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LA Rev Stat § 28:104 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§104. Importation of nonresident psychiatric patients prohibited

RS 104 - Importation of nonresident psychiatric patients prohibited  A. No person or public carrier shall knowingly import a nonresident psychiatric patient into this state for the purpose of having him committed.  B. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined one hundred dollars or imprisoned for sixty days, or both, and the patient shall be removed from the state at the expense of the offending person or public carrier.  Amended by Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:105 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§105. Extradition of escaped patients

RS 105 - Extradition of escaped patients  A. For purposes of this Section, the following definitions relative to extradition of escaped patients apply:  (1) "Executive authority" means the governor of a state or other executive of a territory, district, or insular or other possession of the United States, or his appointed designee.  (2) "Flight" and "fled" shall mean any departure from the jurisdiction of the court where the proceedings provided for in this Section may have been instituted and are still pending, with the effect of avoiding, impeding, or delaying the action of the court in which such proceedings may have been instituted or be pending.  (3) "State" shall include any state, territory, district, and insular and other possession of the United States.  B.(1) Whenever the executive authority of any state other than Louisiana demands the return of an escaped nonresident patient and produces a certified copy of the decree or other judicial process and proceedings for involuntary commitment with an affidavit showing the person to be an escapee, it shall be the duty of the executive authority of Louisiana to apprehend and secure the escapee.  (2) The executive authority of Louisiana shall give immediate notice of the apprehension of the escapee to the executive authority making such demand, or to the agent of the authority appointed to receive the escapee, and shall cause the escapee to be delivered to such agent. If no agent appears within forty days from the time of apprehension, the escapee may be discharged.  C. All costs and expenses incurred in apprehending, securing, maintaining, and transmitting the escapee shall be paid by the state making the demand for the return of the escapee. Any agent so appointed who receives the escapee into his custody shall be empowered to transmit him to the state from which he has fled.  Amended by Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:141 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§141. Costs of commitment and examination

RS 141 - Costs of commitment and examination  A. If financially able, the patient or his legal guardian shall pay the costs of commitment, including examination fees, expenses incurred in calling witnesses, fees of counsel for the patient, and fees of the commission, otherwise the parish of domicile in the case of a resident or the department in the case of a nonresident shall pay these costs.  B. Fees for services rendered by coroners or other experts in the commitment of patients shall be in accordance with the provisions contained in Article 659 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the special laws relating to the fees of coroners and assisting physicians in interdiction proceedings. Except for emergency commitments which do not result in court commitment and voluntary admissions, the coroner of the parish of domicile shall receive the usual fee allowed in a formal commitment for all types of commitment under this Chapter, even though he does not act personally in the commitment proceeding.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:142 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§142. Costs of transportation

RS 142 - Costs of transportation  A. If financially able, the patient or his legal guardian shall pay all costs incident to transporting the patient to the state psychiatric hospital; otherwise the department, in the case of a nonresident, or the parish in which the hearing was held, in the case of a resident, shall pay these costs. If a patient's domicile is in a parish other than that in which the hearing was held, the former parish shall reimburse the latter for these costs.  B. Fees for transporting patients shall be in accordance with the special laws establishing fees for transporting prisoners.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:143 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§143. Costs of maintenance and daily care

RS 143 - Costs of maintenance and daily care  A. The director or administrator of each state psychiatric hospital shall include the costs of maintenance and daily care of patients as an expense of the state psychiatric hospital and shall prepare budgets in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  B. If financially able, the patient or his legal guardian shall reimburse the state psychiatric hospital for all or a part of the cost of his maintenance or daily care.  Amended by Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:144 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§144. Investigation and assessment of charges

RS 144 - Investigation and assessment of charges  The department shall develop procedures to determine the ability of a patient or his legal guardian to pay all or a part of the costs of the patient's care and shall adopt a policy including rules and regulations for the assessment of charges in accordance with the ability to pay.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:145 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§145. Costs of transfer

RS 145 - Costs of transfer  The person requesting the transfer shall pay the costs of transferring a patient between hospitals. The department shall pay the costs of transfers made at its request.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:146 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§146. Expenses incident to discharge, removal, or funeral

RS 146 - Expenses incident to discharge, removal, or funeral  A. If financially able, the patient or his legal guardian shall pay the costs of the patient's funeral or his discharge and removal, including traveling expenses to his home; otherwise the state psychiatric hospital shall pay these costs. If discharge is ordered by the department and the state psychiatric hospital pays the patient's traveling expenses to his home, the department shall reimburse the state psychiatric hospital out of appropriations for persons who are indigent and have a mental illness.  B. If a patient committed in accordance with R.S. 28:59 is ordered returned by the court, the parish in which the court is located shall pay these costs.  Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:147 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§147. Method of collection

RS 147 - Method of collection  The department may demand and receive any sums assessed as costs against a patient or his legal guardian, and in the case of nonpayment may sue to enforce collection. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:148 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§148. Expenses of deportation

