Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:91 – Transfer to psychiatric hospital
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:91
- administrator: means a person in charge of a treatment facility or his deputy. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
- Patient: means any person detained and taken care of as a person who has a mental illness or person who is suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
- Transfer: means the removal of a patient from one mental institution to another without any procedure for admission other than is prescribed by the department. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
A. The judge shall designate or shall request the administrator to provide an attendant to transfer the patient to the psychiatric hospital and may authorize the employment of assistants if necessary.
B. Wherever practicable, the patient to be hospitalized shall be permitted to be accompanied by one or more of his friends or relatives.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 701, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.