coordinating Council for EarlySteps: Louisiana's Early Intervention Progr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:470.11 Lafourche Arc Taxing District; creation; governance; funding
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§470.11. Lafourche Arc Taxing District; creation; governance; funding A. There is hereby created within the parish of Lafourche, as more specifically provided in Subsection B of this Section, a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the Lafourche Arc Taxing District, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:475 Short title
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§475. Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Group Home for Persons Who Have Mental Illness or Developmental Disabilities Act". Added by Acts 1981, No. 892, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:476 Declaration of policy
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§476. Declaration of policy The legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of this state as declared and established in this Title, particularly in the Developmental Disability Law and the Behavioral Health Law, that persons with mental or physical disabilities are entitle…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:477 Definitions
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§477. Definitions As used in this Chapter, unless otherwise clearly indicated, these words and phrases have the following meanings: (1) "Community home" means a facility certified, licensed, or monitored by the Louisiana Department of Health to provide resident services and super…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:478 Promotion of community-based homes
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§478. Promotion of community-based homes A. In order to achieve uniform statewide implementation of the policies of this Title and of those of the Developmental Disabilities Law and of the Behavioral Health Law, it is necessary to establish the statewide policy that community hom…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:50 Declaration of policy
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§50. Declaration of policy The underlying policy of this Chapter is as follows: (1) That persons who have a mental illness and persons suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder be encouraged to seek voluntary treatment. (2) That any involuntary treatment or evaluat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:501 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§501. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:502 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§502. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:503 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§503. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:504 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§504. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:505 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§505. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:506 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§506. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:51 Procedures for admission
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§51. Procedures for admission A. The director of a treatment facility, subject to the availability of suitable accommodations, shall receive for observation, diagnosis, care, and treatment, any person whose admission is authorized under any of the procedures provided for in R.S. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:51.1 Treatment facility; staff membership and institutional privileges; certain healthcare
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§51.1. Treatment facility; staff membership and institutional privileges; certain healthcare providers A.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, the governing body of a treatment facility, as defined in R.S. 28:2, may grant staff membership, specifically del…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:52 Voluntary admissions; general provisions
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§52. Voluntary admissions; general provisions A. Any person who has a mental illness or person who is suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder may apply for voluntary admission to a treatment facility. B. Admitting physicians and psychiatric mental health nurse pr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:52.1 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§52.1. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:52.2 Formal voluntary admission
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§52.2. Formal voluntary admission A. Any person who has a mental illness or person who is suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder desiring admission to a treatment facility for diagnosis or treatment of a psychiatric disorder or a substance-related or addictive d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:52.3 Noncontested admission
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§52.3. Noncontested admission A. A person who has a mental illness or person who is suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder who does not have the capacity to make a knowing and voluntary consent to a voluntary admission status and who does not object to his admis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:52.4 Admission by relative or legal guardian for substance-related or addictive disorder
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§52.4. Admission by relative or legal guardian for substance-related or addictive disorder treatment A. A person suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder may be admitted and detained at a hospital or other treatment facility for observation, diagnosis, and treatme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:53 Admission by emergency certificate; extension; payment for services rendered
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§53. Admission by emergency certificate; extension; payment for services rendered A.(1) A person who has a mental illness or a person who is suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder may be admitted and detained at a treatment facility for observation, diagnosis, a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:53.1 Discharge plan; healthcare provider notification requirements
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§53.1. Discharge plan; healthcare provider notification requirements If a patient is admitted for inpatient behavioral healthcare services pursuant to an emergency certificate issued in accordance with R.S. 28:53, the individual who is responsible for discharge planning at the he…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:53.2 Order for custody; grounds; civil liability; criminal penalty for making a false
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§53.2. Order for custody; grounds; civil liability; criminal penalty for making a false statement A. Any parish coroner or judge of a court of competent jurisdiction may order a person to be taken into protective custody and transported to a treatment facility or the office of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:53.3 Order for custody; grounds; teleconference; Jefferson Parish
