| (a) A center may admit a minor if:
(1) the minor's prescribing physician, in consultation
with the minor's parent and the minor, recommends admission to a center,
taking into consideration the medical, nursing, psychosocial, therapeutic,
nutritional, dietary, functional, education, and development needs
of the minor in addition to the emotional, psychosocial, and environmental
factors;
(2) the minor's prescribing physician issues a prescription
ordering care at a center;
(3) the minor is stable for outpatient medical services
and requires ongoing nursing care and other basic services;
(4) the adult minor or the minor's parent signs a written
agreement and disclosure form consenting to the adult minor's or minor's
admission to a center; and
(5) the admission is voluntary.
(b) The center must ensure that its admission criteria
are in accordance with §550.211 of this subchapter (relating
to Infection Prevention and Control Program and Vaccinations Requirements).
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §550.601 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875; amended to be effective October 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 7929 |
