§ 7703 - Treatment
§ 7703. Treatment
(a) Outpatient or partial hospitalization shall be preferred to inpatient treatment. Emergency involuntary treatment shall be undertaken only when clearly necessary. Involuntary treatment shall be utilized only if voluntary treatment is not possible.
(b) The department shall establish minimum standards for adequate treatment as provided in this section. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)