Louisiana Children’s Code 1425 – Request for MHAS representation
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1425
- 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
Upon admission by emergency certificate, a patient may request the director of the treatment facility to advise the executive director of MHAS of his admission and may request representation.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.