A CSU must develop and implement written admission criteria that:
  (1) the CSU medical director approves;
  (2) uniformly applies to all individuals;
  (3) permits the voluntary admission of an individual only if the following criteria are met:
    (A) the individual is authorized to do so in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code §572.001;
    (B) the individual has a mental illness or SED;
    (C) the services provided in the CSU may reduce the individual's acute symptoms; and
    (D) the CSU provides clinically appropriate environmental restrictions and levels of monitoring, described in §306.87 of this subchapter (relating to Protection of an Individual Receiving Crisis Stabilization Unit Services), that:
      (i) ensures the safety of the individual; and
      (ii) prevent the individual from causing serious harm to self or others;
  (4) prevents voluntary admission of an individual who:
    (A) is not authorized to request admission in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code §572.00 or does not have the capacity to consent to diagnosis, observation, care and treatment, as determined by a physician;
    (B) presents to the CSU for an emergency detention preliminary examination, in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code §573; and
    (C) presents to the CSU on an order of protective custody or who has been committed to court-ordered inpatient mental health treatment in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 574;
  (5) prevents voluntary or involuntary admission of an individual who:
    (A) requires specialized care not available at the CSU; or
    (B) has a physical medical condition that is unstable and could reasonably be expected to require immediate inpatient treatment for the condition;
  (6) allows temporary acceptance of an individual for whom an emergency detention application is filed, or for whom a peace officer has detained, by:
    (A) temporarily accepting an individual for preliminary examination for whom an application of detention has been filed initiating an emergency detention proceeding in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code §573.021(a); or
    (B) filing an application and obtaining a written order of protective custody as part of an individual's evaluation for court-ordered Inpatient Mental Health Services in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 574, Subchapter B;
  (7) includes a process for attempts to gain consent for administration of psychoactive medications from an individual, and an individual's LAR or adult caregiver, as required by applicable law and rule.

Source Note: The provisions of this §306.51 adopted to be effective May 27, 2021, 46 TexReg 3257