Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4261.103

  • Supported decisionmaking: means a process of supporting and accommodating an adult to enable the adult to make life decisions, including decisions related to where the adult wants to live, the services, supports, and medical care the adult wants to receive, with whom the adult wants to live, and where the adult wants to work, without impeding the self-determination of the adult. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4261.102

            The purpose of this Chapter is to recognize a less restrictive decisionmaking process and empowers supported decisionmaking as an option over interdiction for adults with disabilities who need assistance with decisions regarding daily living.

            Acts 2020, No. 258, §2.