Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:5.2 – Nothing in this Part shall be construed to authorize the state health officer or the Louisiana Department of Health to impose on any person any mode of treatment inconsistent with1
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:5.2
- Person: means an individual, a public or private corporation, an association, a partnership, a public body created by or pursuant to state law, the state of Louisiana, an agency or political subdivision of the state, a federally recognized Indian tribe, the United States government, a political subdivision of the United States government, and any officer, employee, and agent of one of those entities. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:5.8
- State health officer: means the legally appointed or acting state health officer as defined in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:5.8
Nothing in this Part shall be construed to authorize the state health officer or the Louisiana Department of Health to impose on any person any mode of treatment inconsistent with1 creed or tenets of any religious denomination of which he is an adherent, provided that sanitary and quarantine regulations are complied with by such person.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 619, §1.
1The words “with creed” are as they appear in the enrolled Act.