Louisiana § RS 28:222 - Individuals who may make an advance directive for behavioral health treatment; period of validity
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 28:222 — Individuals who may make an advance directive for behavioral health treatment; period of validity, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 28:222. Individuals who may make an advance directive for behavioral health treatment; period of validity
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in effect as long as the advance directive appointing the representative is in effect or until the representative has withdrawn.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.
Acts 2001, No. 755, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 28:222 ("Individuals who may make an advance directive for behavioral health treatment; period of validity") 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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