(a) A formalized and objective written classification assessment shall be completed prior to placing a resident in a MOHU. The classification assessment process shall include a review and weighting of the following criteria:
  (1) Physical health--A review of all available health documentation possessed by the facility staff with an emphasis on assessing any diagnosed or suspected infectious or contagious diseases.
  (2) Mental health--A review of all available mental health documentation possessed by the facility staff with an emphasis on assessing mental health or mental illness diagnoses that could be exacerbated by, or that would not be conducive to, multiple-occupancy housing settings.
  (3) Sexual behavior--An assessment of the resident's potential to be sexually abused by other residents and his or her potential to be sexually abusive.
  (4) Aggressive or assaultive behaviors--An assessment of the resident's history of, or propensity for, aggressive (both verbal and physical) and assaultive behaviors. This assessment shall include a review of the resident's formal referral history (both alleged and disposed charges) and institutional behavior records.
  (5) Susceptibility to acts of peer abuse, harassment, and exploitation--An assessment of a resident's physical stature, emotional maturity, enemies of record, and social functioning information.
  (6) Institutional behavior or discipline records--A review of a resident's behavior records for the current term of detention and any available behavior records from previous institutional custody periods provided by the assessing jurisdiction.
  (7) Special needs or circumstances that may compromise the resident's or other MOHU residents' physical safety and the processes for successfully delivering services.
(b) The completed classification assessment document shall include:
  (1) an objective assessment score or recommendation for or against a MOHU placement;
  (2) the date the assessment process was completed;
  (3) the signature of the person completing the assessment; and
  (4) the signature of the supervisory-level staff who reviewed and approved the assessment.

Source Note: The provisions of this §343.470 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9243