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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
SECTION/RULE §306.173 - Admission Criteria for an Adolescent Forensic Unit
Chapter Review Date 07/23/2024

(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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §306.173 adopted to be effective May 20, 2020, 45 TexReg 3301; amended to be effective February 23, 2025, 50 TexReg 997.

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