La. Stat. tit. 28 § 99

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session

Section 28:99 - Discharge by lapse of time

Any patient continuously absent from a psychiatric hospital without authorized leave for seventy-two hours is automatically discharged and may be readmitted only according to law. This Section shall not apply to clients committed in accordance with R.S. 28:59 or Code of Criminal Procedure Article 648 or 654.

La. R.S. § 28:99

Amended by Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.

Amended by Acts 2017, No. 369,s. 2, eff. 8/1/2017.