Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION |
Subtitle D. PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION ACT |
Chapter 592. RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION |
Subchapter B. BASIC BILL OF RIGHTS |
Sec. 592.013. LEAST RESTRICTIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
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Each person with mental retardation has the right to live in the least restrictive setting appropriate to the person's individual needs and abilities and in a variety of living situations, including living:
(1) alone;
(2) in a group home;
(3) with a family; or
(4) in a supervised, protective environment.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.