Louisiana § RS 28:21.1 - Substance-related and addictive disorders; treatment in state psychiatric hospitals
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 28:21.1 — Substance-related and addictive disorders; treatment in state psychiatric hospitals, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 28:21.1. Substance-related and addictive disorders; treatment in state psychiatric hospitals
A. The Louisiana Department of Health is authorized to accept indigent patients suffering from co-occurring substance-related or addictive disorders and to give such patients the care and treatment required.
B. The purpose of this Section is to recognize substance-related and addictive disorders as a sickness or disease and to place those suffering from it in the same position relative to obtaining treatment as persons suffering from other diseases.
Added by Acts 1952, No. 288, §§1 to 3; Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 28:21.1 ("Substance-related and addictive disorders; treatment in state psychiatric hospitals") 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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