§227. Scope of authority of representative; powers and duties; limitation on liability
A. The representative shall not have the authority to make behavioral health treatment decisions unless the principal is determined to be incapable as provided in R.S. 28:226.
B. The representative shall not be, as a result of acting in that capacity, personally liable for the cost of treatment provided to the principal.
C. Except to the extent the right is limited by the advance directive or any state or federal law, a representative shall have the same right as the principal to receive information regarding both proposed and administered behavioral health treatment and to receive, review, and consent to disclosure or use of medical records relating to that treatment. This representative's right of access to the principal's behavioral health treatment information shall not waive any evidentiary privilege.
D. In exercising authority under the advance directive, the representative shall act consistently with the expressed desires of the principal. If the principal's desires are not expressed in the advance directive and not otherwise known by the representative, the representative shall act in what the representative in good faith believes to be the best interests of the principal.
E. A representative shall not be subject to criminal prosecution, civil liability, or professional disciplinary action for any action taken in good faith pursuant to an advance directive for behavioral health treatment.
Acts 2001, No. 755, §1; Acts 2017, No. 369, §2.
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