Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 306 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM
Subchapter D - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES-ADMISSION, DISCHARGE, AND CONTINUITY OF CARE
Division 3 - ADMISSION TO A STATE HOSPITAL OR A FACILITY WITH A CONTRACTED PSYCHIATRIC BED-PROVIDER RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 306.173 - Admission Criteria for an Adolescent Forensic Unit
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 306.173
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) An adolescent forensic unit may admit an adolescent only if the adolescent meets the criteria described in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection.
(1)
Condition of probation or parole. The adolescent's admission to an adolescent
forensic unit fulfills a condition of probation or parole for a juvenile
offense if the adolescent:
(A) based on a
clinical evaluation, is determined to need mental health treatment in a secure
treatment setting to address a risk of dangerousness or delinquent
conduct;
(B) has COPSD;
or
(C) has exhausted available
community resources for treatment and has a letter written by the local CRCG
that confirms available community resources have been exhausted.
(2) Commitment under Texas Family
Code Chapter 55. The adolescent has been committed to a mental health facility
under the Texas Family Code Chapter 55, Subchapter C or D.
(3) Determined manifestly dangerous. The
adolescent has been determined manifestly dangerous in accordance with 25 TAC
Chapter 415, Subchapter G (relating to Determination of Manifest
Dangerousness).
(b) An adolescent may not be admitted to an adolescent forensic unit if the adolescent has an ID.
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