§ 1471 Transfer of patients between institutions

Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Children's Code > Title XIV > Chapter 13 - Transfer of Patients Committed to the Department

  • Caretaker: means any person legally obligated to provide or secure adequate care for a child, including a parent, tutor, guardian, legal custodian, foster home parent, or other person providing a residence for the child. See Louisiana Children's Code 1404
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Children's Code 1404
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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
  • superintendent: means a person in charge of a treatment facility or his deputy. See Louisiana Children's Code 1404