Louisiana Children’s Code 1464 – Voluntary admission of minors
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1464
- 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
- 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 Children's Code 1404
A. Any minor sixteen years of age or older may apply for voluntary admission to a treatment facility pursuant to this Chapter.
B. A minor so admitted shall have the same rights as an adult patient.
C. The admitting physician may admit the person on either a formal or informal basis, as hereinafter provided.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.