§ 28:141 — Costs of commitment and examination

§141. Costs of commitment and examination
A. If financially able, the patient or his legal guardian shall pay the costs of
commitment, including examination fees, expenses incurred in calling witnesses, fees of
counsel for the patient, and fees of the commission, otherwise the parish of domicile in the
case of a resident or the department in the case of a nonresident shall pay these costs.
B. Fees for services rendered by coroners or other experts in the commitment of
patients shall be in accordance with the provisions contained in Article 659 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure and the special laws relating to the fees of coroners and assisting
physicians in interdiction proceedings. Except for emergency commitments which do not
result in court commitment and voluntary admissions, the coroner of the parish of domicile
shall receive the usual fee allowed in a formal commitment for all types of commitment
under this Chapter, even though he does not act personally in the commitment proceeding.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.