Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
A CSU must develop and implement written admission
criteria that:
(1) the CSU medical
director approves;
(2) uniformly
applies to all individuals;
(3)
permits the voluntary admission of an individual only if the following criteria
are met:
(A) the individual is authorized to
do so in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code §
572.001;
(B) the individual has a mental illness or
SED;
(C) the services provided in
the CSU may reduce the individual's acute symptoms; and
(D) the CSU provides clinically appropriate
environmental restrictions and levels of monitoring, described in § 306.87
of this subchapter (relating to Protection of an Individual Receiving Crisis
Stabilization Unit Services), that:
(i)
ensures the safety of the individual; and
(ii) prevent the individual from causing
serious harm to self or others;
(4) prevents voluntary admission of an
individual who:
(A) is not authorized to
request admission in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code § 572.00
or does not have the capacity to consent to diagnosis, observation, care and
treatment, as determined by a physician;
(B) presents to the CSU for an emergency
detention preliminary examination, in accordance with Texas Health and Safety
Code § 573; and
(C) presents
to the CSU on an order of protective custody or who has been committed to
court-ordered inpatient mental health treatment in accordance with Texas Health
and Safety Code, Chapter 574;
(5) prevents voluntary or involuntary
admission of an individual who:
(A) requires
specialized care not available at the CSU; or
(B) has a physical medical condition that is
unstable and could reasonably be expected to require immediate inpatient
treatment for the condition;
(6) allows temporary acceptance of an
individual for whom an emergency detention application is filed, or for whom a
peace officer has detained, by:
(A)
temporarily accepting an individual for preliminary examination for whom an
application of detention has been filed initiating an emergency detention
proceeding in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code §
573.021(a);
or
(B) filing an application and
obtaining a written order of protective custody as part of an individual's
evaluation for court-ordered Inpatient Mental Health Services in accordance
with Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 574, Subchapter B;
(7) includes a process for
attempts to gain consent for administration of psychoactive medications from an
individual, and an individual's LAR or adult caregiver, as required by
applicable law and rule.
