Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Section 28:215.3 - Treatment facilities; dissemination of informationA. Notwithstanding R.S. 28.2, for the purposes of this Section, "treatment facility" shall mean any healthcare facility which provides services or treatment to a person who is suffering from a mental illness or substance-related or addictive disorder except for a nursing home as defined in R.S. 40:2009.2.B. A treatment facility shall provide to all individuals in the parish suffering from a mental illness or substance-related or addictive disorder upon discharge or release an information and consent form which details the information, programs, and services which can be provided by the CSI/HIP to individuals suffering from mental illness and substance-related or addictive disorders and includes a voluntary consent form for the individual to complete if the individual desires to have the treatment facility notify the CSI/HIP on behalf of the individual that the individual would like to be contacted by the CSI/HIP to receive additional information about the program.C. The information and consent forms shall be provided to the treatment facility by the CSI/HIP. Acts 2010, No. 907, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.Amended by Acts 2017, No. 369,s. 2, eff. 8/1/2017.