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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 28, § 26. Psychiatric facility; forensic facility; prohibitions

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. (1) No forensic psychiatric hospital issued an initial license after August 1, 2024, shall be constructed, located, or established within one thousand feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school or any site on which a public or private elementary or secondary school was formerly located.

(2) This Subsection shall not apply to a forensic psychiatric hospital issued an initial license before August 1, 2024, that seeks to renew its license.

B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a local governing authority from prescribing by rule or ordinance any additional requirements for facilities provided for in Subsection A of this Section.

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