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La. Rev. Stat. § 28:97

Discharge by the department

Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 28 — Mental Health · Status: effective

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La. Rev. Stat. § 28:97, Discharge by the department, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2709244
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The department may order the examination and the discharge of any patient, except those committed in accordance with R.S. 28:59 and under Title XXI relating to insanity proceedings of the Code of Criminal Procedure, if as a result of the examination it believes that the patient should no longer be detained. When a discharge in accordance with this Section is contemplated, the department shall give notice to the director or administrator and to the person who filed the original petition causing the patient to be committed, in order that they may state their reasons why the patient should be detained for further treatment.