1. (1) An RMHI shall provide verification of available suitable accommodations, including a confirmation number, if the following conditions occur:

   1. (a) The RMHI can provide an appropriate level of care, treatment and physical security to an individual in an unoccupied and unassigned bed; and

   2. (b) A referral for admission has been made through any of the following means:

      1. 1. A certificate of need for emergency involuntary hospitalization for a service recipient under T.C.A. Title 33, Chapter 6, Part 4;
      2. 2. An order from a court with proper jurisdiction under T.C.A. § 33-7-301(a);
      3. 3. An order from a court with proper jurisdiction under T.C.A. § 33-7-301(b);
      4. 4. An order from a court with proper jurisdiction under T.C.A. § 33-7-303(c);
      5. 5. An order from a court with proper jurisdiction under T.C.A. § 37-1-128;
      6. 6. An order from a court with proper jurisdiction under T.C.A. Title 33, Chapter 6, Part 5;
      7. 7. An order from a court with proper jurisdiction for admission under T.C.A. § 33-3- 607;
      8. 8. An order from a court with proper jurisdiction for recommitment for failure or inability to comply with a treatment plan under T.C.A. § 33-6-610 or § 33-6-611;
      9. 9. A written statement from a qualified mental health professional that the service recipient meets the conditions for recommitment for failure or inability to comply with a treatment plan under T.C.A. § 33-6-615;
      10. 10. A written report from a licensed physician or licensed psychologist designated as a health service provider that a service recipient in a youth development center meets the conditions for admission under T.C.A. § 33-3-401 or § 33-3-412;
      11. 11. A written report from a licensed physician or licensed psychologist designated as a health service provider that a service recipient in an RMHI of the Department of Corrections meets the conditions for admission under T.C.A. § 33-3-402 or § 33- 3-403;
      12. 12. A letter from the Commissioner authorizing the transfer of the service recipient from another facility or from a state owned or operated developmental center under T.C.A. § 33-3-301;
      13. 13. A letter from the TDMHSAS Interstate Compact Coordinator indicating that the service recipient has been approved for interstate transfer under T.C.A. § 33-9- 201;
      14. 14. Approval by the RMHI chief executive officer or designee for the transfer of a service recipient from a private facility under T.C.A. § 33-3-301; or
      15. 15. Application for voluntary admission under T.C.A. § 33-6-201.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, and 33-2-301. Administrative History: Original rule filed March 31, 2010; effective June 29, 2010. Administrative corrections made to agency names in December 2022 pursuant to Public Chapter 575 of 2012.