§ 28:476 — Declaration of policy

Louisiana § 28:476

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 28: Mental Health

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§476. Declaration of policy
The legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of this state as declared and
established in this Title, particularly in the Developmental Disability Law and the Behavioral
Health Law, that persons with mental or physical disabilities are entitled to live in the least
restrictive environment in their own community and in normal residential surroundings and
should not be excluded therefrom because of their disabilities. The legislature further
declares that the provisions of this Chapter are intended to secure to all of the citizens of this
state the right to individual dignity as provided in Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution of
Louisiana and to protect the rights and promote the happiness and general welfare of the
people of this state. To that end, the legislature hereby declares that the provisions of this
Chapter are an exercise of the police power reserved to the state by Article I, Section 4 and
Article VI, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1981, No. 892, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.