RS 28:234: 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.