(a) An individual's admission to Waco Center for Youth
occurs only if the individual:
(1) is an adolescent, or an adolescent whose age at
admission allows adequate time for treatment programming before reaching
18 years of age;
(2) is diagnosed as emotionally disturbed;
(3) has a history of behavior adjustment problems;
(4) needs a structured treatment program in a residential
facility; and
(5) is currently receiving LMHA or LBHA services or
inpatient services at an SMHF or a facility with a CPB and has been
referred for admission by:
(A) the LMHA or LBHA after presentation and endorsement
by the local CRCG that all appropriate community-based resources have
been exhausted and Waco Center for Youth is the least restrictive
environment needed, the LMHA presents the CRCG letter of recommendation
with the referral;
(B) the LMHA or LBHA, following a documented LMHA or
LBHA assessment that local resources have been explored and exhausted
(if the full CRCG cannot convene in a timely manner); or
(C) an SMHF.
(b) Waco Center for Youth may not admit:
(1) a child under 10 years of age;
(2) an adolescent that has been found to have engaged
in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision
under the Texas Family Code, Title 3;
(3) an adolescent that is acutely psychotic, suicidal,
homicidal, or seriously violent; or
(4) an adolescent that is determined by a physician
to have an ID.
(c) If the Waco Center for Youth denies admission for
services, Waco Center for Youth provides the adolescent's LAR written
notification stating:
(1) the reason for the denial of services; and
(2) that the LAR may appeal the denial by contacting
the LMHA or LBHA.
(d) If an adolescent receiving services at Waco Center
for Youth requires admission to a psychiatric hospital or another
setting or program, the discharge planning process includes the joint
determination of the psychiatric hospital and Waco Center for Youth
of the clinical appropriateness of readmission to Waco Center for
Youth. With the agreement of the adolescent's treatment team, the
Waco Center for Youth leadership, psychiatric hospital leadership,
and the adolescent's LAR, the adolescent is prioritized for readmission
to Waco Center for Youth.
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