Tribe: Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
Subsection: 6 Least restrictive alternative:
The treatment and treatment conditions which separately and in combination are no more intrusive or
restricting of mental, social, spiritual and physical freedom than necessary to achieve the therapeutic
benefit. Local community and voluntary options must be ruled out.
This includes but is not limited to the following:
1. Outpatient Treatment
2. Day Treatment
3. Outpatient Commitment
4. Care by Traditional Healers
5. Community Support
6. Voluntary Hospitalization
7. Self Help Groups
These considerations shall include:
a. patient cultural values and preferences
b. duration of treatment (inpatient or outpatient)
C. physical safety of patient and others
Subsection: 7
d. risks and benefits of treatment to the patient
e. proximity of the treatment program to the patient’s residence
f. availability of family and community resources and support