Title 28, Mental Health
0 chapters · 365 sections in this title.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:22 Crisis response system
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§22. Crisis response system A. The Legislature of Louisiana finds that appropriate crisis identification and stabilization services, including a coordinated system of entry into the crisis system, is critical to successful recovery for people in behavioral crisis. The legislature…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:22.10 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§22.10. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:22.4 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§22.4. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:22.5 Community behavioral health clinics; behavioral health services providers
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§22.5. Community behavioral health clinics; behavioral health services providers A. Community behavioral health clinics are facilities operating as behavioral health services providers as defined in R.S. 40:2153 and licensed by the department pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 40…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:22.6 Payment for maintenance or treatment
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§22.6. Payment for maintenance or treatment Persons or their responsible relatives who are able to pay all or a part of the cost of their maintenance or treatment or both at the units named in R.S. 28:22 through R.S. 28:22.5 shall reimburse the department to the extent of their a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:22.7 Geriatric hospitals and units
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§22.7. Geriatric hospitals and units A. The department may establish and administer geriatric hospitals or units to receive and care for persons who are elderly or infirm who have been discharged by a hospital for persons who have a mental illness and for other persons who are el…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:22.8 State developmental centers
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§22.8. State developmental centers A. The names of the following state developmental centers for persons with developmental disabilities are designated as follows: (1) Pinecrest Supports and Services Center. (2) Northwest Supports and Services Center. (3) North Lake Supports and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:22.9 Rosenblum Mental Health Center
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§22.9. Rosenblum Mental Health Center The name of the Hammond Mental Health Center is changed to the Rosenblum Mental Health Center and under such name it shall continue to serve as an outpatient center for the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons who have a mental illn…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:221 Definitions
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§221. Definitions As used in this Part: (1) "Advance directive for behavioral health treatment" or "advance directive" means a written document voluntarily executed by a principal in accordance with the requirements of this Part and includes a declaration or the appointment of a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:222 Individuals who may make an advance directive for behavioral health treatment;
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§222. Individuals who may make an advance directive for behavioral health treatment; period of validity A. An adult who is not incapable may make an advance directive for behavioral health treatment. The preferences or instructions may include consent to or refusal of behavioral …
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:223 Designation of representative for decisions about behavioral health treatment
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§223. Designation of representative for decisions about behavioral health treatment An advance directive for behavioral health treatment may designate a competent adult to act as a representative to make decisions about behavioral health treatment. An alternative representative m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:224 Execution of advance directive; witnesses; psychiatric examination
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§224. Execution of advance directive; witnesses; psychiatric examination A. An advance directive for behavioral health treatment shall be valid only if it is signed by the principal and two competent witnesses and accompanied by a written psychiatric examination performed by a ph…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:225 Operation of advance directive; physician or provider to act in accordance with
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§225. Operation of advance directive; physician or provider to act in accordance with advance directive A. An advance directive shall become operative when it is delivered to the principal's treating physician or other behavioral health treatment provider and shall remain valid u…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:226 Determination of incapacity
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§226. Determination of incapacity A. The incapacity of a principal shall be established by two physicians who have personally examined the principal, determined that he is incapable, and signed a written certificate. The written certificate shall be made part of the principal's m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:227 Scope of authority of representative; powers and duties; limitation on liability
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§227. Scope of authority of representative; powers and duties; limitation on liability A. The representative shall not have the authority to make behavioral health treatment decisions unless the principal is determined to be incapable as provided in R.S. 28:226. B. The representa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:228 Prohibitions against requiring an individual to execute or refrain from executing an
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§228. Prohibitions against requiring an individual to execute or refrain from executing an advance directive An individual shall not be required to execute or to refrain from executing an advance directive for behavioral health treatment as a criterion for insurance, as a conditi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:229 Advance directive for behavioral health treatment; part of medical record; physician
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§229. Advance directive for behavioral health treatment; part of medical record; physician or provider compliance; withdrawal of physician or provider A. Upon being presented with an advance directive for behavioral health treatment, a physician or other provider shall make the a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:23 Psychiatric inpatient units in state general hospitals
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§23. Psychiatric inpatient units in state general hospitals The department may establish psychiatric inpatient units in state-owned or state-contracted general hospitals for the emergency and temporary care of cases of acute mental illness. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:230 Disregarding advance directives; circumstances
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§230. Disregarding advance directives; circumstances A. The physician or provider may subject a principal determined to be incapable pursuant to R.S. 28:226 to behavioral health treatment in a manner contrary to the principal's wishes as expressed in an advance directive for beha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:231 Revocation of advance directive
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§231. Revocation of advance directive An advance directive for mental health treatment may be revoked in whole or in part at any time by the principal if the principal is not incapable. Revocation shall be effective when a principal who is not capable communicates the revocation …
