La. Ch. Code art. 1451
This is the official text of La. Ch. Code art. 1451, part of Louisiana’s Children's Code — governs child custody, child protection, and juvenile justice in Louisiana.
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Conversion to voluntary status
Official statutory text
A. No director of a treatment facility shall prohibit any minor with mental illness or minor suffering from substance abuse from applying for conversion of involuntary or emergency admission status to voluntary admission status.
B. Any minor patient on an involuntary admission status shall have the right to apply for a writ of habeas corpus to have his admission status changed to voluntary status.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2014, No. 811, §33, eff. June 23, 2014.
B. Any minor patient on an involuntary admission status shall have the right to apply for a writ of habeas corpus to have his admission status changed to voluntary status.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2014, No. 811, §33, eff. June 23, 2014.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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