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2018 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 28 - Mental Health
RS 28:234 - Individuals prohibited from serving as witnesses to advance directive for mental health treatment
Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 28:234 (2018)
§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.
Acts 2001, No. 755, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
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