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§43A-4-101.


§43A-4-101.
   
   All patients at institutions within the Department shall be given
   humane care and treatment. The food shall always be sufficient and
   wholesome. No severe physical or emotional punishment shall be
   inflicted, and the rules and discipline shall be designed to promote
   the well-being of the patients. 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.
   

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