R.S. 28:146

Expenses incident to discharge, removal, or funeral ACTIVE

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.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1974, No. 294, §1
  • amendment Acts 1978, No. 786, §3, eff. July 17, 1978
  • amendment Acts 2014, No. 811, §14, eff. June 23, 2014
  • amendment Acts 2017, No. 369, §2

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 28:146 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-28-146,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 28:146},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-28/section-146},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}