Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:142 – A. If financially able, the patient or his legal guardian shall pay all costs incident to transporting the patient to the state psychiatric hospital; otherwise the department, in the
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:142
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
- 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 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
A. If financially able, the patient or his legal guardian shall pay all costs incident to transporting the patient to the state psychiatric hospital; otherwise the department, in the case of a nonresident, or the parish in which the hearing was held, in the case of a resident, shall pay these costs. If a patient’s domicile is in a parish other than that in which the hearing was held, the former parish shall reimburse the latter for these costs.
B. Fees for transporting patients shall be in accordance with the special laws establishing fees for transporting prisoners.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.