RS 148 - Expenses of deportation Expenses for deporting a nonresident patient shall be paid by the department out of appropriations for persons who are indigent and have a mental illness. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 28:171.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§171.1. Principles for the behavioral health system

RS 171.1 - Principles for the behavioral health system  The department and any entity which receives funding through a state contract to provide services to persons with needs relating to behavioral health, as defined in R.S. 28:2, shall provide, to the maximum extent possible, behavioral health treatment, services, and supports which are consistent with the following principles:  (1) Treatment, services, and supports assist in enabling people to exercise self-determination in their lives.  (2) Treatment, services, and supports assist in enabling people to achieve their maximum potential through increased independence, productivity, and inclusion in their communities.  (3) Personal outcomes and goals are considered in the development of individualized supports for each person.  (4) The community where the person chooses to live and work is an appropriate place to provide treatment, supports, and services.  (5) Persons with behavioral health needs are generally best able to determine their own needs, rather than their needs being determined by others.  (6) For children with behavioral health needs, the needs of the entire family should be considered in the development of family supports.  (7) Family supports may enable children to live in stable family environments with enduring relationships with one or more adults regardless of the severity of the behavioral health needs of the child or the degree of support necessary.  (8) Children and young adults with behavioral health needs receive and participate in an appropriate education which enables them to have increased opportunities for well being, development, and inclusion in their communities.  (9) Existing natural supports and community resources are promoted and utilized.  Acts 2012, No. 418, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:172 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§172. Deposit of patients' funds; disbursement

RS 172 - Deposit of patients' funds; disbursement  A. The administrator of each state psychiatric hospital is authorized to receive and receipt for funds belonging to a patient and shall keep such funds on deposit for the use and benefit of the patient. Such funds shall be considered as being on deposit with an agency of the state of Louisiana and no bond shall be required of the department. Disbursement thereof shall be made only on order of the court having jurisdiction over the patient if he has been judicially interdicted or if not, an order of the person or governmental agency making the deposit in behalf of the patient.  B. When a patient dies who has funds on deposit to his credit, the administrator may at his discretion use whatever portion of those funds is needed to give the patient a decent burial. The remainder of the patient's funds may be claimed by his heirs by appropriate legal action. If such funds are not claimed by the heirs of a deceased patient within five years of the date of his death, then his funds shall become the property of the state and be used by the administrator for the benefit of other patients in the hospital.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 427, §1. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 160, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:173 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§173. Interest earned on funds of psychiatric hospital patients

RS 173 - Interest earned on funds of psychiatric hospital patients  Interest earned on funds of patients deposited with the psychiatric hospital shall be remitted to the individual patient.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 427, §2; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:181 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§181. Improper commitment

RS 181 - Improper commitment  Any person who, alone or in conspiracy with others, unlawfully, willfully, maliciously, and without reasonable cause, commits or attempts to commit any person not suffering from mental illness or a substance-related or addictive disorder to the extent that he requires care shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.  Amended by Acts 1954, No. 701, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:182 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§182. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.

RS 182 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 369, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 28:183 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§183. Furnishing weapons

RS 183 - Furnishing weapons  Any person who knowingly makes available any dangerous instrument or weapon to any client of any treatment facility shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.  Amended by Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:184 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§184. Furnishing intoxicants

RS 184 - Furnishing intoxicants  Any person who knowingly makes available any intoxicant to any client of any treatment facility, except with the permission of the director or administrator, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.  Amended by Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:185 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§185. Unlicensed counseling

RS 185 - Unlicensed counseling  A. No person shall hold himself out to be a counselor with a specific specialty to provide mental health or substance-related or addictive disorder treatment services, or attempt to provide counseling services in this state, and receive fees either from the patient or a third party, unless he is authorized to practice in the specific specialty area by the appropriate state or regulatory authority.  B. Any person found to be in violation of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.  C. All persons found to be in violation of this Section shall be reported to the Louisiana Department of Health, where a database shall be kept of all violators.  Acts 2006, No. 612, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 28:200 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§200. Promotion of a community-based system of care

RS 200 - Promotion of a community-based system of care  It is hereby declared to be a function of the Louisiana Department of Health to promote the establishment and administration of a community-based system of care, including but not limited to community behavioral health clinics for persons who have a mental illness, persons with developmental disabilities, or persons with both conditions as contemplated by the provisions of R.S. 40:2013.  Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1997, No. 166, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:201 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§201. Transfer of administration

RS 201 - Transfer of administration  The department may continue to administer any such existing clinics, but its primary endeavor shall be to transfer responsibility for the administration of existing facilities or facilities that may hereafter be created to local associations, nonprofit corporations, police juries, school boards, municipalities, or other public agencies that have demonstrated a desire to establish, maintain, and operate facilities for persons who have a mental illness, developmental disabilities, or both conditions on a municipal, parish, or other local area basis.  Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:202 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§202. Lease of land, buildings, and equipment

