Louisiana Statutes
§ 28:72 — Application for additional periods of treatment
Louisiana § 28:72
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 28Mental Health
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 28:72 (2026).
Text
§72. Application for additional periods of treatment
A.The court order for outpatient treatment shall expire at the end of the specified
period unless a petition for an extension has been filed. If any person or entity authorized
within R.S. 28:67 determines that a respondent requires further involuntary outpatient
treatment, he shall file a petition for continued treatment prior to the expiration of the
involuntary outpatient treatment ordered by the court. If a respondent has been ordered to
receive outpatient treatment for four consecutive six-month to one-year periods, the period
of any subsequent order may exceed one year but shall not exceed two years.
B.The procedure for obtaining an extension shall be the same as for obtaining the
original order. However, the time periods provide
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Legislative History
Acts 2008, No. 407, §2; Acts 2015, No. 317, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2; Acts 2018,
No. 206, §1; Acts 2018, No. 375, §1; Acts 2021, No. 329, §1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 28:1
Short title§ 28:100
Leaves of absence for patients§ 28:100.1
Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7§ 28:101
Boarding out patients§ 28:105
Extradition of escaped patients§ 28:11
Short title§ 28:142
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