§ 1406 Selection of facilities; judicial commitments
§ 1407 Facilities prohibited; emergency certificate for mental health treatment
§ 1408 Facilities prohibited; emergency certificate for substance abuse treatment
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Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Children's Code > Title XIV > Chapter 2 - Treatment Facilities

  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See 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
  • Substance abuse: means the condition of a person who uses narcotic, stimulant, depressant, soporific, tranquilizing, or hallucinogenic drugs or alcohol to the extent that it renders the person dangerous to himself or others or renders the person gravely disabled. 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