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urn: urn:us-la:rs:28:234
citation: "R.S. 28:234"
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breadcrumb: "Title 28 › Chapter 1 › Part X"
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  - { year: 2017, number: 369, section: 2, effective_date: null, role: amendment }
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# Individuals prohibited from serving as witnesses to advance directive for behavioral health treatment

The following individuals shall be prohibited from serving as a witness to the signing of an advance directive for behavioral health treatment:

(1) The treating physician, provider, or a relative of the physician or provider.

(2) An owner, operator, or relative of an owner or operator of a behavioral health treatment facility in which the principal is a patient or resident.

(3) An individual related to the principal by blood, marriage, or adoption.