Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:145 – Costs of transfer
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:145
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
- 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
- Transfer: means the removal of a patient from one mental institution to another without any procedure for admission other than is prescribed by the department. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
The person requesting the transfer shall pay the costs of transferring a patient between hospitals. The department shall pay the costs of transfers made at its request.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.