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  "citation": "R.S. 28:26",
  "heading": "Psychiatric facility; forensic facility; prohibitions",
  "text": "A.(1) No forensic psychiatric hospital issued an initial license after August 1, 2024, shall be constructed, located, or established within one thousand feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school or any site on which a public or private elementary or secondary school was formerly located.\n\n(2) This Subsection shall not apply to a forensic psychiatric hospital issued an initial license before August 1, 2024, that seeks to renew its license.\n\nB. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a local governing authority from prescribing by rule or ordinance any additional requirements for facilities provided for in Subsection A of this Section.",
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      "name": "BEHAVIORAL HEALTH"
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      "number": "1",
      "name": "BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LAW"
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      "number": "II",
      "name": "FACILITIES AND PLACES FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS OR CLIENTS"
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    }
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 2024, No. 588, §1, eff. June 11, 2024.",
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