La. Rev. Stat. § 28:222
Individuals who may make an advance directive for behavioral health treatment; period of validity
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 28 — Mental Health · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- La. Rev. Stat. § 28:222, Individuals who may make an advance directive for behavioral health treatment; period of validity, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2709290
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:2709290@1- SHA-256
94a6a4e5639116f37dc2869e1dfa0c06ae00e9df498683afa8678b13714024b8
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
A. An adult who is not incapable may make an advance directive for behavioral health treatment. The preferences or instructions may include consent to or refusal of behavioral health treatment.
B. An advance directive for behavioral health treatment shall continue in effect for a period of five years or until revoked, whichever occurs first. The authority of a named representative and any alternative representative named in the advance directive for behavioral health treatment shall continue in effect as long as the advance directive appointing the representative is in effect or until the representative has withdrawn.
C. If an advance directive for behavioral health treatment has been delivered to the principal's treating physician or other provider and the principal has been determined to be incapable pursuant to R.S. 28:226, at the expiration of five years after its execution, it shall remain effective until the principal is no longer incapable.