§28:92. Transfer of patients from military establishments
RS 28:92 – Transfer of patients from military establishments A. Any resident and rightful charge upon the state who suffers from a mental illness while in military service and is returned to the state because of need of inpatient psychiatric care shall be directly transferred from the military establishment to a state psychiatric hospital, provided […]
§28:93. Transfer of veterans to United States veterans hospitals
RS 28:93 – Transfer of veterans to United States veterans hospitals A. Any veteran eligible for treatment in a United States veterans hospital who has been committed to a psychiatric hospital within the state may be transferred to a United States veterans hospital. B. The transfer shall be by order of the committing court or […]
§28:65. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 891, §2, EFF. JUNE 23, 1993.
RS 28:65 – REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 891, §2, EFF. JUNE 23, 1993.
§28:94. Transfer of patients between psychiatric hospitals
RS 28:94 – Transfer of patients between psychiatric hospitals A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection, the department may transfer any patient from one psychiatric hospital to another if applicable eligibility criteria are met. Moreover, the administrator of a psychiatric hospital may request the department to transfer a patient when he believes that a […]
§28:66. Criteria for civil involuntary outpatient treatment
RS 28:66 – Criteria for civil involuntary outpatient treatment A. A respondent may be ordered to obtain civil involuntary outpatient treatment if the court finds that all of the following conditions apply: (1) The respondent is eighteen years of age or older. (2) The respondent is suffering from a mental illness. (3) The respondent is […]
§28:95. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
RS 28:95 – Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
§28:67. Petition to the court
RS 28:67 – Petition to the court A petition for an order authorizing involuntary outpatient treatment may be filed in the judicial district in the parish in which the respondent is present or reasonably believed to be present. A petition to obtain an order authorizing involuntary outpatient treatment may be initiated by one of the […]
§28:96. Discharge by the administrator or treating physician
RS 28:96 – Discharge by the administrator or treating physician A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the administrator or treating physician may discharge any patient committed to a psychiatric hospital if he believes that the patient has sufficiently recovered and that no harm will result from his discharge. B. The administrator or treating […]
§28:68. Petition
RS 28:68 – Petition A. The petition shall contain the facts which are the basis of the assertion that the respondent meets each of the criteria in R.S. 28:66 that he is present or reasonably believed to be present in the parish where filed, and provide the respondent with adequate notice and knowledge relative to […]
§28:96.1. Discharge by the director or administrator of a private psychiatric hospital
RS 28:96.1 – Discharge by the director or administrator of a private psychiatric hospital A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section the director, administrator, or head of a private psychiatric hospital may discharge any patient committed to his hospital only on the certificate of either two physicians, or one physician and one psychologist, medical […]