{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-40-1079.13","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 40:1079.13","heading":"Consent requirements","body":"A. A school or a facility may provide preventive counseling or treatment to a child without parental consent if all of the following conditions are met:\n(1) The child requests such preventive counseling or treatment.\n(2) The child withholds permission to contact a parent or parents to seek consent.\n(3) A qualified professional reasonably determines in good faith and based on independent evidence that seeking parental consent would not be helpful and would be harmful to the child.\n(4) The child provides a statement of his or her reason for seeking preventive counseling or treatment and provides written consent for such services.\nB. When requesting a child's written consent for providing preventive counseling or treatment, the school or facility shall comply with all of the following:\n(1) Advise the child of the purpose and nature of the preventive counseling or treatment.\n(2) Inform the child that the school or facility will maintain a confidential written record of the services provided.\n(3) Inform the child that he or she may withdraw consent and cease participating in the preventive counseling or treatment at any time.","path":["TITLE 40. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=964361","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:41Z","sha256":"f77eb586db31a677a7a18f29af8c77c5444fc24d7acdac20853210e2530833a4","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-40-1079.12","next":"us-la/rs-40-1079.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}