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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="8-508" title_number="8" title_name="Substance Use Disorders Law" subtitle_number="5">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An individual may ask voluntarily for admission to an outpatient treatment program, whether or not the individual has been admitted to the program before.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>After an individual asks for admission to an outpatient treatment program, the administrative head of the program shall determine whether the individual is to be admitted. However, the administrative head may not deny readmission of an individual solely because the individual previously left the program against the advice of the administrative head.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An outpatient treatment program shall use public and private community efforts, including welfare services, vocational rehabilitation, and job replacement, to integrate a chronic alcoholic into society as a productive citizen.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A chronic alcoholic may not be dropped from an outpatient treatment program solely because of a relapse into intoxication.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Every reasonable method of treatment shall be used to prevent a relapse.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If recovery of the chronic alcoholic is unlikely, the outpatient treatment program shall provide supportive services and residential facilities so that the individual may survive in a decent manner.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
