Louisiana Children’s Code 1455 – Discretion of director
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1455
- Discharge: means the full or conditional release from a treatment facility of any minor admitted or otherwise detained under this Title. See Louisiana Children's Code 1404
- 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
A. Notwithstanding an order of judicial commitment, the director of the treatment facility to which the minor patient is committed is encouraged to explore treatment measures that are medically appropriate and less restrictive.
B. The director may at any time convert an involuntary commitment to a voluntary one should he deem that action medically appropriate. He shall inform the court of any action in that regard.
C. The director may discharge any minor patient if in his opinion discharge is appropriate. The director shall not be legally responsible to any person for the subsequent acts of behavior of a patient discharged in good faith.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.