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§53.3. Order for custody; grounds; teleconference; Jefferson Parish When a peace officer or other credible person executes a statement made to the best of his knowledge, belief, and personal observations from any law enforcement agency physically located in the city of Kenner or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:53.4 Order for custody; grounds; teleconference; Lafourche Parish
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§53.4. Order for custody; grounds; teleconference; Lafourche Parish When a peace officer or other credible person executes a statement made to the best of his knowledge, belief, and personal observations from any law enforcement agency physically located in the city of Thibodaux …
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:54 Judicial commitment; procedure
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§54. Judicial commitment; procedure A. The department or any person of legal age may file with the court a petition which asserts his belief that a person is suffering from mental illness which contributes or causes that person to be a danger to himself or others or to be gravely…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:55 Judicial hearings
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§55. Judicial hearings A. At the appointed time, the court shall conduct a hearing on the petition for judicial commitment. Before the hearing, the respondent may move for a change of venue to the parish of his domicile, which motion shall be granted only for compelling reasons. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:56 Judicial commitment; review; appeals
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§56. Judicial commitment; review; appeals A.(1)(a) Except as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph, all judicial commitments except those for alcohol use disorder shall be for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days. The period of commitment shall expire at the en…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:561 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§561. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:562 §§562 to 566 Repealed by Acts 1978, No
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§562. §§562 to 566 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:567 Repealed by Acts 2013, No
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§567. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 308, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:568 Repealed by Acts 2013, No
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§568. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 308, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:569 Repealed by Acts 2013, No
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§569. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 308, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:57 Petition for restoration of right to possess a firearm and to apply for permit for
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§57. Petition for restoration of right to possess a firearm and to apply for permit for concealed handgun; procedures A.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm or is ineligible to be issued a concealed handg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:570 Repealed by Acts 2013, No
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§570. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 308, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:571 Repealed by Acts 2013, No
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§571. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 308, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:572 Repealed by Acts 2013, No
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§572. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 308, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:573 Repealed by Acts 2013, No
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§573. Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 308, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:58 Code of Criminal Procedure Article 641 et seq
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§58. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 641 et seq. not affected Whenever it appears that a person against whom an indictment has been found or information filed in any court in this state is insane or mentally defective to the extent that he is unable to understand the proceedin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:59 Commitment of prisoners
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§59. Commitment of prisoners A. Any person found not guilty by reason of insanity by a criminal court may be ordered to the proper institution in accordance with Code of Criminal Procedure Article 654 et seq. B. Any person who is determined to lack the capacity to proceed, who wi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:60 Repealed by Acts 1978, No
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§60. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 680, §3
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:61 Repealed by Acts 1979, No
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§61. Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 767, §3
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:62 Commitment to United States veterans and public health service hospitals
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§62. Commitment to United States veterans and public health service hospitals A. The judge of the civil district court may commit to a United States veterans hospital or United States public health service hospital any eligible incompetent veteran or other person who is in need o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:621 Pilot programs for children with developmental disabilities who are considered at-risk
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§621. Pilot programs for children with developmental disabilities who are considered at-risk juveniles A. The office for citizens with developmental disabilities, Louisiana Department of Health, may provide for the establishment of pilot programs for children with developmental d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:63 Standard of care; limitation of liability; penalties
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§63. Standard of care; limitation of liability; penalties A.(1) Any physician licensed or permitted by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, psychologist, medical psychologist, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, or public and private general hospital personne…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:64 Mental Health Advocacy Service; creation; board of trustees; organization; powers;
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§64. Mental Health Advocacy Service; creation; board of trustees; organization; powers; duties A.(1) A Mental Health Advocacy Service is hereby created and shall be governed by a board of trustees. The Mental Health Advocacy Service shall be in the executive branch of state gover…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:65 REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO
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§65. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 891, §2, EFF. JUNE 23, 1993.