Louisiana § 28:26 Psychiatric facility; forensic facility; prohibitions

Louisiana Statutes

§ 28:26 — Psychiatric facility; forensic facility; prohibitions

Louisiana·Title 28 Mental Health

§26. Psychiatric facility; forensic facility; prohibitions A.

(1)No forensic psychiatric hospital issued an initial license after August 1, 2024, shall be constructed, located, or established within one thousand feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school or any site on which a public or private elementary or secondary school was formerly located.

(2)This Subsection shall not apply to a forensic psychiatric hospital issued an initial license before August 1, 2024, that seeks to renew its license. B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a local governing authority from prescribing by rule or ordinance any additional requirements for facilities provided for in Subsection A of this Section.

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§26. Psychiatric facility; forensic facility; prohibitions
A.(1) No forensic psychiatric hospital issued an initial license after August 1, 2024,
shall be constructed, located, or established within one thousand feet of a public or private
elementary or secondary school or any site on which a public or private elementary or
secondary school was formerly located.
(2) This Subsection shall not apply to a forensic psychiatric hospital issued an initial
license before August 1, 2024, that seeks to renew its license.
B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a local governing authority
from prescribing by rule or ordinance any additional requirements for facilities provided for
in Subsection A of this Section.

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