Section 10-6 - Admissions Criteria (a) In order to qualify for placement in an RTC program, a child must exhibit one (1) of the following conditions: - (i) Child cannot function in his/her community;
- (ii) Child has treatment issues requiring therapeutic intervention;
- (iii) The child has received a psychiatric evaluation resulting in a diagnosed behavioral condition;
- (iv) The child is only minimally accepting of the treatment process;
- (v) There are documented attempts to treat the child with the maximum intensity of services available at a less intensive level of care that cannot meet or has failed to meet the needs of the child;
- (vi) Without intervention, there is clear evidence that the child will likely decompensate and present a risk of serious harm to self or others; and
- (vii) Child cannot attend public school.
- (viii) In addition to meeting one (1) of the conditions above, children exhibiting the following behaviors may be appropriate for placement in a RTC:
- (A) Inability to follow directions and conform to structure of school, home or community;
- (B) Constant, sometimes violent arguments with caretakers, peers, siblings and/or teachers;
- (C) Moderate level of self-injurious behavior, risk taking, and/or sexual promiscuity;
- (D) Suicidal actions/history of serious suicidal actions;
- (E) Almost daily physical altercations in school, home or community;
- (F) Constant verbally aggressive and provocative language;
- (G) Frequent and severe property damage;
- (H) Probable juvenile justice system involvement; and/or
- (I) Moderate to high risk for sexually victimizing others.
(b) The following are required within 14 days of admission to an RTC: - (i) Initial diagnostic assessment;
- (ii) Medical, psychiatric and substance use history;
- (iii) Family and social assessment;
- (iv) Child assets and strengths;
- (v) Developmental history and current developmental functioning with respect to physical, psychological and social areas, including age appropriate adaptive functioning and social problem-solving;
- (vi) Psycho-educational assessment;
- (vii) An assessment of the need for psychological testing, neurological evaluation and speech, hearing and language evaluations; and
- (viii) A problem list, related to the reasons why the child was admitted to this level of care.
049-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-6