§ 28:72 — Application for additional periods of treatment

§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 provided in R.S. 28:66(A)(4) shall not be
applicable in determining the appropriateness of the extension.

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.