Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/Rcw/default.aspx?cite=71.34&full=true
Timestamp: 2018-04-22 02:42:29
Document Index: 192902464

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 7', '§ 302', '§ 1', '§ 7', '§ 14', '§ 6', '§ 17', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 256', '§ 1', '§ 1', '§ 25', '§ 304', '§ 257', '§ 304', '§ 303', '§ 21', '§ 11', '§ 258', '§ 11', '§ 13', '§ 5', '§ 27', '§ 3', '§ 2', '§ 14', '§ 11', '§ 4', '§ 17', '§ 263', '§ 11', '§ 4', '§ 17', '§ 20', '§ 264', '§ 20', '§ 36', '§ 58', '§ 18', '§ 3', '§ 4', '§ 19', '§ 16', '§ 12', '§ 6', '§ 101', '§ 271', '§ 19', '§ 16', '§ 12', '§ 6', '§ 19', '§ 271', '§ 272', '§ 271', '§ 19', '§ 16', '§ 12', '§ 6', '§ 21', '§ 18', '§ 9', '§ 10', '§ 278', '§ 10', '§ 11', '§ 279', '§ 11', '§ 280', '§ 279', '§ 11', '§ 15']

Department to adopt rules to effectuate chapter.
Uniform application of chapter—Training for county-designated mental health professionals.
Eligibility for medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW—Payment by department.
Minor thirteen or older may be admitted for inpatient mental treatment without parental consent—Professional person in charge must concur—Written renewal of consent required.
Parent may request determination whether minor has mental disorder requiring inpatient treatment—Minor consent not required—Duties and obligations of professional person and facility.
Parent may request determination whether minor has mental disorder requiring outpatient treatment—Consent of minor not required—Discharge of minor.
Evaluation of minor thirteen or older brought for immediate mental health services—Temporary detention.
Examination and evaluation of minor approved for inpatient admission—Referral to chemical dependency treatment program—Right to communication, exception—Evaluation and treatment period.
Placement of minor in state evaluation and treatment facility—Placement committee—Facility to report to committee.
Minor's failure to adhere to outpatient conditions—Deterioration of minor's functioning—Transport to inpatient facility—Order of apprehension and detention—Revocation of alternative treatment or conditional release—Hearings.
[ 1998 c 296 § 7; 1992 c 205 § 302; 1985 c 354 § 1.]
(2) The county shall be responsible for maintaining its support of involuntary treatment services for minors at its 1984 level, adjusted for inflation, with the department responsible for additional costs to the county resulting from this chapter. Maintenance of effort funds devoted to judicial services related to involuntary commitment reimbursed under RCW 71.05.730 must be expended for other purposes that further treatment for mental health and chemical dependency disorders.
[ 2011 c 343 § 7; 1985 c 354 § 14. Formerly RCW 71.34.140.]
Notice to parents, school contacts for referring students to inpatient treatment. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
School district personnel who contact a mental health inpatient treatment program or provider for the purpose of referring a student to inpatient treatment shall provide the parents with notice of the contact within forty-eight hours.
[ 1996 c 133 § 6. Formerly RCW 71.34.032.]
Notice to parents, school contacts for referring students to inpatient treatment. (Effective April 1, 2018.)
(3) No indigent minor may be released to less restrictive alternative treatment or setting or discharged from inpatient treatment without suitable clothing, and the department shall furnish this clothing. As funds are available, the secretary may provide necessary funds for the immediate welfare of indigent minors upon discharge or release to less restrictive alternative treatment.
[ 1985 c 354 § 17. Formerly RCW 71.34.170.]
Parent-initiated treatment—Notice to parents of available treatment options. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
(1) If a parent or guardian, for the purpose of mental health treatment or evaluation, brings his or her minor child to an evaluation and treatment facility, a hospital emergency room, an inpatient facility licensed under chapter 72.23 RCW, or an inpatient facility licensed under chapter 70.41 or 71.12 RCW operating inpatient psychiatric beds for minors, the facility is required to promptly provide written and verbal notice of all statutorily available treatment options contained in this chapter. The notice need not be given more than once if written and verbal notice has already been provided and documented by the facility.
