§ 28:811 A. The Louisiana suicide prevention plan, referred to in this Section as the “state suicide prevention plan”, is hereby created as an initiative of the office of behavioral health, w
§ 28:812 The legislature intends that the following systems and organizations contribute to the development and implementation of the state suicide prevention plan:
§ 28:813 The department shall promulgate all rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Part.
§ 28:814 Implementation of this Chapter shall be contingent upon receipt of grant funding.

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 28 > Chapter 12 > Part III - State Suicide Prevention Plan

  • Behavioral health: is a term used to refer to both mental health and substance use. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
  • 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 Revised Statutes 28:2