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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 320 - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS
SUBCHAPTER C - INTERVENTIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
SECTION/RULE §320.101 - Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to reduce the use of restraint and seclusion as much as possible and to ensure that:(1) the least restrictive methods of intervention are used and that, wherever possible, alternatives are first attempted and determined ineffective; and(2) the rights and well-being of individuals are protected during the use of restraint or seclusion.

Source Note: The provisions of this §320.101 adopted to be effective July 22, 2014, 39 TexReg 5581; transferred effective December 13, 2024, as published in the November 15, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 9330.

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