Individuals shall be provided with the least restrictive and most normal living conditions possible. Individuals with intellectual disabilities found incompetent in a criminal case shall be provided with the least restrictive and most normal living conditions possible consistent with preventing the individual from causing injury to others as a result of the individual’s intellectual disability. This standard shall apply to dress, grooming, movement, use of free time, and contact and communication with the community, including access to services outside of the institution or residential facility. Individuals shall be taught skills that help them learn how to effectively utilize their environment and how to make choices necessary for daily living and, in the case of an individual committed under § 7-1304.06a , to refrain from committing crimes of violence or sex offenses.
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