Louisiana Statutes
§ 40:2009.12 — Sleeping potion, sedatives, or injections without prescription; penalties
Louisiana § 40:2009.12
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 40Public Health and Safety
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 40:2009.12 (2026).
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§2009.12. Sleeping potion, sedatives, or injections without prescription; penalties
It shall be unlawful for anyone operating a nursing home, or any employee thereof,
to administer any sleeping potion or sedative or any hypodermic injections without a doctor's
prescription to any patron of any such nursing home. Any violation of this Section by any
employee, operator, or owner of a nursing home shall be cause for cancellation of license in
accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, and such violator shall also be subject to the
criminal penalties imposed by the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law, Part X
of Chapter 4 of this Title, relating to narcotics or to barbiturates insofar as applicable.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1958, No. 188, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.
Nearby Sections
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§ 40:2009.10.1
Immediate jeopardy violations in a licensed nursing home§ 40:2009.15
Investigation report§ 40:2009.16
Hearing§ 40:2009.17
Retaliation by health care provider§ 40:2009.18
Notification of the procedure§ 40:2009.19
Notification of change§ 40:2009.2
Definitions§ 40:2009.20
Duty to make complaints; penalty; immunityCite This Page — Counsel Stack
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