Art. 1421.  Examination required

Any physician, family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, or psychologist may execute an emergency certificate only after an actual examination of a minor alleged to be mentally ill or suffering from substance abuse who is determined to be in need of immediate medical treatment in a treatment facility because the examining physician, family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, or psychologist determines him to be dangerous to himself or others or to be gravely disabled.  Failure to conduct an examination prior to the execution of the certificate will be evidence of gross negligence.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2012, No. 489, §1.