{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-28-52.2","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 28:52.2","heading":"Formal voluntary admission","body":"A. Any person who has a mental illness or person who is suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder desiring admission to a treatment facility for diagnosis or treatment of a psychiatric disorder or a substance-related or addictive disorder and who is deemed suitable for formal voluntary admission by the admitting physician or psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who is acting in accordance with a collaborative practice agreement may be so admitted upon his written request.\nB. A patient admitted under the provisions of this Section shall not be detained in the treatment facility for longer than seventy-two hours after making a valid written request for discharge to the director or administrator of the treatment facility unless an emergency certificate is executed pursuant to R.S. 28:53, or unless judicial commitment is instituted pursuant to R.S. 28:54.","path":["TITLE 28. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=85242","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:34Z","sha256":"39f29ece20f36b4487c7451402a029b077cba0238d8d09c293cdabc724f39fd3","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-28-52.1","next":"us-la/rs-28-52.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}