Louisiana Statutes
§ 28:21.1 — Substance-related and addictive disorders; treatment in state psychiatric hospitals
Louisiana § 28:21.1
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 28Mental Health
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 28:21.1 (2026).
Text
§21.1. Substance-related and addictive disorders; treatment in state psychiatric hospitals
A.The Louisiana Department of Health is authorized to accept indigent patients
suffering from co-occurring substance-related or addictive disorders and to give such patients
the care and treatment required.
B.The purpose of this Section is to recognize substance-related and addictive
disorders as a sickness or disease and to place those suffering from it in the same position
relative to obtaining treatment as persons suffering from other diseases.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1952, No. 288, §§1 to 3; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978;
Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
Nearby Sections
11
§ 28:21
State psychiatric hospitals§ 28:211
§ 28:211§ 28:215.4
Consent§ 28:215.6
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