SLS 18RS-277 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 76
BY SENATOR BOUDREAUX
HOSPITALS. Provides relative to controlled dangerous substances in a hospital. (8/1/18)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:402.1, relative to controlled dangerous substances in a
3 hospital; to provide for applicability to all hospitals; to provide for relevant statutory
4 reference; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 14:402.1 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง402.1. Taking of contraband to state-owned hospitals unlawful; penalty
8 A. It shall be unlawful for any person to introduce or attempt to introduce
9 into or upon the grounds or buildings of any state owned and administered hospital
10 or related facility, except through regular channels as authorized by the administrator
11 of the hospital, any of the following articles which are hereby declared contraband
12 for the purposes of this Part Section, namely: Any intoxicating beverage or beverage
13 which causes or may cause an intoxicating effect; any narcotic or hypnotic or
14 exciting drug of whatever kind or nature including nasal inhalators of any variety,
15 sleeping pills or barbiturates of any variety that create or may create a hypnotic
16 effect if taken internally controlled dangerous substance that has not been
17 prescribed in accordance with the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
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SLS 18RS-277 ORIGINAL
1 Law at R.S. 40:961 et seq.; and any firearm or other instrumentality customarily
2 considered a dangerous weapon.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SB 76 Original 2018 Regular Session Boudreaux
Present law prohibits taking certain contraband into state-owned and administered hospitals.
Proposed law is applicable to all hospitals.
Present law identifies one form of contraband prohibited in hospitals as narcotic or hypnotic
drugs that create a hypnotic effect if taken internally. Proposed law modernizes this
definition to include any controlled dangerous substance that has not been prescribed in
accordance with the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 14:402.1)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.