LEAST RESTRICTIVE ALTERNATIVE
Known as the Persons with an Intellectual Disability Act
The act spans §§ 591–597 (170 sections).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff
The least restrictive alternative is:
(1) the available program or facility that is the least confining for a client's condition; and
(2) the service and treatment that is provided in the least intrusive manner reasonably and humanely appropriate to the person's needs.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.