LEAST RESTRICTIVE APPROPRIATE SETTING
Known as the Texas Mental Health Code
The act spans §§ 571–580 (237 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Drogin v. Campbell (1996)
Most recently applied in Drogin v. Campbell (July 1996)
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff
The least restrictive appropriate setting for the treatment of a patient is the treatment setting that:
(1) is available;
(2) provides the patient with the greatest probability of improvement or cure; and
(3) is no more restrictive of the patient's physical or social liberties than is necessary to provide the patient with the most effective treatment and to protect adequately against any danger the patient poses to himself or others.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.