{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-28-99","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 28:99","heading":"Discharge by lapse of time","body":"Any patient continuously absent from a psychiatric hospital without authorized leave for seventy-two hours is automatically discharged and may be readmitted only according to law. This Section shall not apply to clients committed in accordance with R.S. 28:59 or Code of Criminal Procedure Article 648 or 654.","path":["TITLE 28. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=85317","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:35Z","sha256":"3ecd1afb8a2748a43a1951bf835a790f9617b2cc81f8794f23731c0bdd2ddce6","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-28-98.2","next":"us-la/rs-28-100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}