Louisiana § 28:50 Declaration of policy

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§ 28:50 — Declaration of policy

Louisiana § 28:50

Title 28Mental Health

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La. Stat. Ann. § 28:50 (2026).

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§50. Declaration of policy The underlying policy of this Chapter is as follows:

(1)That persons who have a mental illness and persons suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder be encouraged to seek voluntary treatment.

(2)That any involuntary treatment or evaluation be accomplished in a setting which is medically appropriate, most likely to facilitate proper care and treatment that will return the patient to the community as soon as possible, and is the least restrictive of the patient's liberty.

(3)That continuity of care for persons who have a mental illness and persons suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder be provided.

(4)That mental health and substance-related and addictive disorder treatment services be delivered as near to the place of residence

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§50. Declaration of policy
The underlying policy of this Chapter is as follows:
(1) That persons who have a mental illness and persons suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder be encouraged to seek voluntary treatment.
(2) That any involuntary treatment or evaluation be accomplished in a setting which
is medically appropriate, most likely to facilitate proper care and treatment that will return
the patient to the community as soon as possible, and is the least restrictive of the patient's
liberty.
(3) That continuity of care for persons who have a mental illness and persons
suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder be provided.
(4) That mental health and substance-related and addictive disorder treatment
services be delivered as near to the place of residence of the person receiving such services
as is reasonably possible and medically appropriate.
(5) That individual rights of patients be safeguarded.
(6) That no person solely as a result of mental illness, substance-related or addictive
disorder, or incapacitation by alcohol shall be confined in any jail, prison, correctional
facility, or criminal detention center. This shall not apply to persons arrested, charged, or
convicted under Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(7) That no person shall be denied treatment solely because he has withdrawn from
treatment against medical advice on a prior occasion or because he has relapsed after an
earlier treatment.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1954, No. 701, §2. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 482, §1; Acts 1968, No. 238, §1; Acts 1977, No. 714, §1; Acts 1979, No. 767, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.