(a) For a child to be eligible to participate in a therapeutic camp program, the child must:

(1) Be 13 years old or older;

(2) Be in need of treatment services for an emotional disorder; and

(3) Have difficulty functioning in his home, school, or community.

(b) Individuals that are not eligible to participate in a therapeutic camp program include:

(1) An adult;

(2) A child under 13 years old;

(3) A child who receives child-care services only, including a child in a transitional living services program;

(4) A child who is pregnant. If a child becomes pregnant while in care, you must arrange for the child's immediate discharge or transfer from your therapeutic camp program;

(5) An adolescent parent with his or her child;

(6) A child with primary medical needs or other medical conditions that cannot be easily provided to the child at the permanent campsite or during primitive camping excursions;

(7) A child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder;

(8) A child diagnosed with an intellectual disability;

(9) A child for an emergency admission; and

(10) A child for child day care services.

Source Note: The provisions of this §748.4403 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10393; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909