Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-1-104
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Public policy
Official statutory text
The Oklahoma Legislature hereby declares that the public policy
of this state is to assure adequate treatment of persons alleged to
be in need of mental health treatment or treatment for drug or
alcohol abuse, to establish behavioral standards for determination
of dangerousness of persons in need of such treatment, to allow for
the use of the least restrictive alternative in the determination of
the method of treatment, to provide orderly and reliable procedures
for commitment of persons alleged to be in need of treatment
consistent with due process of law, and to protect the rights of
consumers hospitalized pursuant to law.
of this state is to assure adequate treatment of persons alleged to
be in need of mental health treatment or treatment for drug or
alcohol abuse, to establish behavioral standards for determination
of dangerousness of persons in need of such treatment, to allow for
the use of the least restrictive alternative in the determination of
the method of treatment, to provide orderly and reliable procedures
for commitment of persons alleged to be in need of treatment
consistent with due process of law, and to protect the rights of
consumers hospitalized pursuant to law.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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