§ 28:67 — Petition to the court

§67. Petition to the court
A petition for an order authorizing involuntary outpatient treatment may be filed in
the judicial district in the parish in which the respondent is present or reasonably believed
to be present or in the judicial district where the respondent resides. A petition to obtain an
order authorizing involuntary outpatient treatment may be initiated by one of the following
persons:
(1) The director, administrator, or treating physician of a hospital in which the
respondent is hospitalized.
(2) The director, administrator, or treating physician of an emergency receiving
center in which the respondent is receiving services.
(3) The director of the local governing entity, or his designee, in the parish in which
the respondent is present or reasonably believed to be present.
(4)(a) Any interested person through counsel. The court may order the coroner in
the jurisdiction in which the respondent is found to provide written concurrence to the
allegations found in the petition to authorize involuntary outpatient treatment.
(b) For the purposes of this Section, "interested person" means anyone of legal age
who has an interest in the outcome of a particular case, which may include but shall not be
limited to any adult relative or friend of the respondent, any official or representative of a
public or private agency, corporation, or association that is concerned with the respondent's
welfare, or any other person found suitable by the court.
(5) The Louisiana Department of Health.

Legislative History

Acts 2008, No. 407, §2; Acts 2009, No. 384, §5, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2013, No. 226, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2; Acts 2018, No. 375, §1; Acts 2021, No. 329, §1; Acts 2024, No. 166, §1.