Louisiana Children’s Code 1428 – Notice of admission
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1428
- Patient: means any person detained and taken care of as a person with mental illness or person suffering from substance abuse. See Louisiana Children's Code 1404
- Treatment: means an active effort to accomplish an improvement in the mental condition or behavior of a patient or to prevent deterioration in his condition or behavior. See Louisiana Children's Code 1404
The director of the treatment facility shall notify the minor patient‘s nearest relative, if known, or designated responsible party, if any, in writing of the minor’s admission by emergency certificate as soon as reasonably possible.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.