§215.3 Treatment facilities; dissemination of information
A. Notwithstanding R.S. 28.2, for the purposes of this Section, "treatment facility"
shall mean any healthcare facility which provides services or treatment to a person who is
suffering from a mental illness or substance-related or addictive disorder except for a nursing
home as defined in R.S. 40:2009.2.
B. A treatment facility shall provide to all individuals in the parish suffering from a
mental illness or substance-related or addictive disorder upon discharge or release an
information and consent form which details the information, programs, and services which
can be provided by the CSI/HIP to individuals suffering from mental illness and substance-related or addictive disorders and includes a voluntary consent form for the individual to
complete if the individual desires to have the treatment facility notify the CSI/HIP on behalf
of the individual that the individual would like to be contacted by the CSI/HIP to receive
additional information about the program.
C. The information and consent forms shall be provided to the treatment facility by
the CSI/HIP.
Acts 2010, No. 907, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.