Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1448

  • 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

A.  The director shall notify the court in writing when a minor patient has been discharged or conditionally discharged.

B.  The court may, if it finds it to be in the best interests of the minor, revoke the certificate or judgment of commitment.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.