CHC 908 - Care and treatment by department of public safety and corrections - Louisiana Statutes

Art. 908. Care and treatment by Department of Public Safety and Corrections

A. Except as provided in Article 906, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall have sole authority over the placement, care, treatment, or any other considerations deemed necessary from the resources that are available for children judicially committed to the department.

B. When care and treatment are to be provided by the department, either through facilities and programs operated by it or through contractual arrangements or through purchase of service arrangements for which the department provides funding, the child shall be committed to the department rather than to a particular institution or facility.

C. The court shall not divide legal and physical custody of a child when assigning custody to the department in accordance with this Article or in accordance with any other statute or provision of law.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.