Section 550.601 - Admission Criteria(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).26 Tex. Admin. Code § 550.601
The provisions of this §550.601 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; Transferred from Title 40, Chapter 15 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1875, eff. 5/1/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 39, September 27, 2024, TexReg 7931, eff. 10/16/2024