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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="10-610" title_number="10" title_name="Mental Health Law" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Admission Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>On behalf of a minor, a parent or guardian of the person of the minor may apply, under this section, for admission of the minor to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any facility that is not a State facility; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The following State facilities:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A regional institute for children and adolescents; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The child or adolescent unit of a State facility.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The applicant shall submit a formal, written application that contains the personal information and is on the form required by the Administration.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A facility may not admit an individual under this section unless:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The individual has a mental disorder;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The mental disorder is susceptible to care or treatment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The applicant understands the nature of a request for admission; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Assent to the admission has been given:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>By the admitting physician of the facility; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>For a child or adolescent unit of a State facility, by:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>1 physician and 1 psychologist;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>2 physicians;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>1 physician and 1 psychiatric nurse practitioner;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>1 physician and 1 licensed certified social worker–clinical; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>1 physician and 1 licensed clinical professional counselor.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>An admission under this section to a child or adolescent unit of a State facility may not exceed 20 days.</text>
  </level>
</section>
