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§28:172. Deposit of patients’ funds; disbursement

RS 28:172 – Deposit of patients’ funds; disbursement A. The administrator of each state psychiatric hospital is authorized to receive and receipt for funds belonging to a patient and shall keep such funds on deposit for the use and benefit of the patient. Such funds shall be considered as being on deposit with an agency […]

§28:181. Improper commitment

RS 28:181 – Improper commitment Any person who, alone or in conspiracy with others, unlawfully, willfully, maliciously, and without reasonable cause, commits or attempts to commit any person not suffering from mental illness or a substance-related or addictive disorder to the extent that he requires care shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, […]

§28:183. Furnishing weapons

RS 28:183 – Furnishing weapons Any person who knowingly makes available any dangerous instrument or weapon to any client of any treatment facility shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than two years, or both. Amended by Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.

§28:184. Furnishing intoxicants

RS 28:184 – Furnishing intoxicants Any person who knowingly makes available any intoxicant to any client of any treatment facility, except with the permission of the director or administrator, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Amended by Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.

§28:185. Unlicensed counseling

RS 28:185 – Unlicensed counseling A. No person shall hold himself out to be a counselor with a specific specialty to provide mental health or substance-related or addictive disorder treatment services, or attempt to provide counseling services in this state, and receive fees either from the patient or a third party, unless he is authorized […]

§28:200. Promotion of a community-based system of care

RS 28:200 – Promotion of a community-based system of care It is hereby declared to be a function of the Louisiana Department of Health to promote the establishment and administration of a community-based system of care, including but not limited to community behavioral health clinics for persons who have a mental illness, persons with developmental […]