Transitional services shall be designed to provide experiences that are structured, consistent and specialized in different levels of supervision according to the severity of the symptoms and signs of the disorder that apply, by age and gender, and to achieve that the adult becomes adapted to his/her environment and is able to participate in another level of care of greater autonomy, until he/she can reach his/her eventual independence within the community. Their main function shall be to render treatment, recovery and rehabilitation services emphasizing the adequate development of the person’s handling of daily life, in addition to offering care and custody in a safe and humane manner.\nHistory —Oct. 2, 2000, No. 408, § 5.01, eff. 90 days after Oct. 2, 2000.
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