(a) (1) Whenever voluntary admission into a psychiatric residential treatment facility is sought for a child or nonminor dependent who is subject to a petition pursuant to Section 300, the court shall review the application for a voluntary admission as described in this section. A child may not be admitted to a psychiatric residential treatment facility prior to court authorization unless the child is subject to an involuntary hold pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5585.50) of Part 1.5 of Division 5. (2) For purposes of this section, âvoluntary admissionâ for a child within the custody of a parent, child, or Indian custodian refers to the parent, guardian, or Indian custodianâs voluntary decision to have the child admitted to a psychiatric residential treatment facility. âVoluntary admissionâ for a child not within the custody of a parent, guardian, or Indian custodian refers to the childâs decision to voluntarily admit themselves pursuant to Section 6552. âVoluntary admissionâ for a nonminor dependent refers to the nonminor dependentâs decision to voluntarily admit themselves. (b) (1) When a parent, guardian, or Indian custodian who retains physical custody of a child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 300 seeks to have a child admitted to a psychiatric residential treatment facility or when a child who is the subject of a petition pursuant to Section 300 seeks to make a voluntary admission to a psychiatric residential treatment facility pursuant to Section 6552, the social worker shall file an ex parte application for an order authorizing the voluntary admission pursuant to Section 6552 within 48 hours of being informed of the request or, if the courts are closed for more than 48 hours after being informed of the request, on the first judicial day after being informed of the request. The application shall satisfy the requirements of Title 3 of the California Rules of Court, and include all of the following: (A) A brief description of the childâs mental disorder. (B) The name of the psychiatric residential treatment facility proposed for treatment. (C) A brief description of how the mental disorder may reasonably be expected to be cured or ameliorated by the course of treatment offered by the psychiatric residential treatment facility. (D) A brief description of why the facility is the least restrictive setting for care and why there are no other available hospitals, programs, or facilities which might better serve the childâs medical needs and best interest. (E) A copy of the child welfare agencyâs plan developed pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 16010.10. (F) (i) If the parent, guardian, or Indian custodian is seeking the childâs admission to the facility, the basis of their belief that the childâs admission to a psychiatric residential treatment facility is necessary. (ii) If the child is seeking admission, whether the parent, legal guardian, or Indian custodian agrees with the childâs request for admission. (G) A description of any mental health services, including community-based mental health services, that were offered or provided to the child and an explanation of why those services were not sufficient, or an explanation for why no such services were offered or provided. (H) A statement describing how the child was given an opportunity to confer privately with their counsel regarding the admission, as required by Section 6552. (I) A brief description of whether any member of the minorâs child and family team objects to the admission, and the reasons for the objection, if any. (J) The information required by this paragraph shall be sufficient to satisfy the applicantâs initial burden of establishing the need for an ex parte hearing required by subdivision (c) of Rule 3.1202 of the California Rules of Court. (2) Upon receipt of an ex parte application pursuant to paragraph (1), the juvenile court shall schedule a hearing for the n
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