Louisiana Statutes
§ 40:1159.7 — Right of adult to refuse treatment as to his own person not abridged
Louisiana § 40:1159.7
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 40Public Health and Safety
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La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1159.7 (2026).
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§1159.7. Right of adult to refuse treatment as to his own person not abridged
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to abridge any right of a person eighteen
years of age or over to refuse to consent to medical or surgical treatment as to his own
person.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1975, No. 798, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1299.56 by HCR 84
of 2015 R.S.
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Short title§ 40:1159.5
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