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:232 Limitations on liability of physician or provider
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§232. Limitations on liability of physician or provider A physician or provider who administers or does not administer behavioral health treatment according to and in good faith reliance upon the validity of an advance directive for behavioral health treatment shall not be subjec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:233 Individuals prohibited from serving as representative
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§233. Individuals prohibited from serving as representative The following individuals shall be prohibited from serving as a representative: (1) The treating physician, provider, or an employee of the physician or provider if the physician, provider, or employee is unrelated to th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:234 Individuals prohibited from serving as witnesses to advance directive for behavioral
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§234. Individuals prohibited from serving as witnesses to advance directive for behavioral health treatment The following individuals shall be prohibited from serving as a witness to the signing of an advance directive for behavioral health treatment: (1) The treating physician, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:235 Withdrawal of representative; rescission of withdrawal
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§235. Withdrawal of representative; rescission of withdrawal A. A representative may withdraw by giving notice to the principal. If a principal is incapable, the representative may withdraw by giving notice to the treating physician or provider. The treating physician or provider…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:236 Form
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§236. Form The Louisiana Department of Health, in consultation with the Mental Health Advocacy Service, shall develop a form to implement the provisions of this Part. Acts 2001, No. 755, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:237 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§237. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:24 Repealed by Acts 1978, No
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§24. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 786, §7, eff. July 17, 1978
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:241 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§241. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:242 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§242. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:243 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§243. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:244 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§244. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:245 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§245. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:246 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§246. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:247 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§247. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:247.1 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§247.1. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:248 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§248. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:249 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§249. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 252, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:25 Provisions for close confinement of certain patients who have a mental illness
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§25. Provisions for close confinement of certain patients who have a mental illness A. At hospitals that it may designate, the department may provide facilities for the care and confinement of patients who have a mental illness and who require close confinement in the interest of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:25.1 Establishment of Feliciana Forensic Facility; authorization to establish forensic
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§25.1. Establishment of Feliciana Forensic Facility; authorization to establish forensic facilities in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and Alexandria A. The forensic unit at Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System is hereby declared to be a separate and distinct facility fro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:25.2 Granting of passes to Feliciana Forensic Facility clients
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§25.2. Granting of passes to Feliciana Forensic Facility clients A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including any provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the administrator of the Feliciana Forensic Facility, in his discretion, may grant any client…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:26 Psychiatric facility; forensic facility; prohibitions
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§26. Psychiatric facility; forensic facility; prohibitions A.(1) No forensic psychiatric hospital issued an initial license after August 1, 2024, shall be constructed, located, or established within one thousand feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school or any si…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:3 Application of Chapter; costs
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§3. Application of Chapter; costs The provisions of this Chapter apply to persons who are suffering from mental illness or substance-related or addictive disorders. Nothing in this Chapter referring to costs shall be construed to defer or prevent the care of a person in a state p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:31 Findings
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§31. Findings The legislature finds that there is a need for a secured residential facility for any person found not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity or found incompetent to stand trial after such person has been released from a state forensic facility. Historically, all s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:311 Repealed by Acts 2011, No
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§311. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 207, §9.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:311.1 REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO
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§311.1. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 662, §8, EFF. JULY 7, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:311.2 REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO
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§311.2. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 662, §8, EFF. JULY 7, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:311.3 REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO
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§311.3. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 662, §8, EFF. JULY 7, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:311.4 REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO
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§311.4. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 662, §8, EFF. JULY 7, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:311.5 REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO
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§311.5. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 662, §8, EFF. JULY 7, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 28:311.6 REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO
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§311.6. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 662, §8, EFF. JULY 7, 1989.