Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1079.14 – Any school or facility that provides preventive counseling or treatment services to a child, without parental consent, shall at a minimum:
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1079.14
- Child: means an unmarried individual under the age of eighteen. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1079.12
- Facility: means an entity licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health that provides a broad range of diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation services on both a scheduled and nonscheduled basis in an accessible residential or nonresidential setting by qualified professionals to persons and their families in need of counseling or treatment related to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, or drug abuse, or both. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1079.12
- preventive counseling: means services, general guidance and support, or service coordination, including but not limited to individual and group counseling, support services, and education about alcohol and other drugs and their effects, which are provided by a qualified professional to prevent a child from developing or suffering from alcoholism, alcohol or drug addiction, alcohol or drug abuse, or related physical, emotional, or mental health problems. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1079.12
- School: means any public elementary or secondary school in the state of Louisiana operated by a city or parish school board or any nonpublic school approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1079.12
- Treatment: means an active effort to accomplish an improvement in the mental condition or behavior of a child or to prevent deterioration in his condition or behavior as it relates to drug or alcohol abuse. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1079.12
Any school or facility that provides preventive counseling or treatment services to a child, without parental consent, shall at a minimum:
(1) Maintain a written record of the reason for the preventive counseling or treatment without parental consent and a record of the attempts, if any, made to obtain such consent.
(2) Conduct an initial assessment and evaluation of the child to determine the extent of preventive counseling or treatment services needed.
(3) Prepare a written plan for the provision of preventive counseling or treatment based on the individual assessment and evaluation of the child’s needs.
(4) Provide preventive counseling or treatment in accordance with the written plan.
(5) Maintain a written record of the services provided to the child including periodic notes relating to the child’s progress.
(6) When it has been determined such services are no longer necessary or the child withdraws from the program, prepare a written summary of the preventive counseling or treatment provided to the child and a statement of the child’s progress and maintain such summary and statement as part of the child’s records.
Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 18, §1, eff. July 6, 1994; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 40:1098.4 by HCR 84 of 2015 R.S.