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§25.2.  Granting of passes to patients

A.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including any provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the administrator of the Feliciana Forensic Facility, in his discretion, may grant any patient committed to his custody a pass or furlough from the facility, except those patients who are under commitment to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.  

B.  The administrator shall not grant any patient a pass or furlough for release from the facility except upon the recommendation of the patient's treating psychiatrist and with prior approval of the committing court.  The administrator may impose conditions on a pass or furlough.  Any pass or furlough granted shall be for a fixed period of time.  

Acts 1987, No. 585, §1.