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  "title_number": "51",
  "section_number": "2179",
  "citation": "R.S. 51:2179",
  "heading": "Dismissal or discharge of resident; refund",
  "text": "No agreement for care shall permit dismissal or discharge of the resident from the facility providing care before the expiration of the agreement without just cause for the removal. If a facility terminates a resident for just cause, the facility shall pay to the resident any refund due in the same manner as if the resident had provided notice pursuant to R.S. 51:2178. The term \"just cause\" includes, but is not limited to, a good faith determination that a resident is a danger to himself or others while remaining in the facility.",
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      "number": "51",
      "name": "TRADE AND COMMERCE"
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      "number": "36",
      "name": "LOUISIANA CONTINUING CARE PROVIDER REGISTRATION AND DISCLOSURE ACT"
    }
  ],
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 1987, No. 483, §1.",
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