HAR §11-175-60. Right to the least restrictive level of service

Psychiatric facilities and residential treatment facilities shall determine the least 175 - 47 2752 11-175-60 restrictive level of service for each consumer and shall: (1). Ensure that documentation in a consumer's clinical record includes this determination; and (2) When a less restrictive level of service is therapeutically appropriate, provide or refer the consumer directly to the appropriate level of service. [Eff. and comp DEC 30 1988; comp OCT 19 2007] (Auth: HRS §321-9) (Imp: HRS §334-104)