§68. Petition
A. The petition shall contain the facts which are the basis of the assertion that the patient meets each of the criteria in R.S. 28:66 that he is present or reasonably believed to be present in the parish where filed, and provide the respondent with adequate notice and knowledge relative to the nature of the proceeding.
B. The petition shall be accompanied by a Physician's Report to Court or an affidavit of a physician, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner or psychologist and shall state either of the following:
(1) Such physician, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner or psychologist has examined the patient no more than ten days prior to the filing of the petition, he recommended involuntary outpatient treatment for the patient, and he is willing and able to testify at the hearing on the petition.
(2) No more than ten days prior to the filing of the petition, such physician, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner or psychologist or his designee has made appropriate attempts to elicit the cooperation of the patient but has not been successful in persuading him to submit to an examination, that such physician, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner or psychologist has reason to suspect that the patient meets the criteria for involuntary outpatient treatment, and he is willing and able to examine the patient and testify at the hearing on the petition.
Acts 2008, No. 407, §2; Acts 2018, No. 375, §1.
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