9 CAR § 30-503 – Admission

(a) Each agency shall establish written criteria for admitting as well as excluding children.
(b) The agency shall not admit any child for whom the agency cannot provide adequate care.
(c) In order to be admitted to the program, one (1) of the following shall be met:
1. (1) The child has committed a sexual offense that has been found true or exempt by an official investigation by the:
  1. (A) Department of Human Services; or
  2. (B) Division of Arkansas State Police;
2. (2) The child has committed an offense involving the use of:
  1. (A) Power;
  2. (B) Control;
  3. (C) Threat;
  4. (D) Coercion; or
  5. (E) Intimidation;
3. (3) The child has committed an offense in which there was at least a three-year age difference between the offender and the victim; or
4. (4) The child has a documented pattern of deviant sexualized behavior, sexual misconduct, or sexually maladaptive behaviors, as indicated by the psychosexual assessment.
(d) Children admitted to the program shall have the cognitive ability to benefit from the treatment program.
(e) Each child shall have:
1. (1) A medical exam within one (1) year before admission; or
2. (2) An appointment scheduled within one (1) week after admission.
(f) Each child shall have proof of current immunizations, a letter of exemption in accordance with the Department of Health, or an appointment scheduled within one (1) week after admission.
(g) The agency shall obtain written authority from the parent or parents, guardian or guardians, or court before placement, or within seventy-two (72) hours if it is an emergency placement.
(h) The agency shall obtain written authority for medical care for the child from the placing agent at the time of admission.
(i) The agency shall comply with the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, Arkansas Code § 9-29-201 et seq., when placing or admitting children from outside Arkansas.
(j) The agency shall have written policies regarding:
1. (1) Description of the target population;
2. (2) Admission/exclusion criteria; and
3. (3) Discharge criteria.
(k)
1. (1) The agency shall have a written policy describing the risk levels it will accept in children with sexually maladaptive behaviors who are being considered for admission.
2. (2) The written policy shall also describe the therapeutic interventions it will utilize for each risk level.