(a) Except as provided by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, children receiving different types of service may reside in the same living quarters as long as:(1) A professional level service provider completes an evaluation of the living quarters for each child that the psychiatric residential youth treatment facility (PRYTF) places in the living quarters; and(2) In each evaluation, the professional level service provider ensures that:(A) There is no conflict of care with the best interests of any of the children placed in the living quarters;(B) Placing the child with different service or treatment needs in the living quarters will not adversely impact the other children in the living quarters;(C) The number of children in the living quarters is appropriate at all times based on the needs of all children in the living quarters;(D) Caregivers can appropriately supervise all children in the living quarters at all times; and(E) The PRYTF can meet the needs of all children in the living quarters.(b) If the treatment or service needs of any child in the living quarters changes, the professional level service provider must evaluate the needs of each child in the living quarters to ensure there is no conflict of care.(c) Children admitted for emergency care services must receive any therapeutic services (such as group therapy or art therapy) separately from children admitted for non-emergency care and must have separate living quarters, such as a separate wing of an operation, or a separate cottage. The PRYTF may combine children admitted for emergency care services with children in non-emergency care for meals, recreation, and transportation.(d) Young adults 18 to 21 years of age receiving psychiatric health treatments and services that are not in the care of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and did not come immediately from another residential child-care operation:(1) Must receive therapeutic services (such as group therapy or art therapy) separately from children admitted to the operation, including the PRYTF;(2) Must have separate living quarters, such as a separate wing of an operation, or a separate cottage; and(3) Must not use an area of the general residential operation's building or grounds at the same time with children admitted to the operation, including the PRYTF, except restrooms and indoor and outdoor activity areas may be shared under a policy required by §748.4821 of this subchapter (relating to What additional policies must a general residential operation (GRO) submit as part of the application process for a psychiatric residential youth treatment facility (PRYTF) certificate?).