# La. Rev. Stat. § 37:27: Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** La. Rev. Stat. § 37:27
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Louisiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 37 / Section 27

## Text

As used in this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Health.

(2) "Disciplining authority" means the specific professional licensing or certifying board that is referenced by statute in R.S. 37:24(A) as certifying or licensing each profession included in the training access offered under this Chapter.

(3) "Training in suicide assessment, intervention, treatment, and management" means empirically supported training that contains the following elements: suicide assessment, including screening and referral, suicide intervention, suicide treatment, and suicide management.

Acts 2014, No. 582, §1.

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