A facility licensed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, to provide inpatient psychiatric treatment, excluding state hospitals and county hospitals, shall establish admission procedures for minors who meet the following criteria:
- (a) The minor is 14 years of age or older, and is under 18 years of age.
- (b) The minor is not legally emancipated.
- (c) The minor is not detained under Sections 5585.50 and 5585.53.
- (d) The minor is not voluntarily committed pursuant to Section 6552.
- (e) The minor has not been declared a dependent of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300 or a ward of the court pursuant to Section 602.
(f) The minor’s admitting diagnosis or condition is either of the following:
- (1) A mental health disorder only. Although resistance to treatment may be a product of a mental health disorder, the resistance shall not, in itself, imply the presence of a mental health disorder or constitute evidence that the minor meets the admission criteria. A minor shall not be considered to have a mental health disorder solely for exhibiting behaviors specified under Sections 601 and 602.
- (2) A mental health disorder and a substance abuse disorder.