§ 23-1.10-2 Definitions. – As used in this chapter:
(1) "Alcoholic" means a person who habitually lacksself-control as to the use of alcoholic beverages, or uses alcoholic beveragesto the extent that his or her health is substantially impaired or endangered orhis or her social or economic function is substantially disrupted;
(2) "Approved private treatment facility" means a privateagency meeting the standards prescribed in § 23-1.10-7(a) and approvedunder § 23-1.10-7(c);
(3) "Approved public treatment facility" means a treatmentagency operating under the direction and control of the department or providingtreatment under this chapter through a contract with the department under§ 23-1.10-6(g) and meeting the standards prescribed in § 23-1.10-7(a);
(4) "Department" means department of mental health,retardation, and hospitals;
(5) "Director" means the director of the department of mentalhealth, retardation, and hospitals;
(6) "Incapacitated by alcohol" means a person, who as aresult of the use of alcohol is intoxicated to such an extent that he or she isunconscious or has his or her judgment otherwise so impaired that he or she isincapable of realizing and making a rational decision with respect to his orher need for treatment;
(7) "Incompetent person" means a person who has been adjudgedincompetent by the probate court of the city and town in which the personresides, or any other court of competent jurisdiction;
(8) "Intoxicated person" means a person whose mental orphysical functioning is substantially impaired as a result of the use ofalcohol;
(9) "Treatment" means the broad range of emergency,outpatient, intermediate, and inpatient services and care, including diagnosticevaluation, medical, psychiatric, psychological, and social service care,vocational rehabilitation and career counseling, which may be extended toalcoholics and intoxicated persons.
§ 23-1.10-2 Definitions. – As used in this chapter:
(1) "Alcoholic" means a person who habitually lacksself-control as to the use of alcoholic beverages, or uses alcoholic beveragesto the extent that his or her health is substantially impaired or endangered orhis or her social or economic function is substantially disrupted;
(2) "Approved private treatment facility" means a privateagency meeting the standards prescribed in § 23-1.10-7(a) and approvedunder § 23-1.10-7(c);
(3) "Approved public treatment facility" means a treatmentagency operating under the direction and control of the department or providingtreatment under this chapter through a contract with the department under§ 23-1.10-6(g) and meeting the standards prescribed in § 23-1.10-7(a);
(4) "Department" means department of mental health,retardation, and hospitals;
(5) "Director" means the director of the department of mentalhealth, retardation, and hospitals;
(6) "Incapacitated by alcohol" means a person, who as aresult of the use of alcohol is intoxicated to such an extent that he or she isunconscious or has his or her judgment otherwise so impaired that he or she isincapable of realizing and making a rational decision with respect to his orher need for treatment;
(7) "Incompetent person" means a person who has been adjudgedincompetent by the probate court of the city and town in which the personresides, or any other court of competent jurisdiction;
(8) "Intoxicated person" means a person whose mental orphysical functioning is substantially impaired as a result of the use ofalcohol;
(9) "Treatment" means the broad range of emergency,outpatient, intermediate, and inpatient services and care, including diagnosticevaluation, medical, psychiatric, psychological, and social service care,vocational rehabilitation and career counseling, which may be extended toalcoholics and intoxicated persons.
§ 23-1.10-2 Definitions. – As used in this chapter:
(1) "Alcoholic" means a person who habitually lacksself-control as to the use of alcoholic beverages, or uses alcoholic beveragesto the extent that his or her health is substantially impaired or endangered orhis or her social or economic function is substantially disrupted;
(2) "Approved private treatment facility" means a privateagency meeting the standards prescribed in § 23-1.10-7(a) and approvedunder § 23-1.10-7(c);
(3) "Approved public treatment facility" means a treatmentagency operating under the direction and control of the department or providingtreatment under this chapter through a contract with the department under§ 23-1.10-6(g) and meeting the standards prescribed in § 23-1.10-7(a);
(4) "Department" means department of mental health,retardation, and hospitals;
(5) "Director" means the director of the department of mentalhealth, retardation, and hospitals;
(6) "Incapacitated by alcohol" means a person, who as aresult of the use of alcohol is intoxicated to such an extent that he or she isunconscious or has his or her judgment otherwise so impaired that he or she isincapable of realizing and making a rational decision with respect to his orher need for treatment;
(7) "Incompetent person" means a person who has been adjudgedincompetent by the probate court of the city and town in which the personresides, or any other court of competent jurisdiction;
(8) "Intoxicated person" means a person whose mental orphysical functioning is substantially impaired as a result of the use ofalcohol;
(9) "Treatment" means the broad range of emergency,outpatient, intermediate, and inpatient services and care, including diagnosticevaluation, medical, psychiatric, psychological, and social service care,vocational rehabilitation and career counseling, which may be extended toalcoholics and intoxicated persons.
