Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-4-101
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Humane care and treatment - Food - Discipline - Medical
Official statutory text
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All persons being treated at facilities within the Department of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and facilities certified
by the Department shall be given humane care and treatment. The
food shall always be sufficient and wholesome. No physical or
emotional punishment shall be inflicted, and the rules and
discipline shall be designed to promote the well-being of the person
being treated. The physical, medical, psychiatric and psychological
testing, diagnosis, care and treatment shall be in accordance with
the highest standards accepted in private and public medical and
psychiatric practice to the extent that facilities, equipment and
personnel are available.
All persons being treated at facilities within the Department of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and facilities certified
by the Department shall be given humane care and treatment. The
food shall always be sufficient and wholesome. No physical or
emotional punishment shall be inflicted, and the rules and
discipline shall be designed to promote the well-being of the person
being treated. The physical, medical, psychiatric and psychological
testing, diagnosis, care and treatment shall be in accordance with
the highest standards accepted in private and public medical and
psychiatric practice to the extent that facilities, equipment and
personnel are available.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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