Louisiana Children’s Code 1560 – Wrongful refusal to consent to medical care and treatment of a child
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1560
- Child: means a person under eighteen years of age who has not been judicially emancipated under Civil Code Article 385 or emancipated by marriage under Civil Code Articles 379 through 384. See Louisiana Children's Code 1552
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Whenever the parent or guardian of a child wrongfully refuses to consent to the medical care and treatment of his child as required by this Chapter, the physician may report the child as a child in need of care in accordance with the provisions of Title VI.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.