| | | 1. Voluntary basis. People must be treated on a voluntary | | basis, unless an emergency treatment order pursuant to section | | 20045-B has been obtained. |
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| | | 2. Initial assignment. A person must be initially assigned | | or transferred to outpatient or intermediate treatment, unless | the person is found to require residential |
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| | | 3. Denial of treatment. A person may not be denied treatment | | solely because that person has withdrawn from treatment against | | medical advice on a prior occasion or has relapsed after earlier | | treatment. |
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| | | 4. Individualized treatment plan. An individualized | | treatment plan must be prepared and maintained on a current basis | | for each patient. |
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| | | 5. Coordinated treatment. Provision must be made for a | | continuum of coordinated treatment services, so that a person who | | leaves a facility or a form of treatment has available and may | | utilize other appropriate treatment. |
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| | | 6. Denial of treatment services. A person, firm or | corporation licensed by the Office of Substance Abuse | an approved alcohol or drug treatment facility under Title 5, | | section 20005 to provide shelter or detoxification services, and | | that receives any funds administered by the office, may not deny | | treatment to any person because of that person's inability or | | failure to pay any assessed fees according to a sliding fee scale | | approved by the office. |
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| | | 7. Community-based. Treatment must be provided in the least | | restrictive setting possible and in the person's home community | | wherever possible. |
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| | | 8. Diagnosing. Diagnosing of a person's mental capabilities, | | psychological or personality composition, or other nonalcohol- | | related or drug-related conditions or mental states may not be | conducted until detoxification is complete and the person is | judged to be medically no longer under the influence of a | chemical or substance of abuse |
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| | | 9.__Involuntary patients.__The following provisions apply to | | the treatment of involuntary patients. |
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| | | A.__The administrator of a treatment facility approved by the | | office for the treatment of involuntary patients may receive for | | observation, diagnosis, care and treatment in the facility any | | person whose admission is applied for under any of the procedures | | in this subchapter. An admission may |
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