The admission criteria must, at a minimum, provide that the child/adolescent meet each of the following criteria:
1. Identification of a serious and persistent psychopathology as evidenced by: a. Severe thought disorder, orb. Severe mood disorder, orc. Severe anxiety/panic disorder, ord. Moderate thought disorder in conjunction with an impulse control disorder or a deficit in activities of daily living skills, or e. Severe conduct disorder in conjunction with an impulse control disorder or a deficit in activities of daily living skills, orf. Severe personality disorder in conjunction with an impulse control disorder or a deficit in activities of daily living skills, org. Complex, concurrent disorders (such as a physiologic disorder or other psychiatric disorder, including but not limited to an eating disorder or a substance abuse disorder), orh. Any combination of the above;2. Intelligence Quotient equal to or greater than 60 unless medical documentation supports that suppressed score is due to the patient's "emotional disorder".3. Attainment of at least the sixth birthday but no more than the twenty-first birthday; and4. Presentation of no likelihood of serious harm to self or others, and5. Failure of treatment at a lower level of care or available less restrictive treatment resources must have been considered and determined to be not available or not appropriate to the patient's needs.15 Miss. Code. R. § 16-1-51.18.3
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-13