Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 28 > Chapter 4-A > Part II - Rights of Persons Who Have Developmental Disabilities and Principles for the Developmental Disabilities Services System

• Appropriate: means all of the following:

              (a) In accordance with standards of the Louisiana Department of Health and the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:451.2

• Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:451.2
• Determination: means determination of eligibility for entry into the system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:451.2
• Developmental disabilities services: means programs, services, and supports for persons with developmental disabilities that include but are not limited to information and referral services, support coordination services, system entry services, development of the support profiles and plans, individual and family support services, living options, habilitation services, and vocational services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:451.2
• Developmental disability: means either:

              (a) A severe, chronic disability of a person that:

              (i) Is attributable to an intellectual or physical impairment or combination of intellectual and physical impairments. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:451.2

• Diagnosis: means the art and science of determining the presence of disease in an individual and distinguishing one disease from another. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
• Discharge: means the full or conditional release from a treatment facility of any person admitted or otherwise detained under this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Most integrated setting: is a n environment that includes the full range of service and support options that reflect the desires and goals of the person and that address the needs of the person and which promotes the full participation in daily life and activities. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:451.2
• Person: means a person with a developmental disability. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:451.2
• Services: means developmental disability services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:451.2
• Support plan: means an individualized plan that coordinates supports and services to assist the person in reaching his desired outcomes and reflects the vision, personal preferences, life goals, and diverse formal and informal support needs of the person. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:451.2
• System: means the developmental disabilities services system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:451.2
• 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 Revised Statutes 28:2