Louisiana § RS 28:146 - Expenses incident to discharge, removal, or funeral
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 28:146 — Expenses incident to discharge, removal, or funeral, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 28:146. 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.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 28:146 ("Expenses incident to discharge, removal, or funeral") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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