RS 202 - Lease of land, buildings, and equipment  The department may lease to responsible local organizations or to the governing bodies of local public agencies any state-owned land, buildings, and equipment designed for or being operated as a behavioral health clinic.  Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 28:203 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§203. Standards of operation and maintenance; enforcement; entry and inspection

RS 203 - Standards of operation and maintenance; enforcement; entry and inspection  The department shall adopt standards of operation and maintenance of behavioral health centers and facilities for persons with developmental disabilities and the secretary shall enforce such rules and regulations as provided in R.S. 40:2017.7. The department shall have the right to enter upon and inspect community behavioral health and developmental disabilities centers and assay the efficiency of their operations for the purpose of determining compliance with or violation of any of the standards. Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 28:204 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§204. Contracts

RS 204 - Contracts  The department may contract with local voluntary associations, nonprofit corporations, police juries, school boards, municipalities, or other public agencies providing for the administration of such centers by the contracting local authority out of any funds, including local, state, and federal funds or a combination thereof made available for the operation and maintenance of community behavioral health and developmental disabilities centers which have accepted allocation of funds as herein provided. The allocation of funds as herein authorized shall not have the effect of making the employees or officials of a community behavioral health or developmental disabilities center state employees or state officials. Such persons shall be employees or officials of the local governing authority or private corporation or association and the state shall not be held responsible by any court for the negligent act of any such persons. The department may stipulate in any such contract that it reserves the right to consult with local authorities relative to program, management, personnel, and facilities of a community behavioral health or developmental disabilities center. Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 28:205 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§205. Allocation of funds

RS 205 - Allocation of funds  The department shall have final authority in determining the percentage not to exceed seventy-five percent of state and federal funds or either that may be allotted to any community behavioral health center as contemplated by R.S. 28:204 but the allocation may be cancelled at any time the department finds a community behavioral health or developmental disabilities center is violating any of the standards of operation and maintenance adopted under the provisions of R.S. 28:203. Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 28:206 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§206. Continuum of care for the emotionally and behaviorally disturbed; statement of policy; determination of need and site

RS 206 - Continuum of care for the emotionally and behaviorally disturbed; statement of policy; determination of need and site  A. It is hereby declared to be the responsibility of the Louisiana Department of Health to promote the establishment of a continuum of care to house emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children and adults. This continuum of care may include but is not limited to group homes and supportive housing services, programs, and facilities.  B. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall determine the need for such care facilities, services, and programs in all areas of the state, and when he determines that such care is needed in a particular community, he shall so advise the governing body of the community of such need. The secretary will designate sites for such care facilities, services, and programs as funds are appropriated by the legislature.  C. Any site designated under this Section shall comply with any applicable local and state building or zoning ordinances and laws.  D. Any site selected by the secretary must be approved by the local governing authority.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 677, §1; Acts 1997, No. 166, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 28:211 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§211.

RS 211 -  RS 211 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 811, §34, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 28:212 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§212. REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 662, §8, EFF. JULY 7, 1989.

RS 212 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1989, NO. 662, §8, EFF. JULY 7, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 28:213 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§213. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 811, §34, eff. June 23, 2014.

RS 213 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 811, §34, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 28:215.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§215.1. Coroner's Strategic Initiative for a Health Information and Intervention Program; creation

RS 215.1 - Coroner's Strategic Initiative for a Health Information and Intervention Program; creation  The office of the coroner in the parish of St. Tammany is hereby authorized to establish within his office a Coroner's Strategic Initiative for a Health Information and Intervention Program, referred to hereafter in this Part as "CSI/HIP".  Acts 2010, No. 907, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 28:215.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 28 - Mental Health|§215.2. Coroner's Strategic Initiative for a Health Information and Intervention Program; powers and duties

RS 215.2 - Coroner's Strategic Initiative for a Health Information and Intervention Program; powers and duties  Subject to the availability of adequate funding, a CSI/HIP may perform any of the following functions:  (1) Provide a home-based support system, which shall not provide any behavioral health treatment but rather shall provide aid to the individual to ensure that the treatment protocol is being met and to access available behavioral health resources in the community for persons who satisfy all of the following criteria:  (a) The person was committed pursuant to Part III of this Chapter.  (b) The person has completed the treatment program and has been released.  (c) The person has voluntarily consented to have personnel of the coroner, performing duties in conjunction with the CSI/HIP, periodically visit the person at the person's residence.  (2) Establish a community resource center that is accessible by telephone or internet to provide twenty-four hour support for persons suffering from a mental illness or substance-related or addictive disorder by providing educational and outreach materials about the resources for behavioral health patients which are available in the community, including the location, transportation, and methods for accessing these resources.  (3) Apply for and receive any grants, funds, or monies from any foundation, nonprofit organization, or state or federal governmental agency or entity.  Acts 2010, No. 907, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2; Acts 2018, No. 206, §1.