LAC 48:I.9495. General Provisions

A. These requirements are applicable to those hospitals which are primarily engaged in providing psychiatric services for the diagnosis and treatment of mentally ill persons or have organized a physically and functionally distinct part unit within the hospital to provide these services. Pediatric and adolescent psychiatric units shall be physically separated from adult psychiatric units. Facilities without separate pediatric and adolescent units shall have policies and procedures that prevent adult patients from co-mingling with pediatric and/or adolescent psychiatric patients. B. For psychiatric services/facilities that have multiple geographic locations, each geographic site shall meet the requirements in §9497, §9499, and §9501. C. No forensic psychiatric hospital issued an initial license after August 1, 2024, shall be constructed, located, or established within 1000 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. 1. This Subsection shall not apply to a forensic psychiatric hospital issued an initial license before August 1, 2024, that seeks to renew its license.