Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:102 – Any escaped patient from a state psychiatric hospital shall be returned at the expense of the state psychiatric hospital from which he left without authorization unless his discharge
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:102
- Discharge: means the full or conditional release from a treatment facility of any person admitted or otherwise detained under this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
- Patient: means any person detained and taken care of as a person who has a mental illness or person who is suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
- State psychiatric hospital: means a public, state-owned and operated inpatient facility for the treatment of mental illness and substance-related and addictive disorders. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
Any escaped patient from a state psychiatric hospital shall be returned at the expense of the state psychiatric hospital from which he left without authorization unless his discharge is granted before his return.
Amended by Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.