Louisiana Children’s Code 1461 – Advice of rights
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1461
- Caretaker: means any person legally obligated to provide or secure adequate care for a child, including a parent, tutor, guardian, legal custodian, foster home parent, or other person providing a residence for the child. See Louisiana Children's Code 1404
- MHAS: means Mental Health Advocacy Service, as established by Louisiana Children's Code 1404
- 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. On admission to a treatment facility, the minor and the minor’s parent, tutor, or caretaker, if the minor is admitted pursuant to Article 1460, shall be informed in writing of the procedures for requesting release and of the availability of counsel, information about the MHAS, the rights enumerated in Article 1409, and the rules and regulations applicable to or concerning his conduct while a patient in the program or facility.
B. This information shall also be prominently posted in any area where the patient is to be confined or treated.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 612, §3.