(3) The department shall produce, and make available, the written notification that must include, at a minimum, the information contained in subsection (2) of this section. The department must revise the written notification as necessary to reflect changes in the law.
[ 2011 c 302 § 1; 2003 c 107 § 1. Formerly RCW 71.34.056.]
Parent-initiated treatment—Notice to parents of available treatment options. (Effective April 1, 2018.)
[ 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 256; 2011 c 302 § 1; 2003 c 107 § 1. Formerly RCW 71.34.056.]
The department shall adopt such rules pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW as may be necessary to effectuate the intent and purposes of this chapter, which shall include but not be limited to evaluation of the quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and use of services and facilities operating under this chapter, procedures and standards for commitment, and other action relevant to evaluation and treatment facilities, and establishment of criteria and procedures for placement and transfer of committed minors.
[ 1985 c 354 § 25. Formerly RCW 71.34.800.]
Uniform application of chapter—Training for *county-designated mental health professionals. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
The department shall ensure that the provisions of this chapter are applied by the counties in a consistent and uniform manner. The department shall also ensure that, to the extent possible within available funds, the *county-designated mental health professionals are specifically trained in adolescent mental health issues, the mental health civil commitment laws, and the criteria for civil commitment.
[ 1992 c 205 § 304. Formerly RCW 71.34.805.]
Uniform application of chapter—Training for designated crisis responders. (Effective April 1, 2018.)
The department shall ensure that the provisions of this chapter are applied by the counties in a consistent and uniform manner. The department shall also ensure that, to the extent possible within available funds, the designated crisis responders are specifically trained in adolescent mental health issues, the mental health and substance use disorder civil commitment laws, and the criteria for civil commitment.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 257; 1992 c 205 § 304. Formerly RCW 71.34.805.]
[ 1992 c 205 § 303. Formerly RCW 71.34.810.]
The ability of a parent to bring his or her minor child to a certified evaluation and treatment program for evaluation and treatment does not create a right to obtain or benefit from any funds or resources of the state. The state may provide services for indigent minors to the extent that funds are available.
[ 1998 c 296 § 21. Formerly RCW 71.34.015.]
Eligibility for medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW—Payment by department. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
For purposes of eligibility for medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW, minors in inpatient mental health treatment shall be considered to be part of their parent's or legal guardian's household, unless the minor has been assessed by the department or its designee as likely to require such treatment for at least ninety consecutive days, or is in out-of-home care in accordance with chapter 13.34 RCW, or the parents are found to not be exercising responsibility for care and control of the minor. Payment for such care by the department shall be made only in accordance with rules, guidelines, and clinical criteria applicable to inpatient treatment of minors established by the department.
[ 1998 c 296 § 11. Formerly RCW 71.34.027.]
Eligibility for medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW—Payment by department. (Effective April 1, 2018.)
For purposes of eligibility for medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW, minors in inpatient mental health or inpatient substance use disorder treatment shall be considered to be part of their parent's or legal guardian's household, unless the minor has been assessed by the department or its designee as likely to require such treatment for at least ninety consecutive days, or is in out-of-home care in accordance with chapter 13.34 RCW, or the parents are found to not be exercising responsibility for care and control of the minor. Payment for such care by the department shall be made only in accordance with rules, guidelines, and clinical criteria applicable to inpatient treatment of minors established by the department.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 258; 1998 c 296 § 11. Formerly RCW 71.34.027.]
(2) The secretary shall establish rules to implement this section and to define income, resources, and exemptions to determine the responsible person's or persons' ability to pay.
[ 1985 c 354 § 13. Formerly RCW 71.34.130.]
Liability for performance of duties under this chapter limited. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
No public or private agency or governmental entity, nor officer of a public or private agency, nor the superintendent, or professional person in charge, his or her professional designee or attending staff of any such agency, nor any public official performing functions necessary to the administration of this chapter, nor peace officer responsible for detaining a person under this chapter, nor any *county designated mental health professional, nor professional person, nor evaluation and treatment facility, shall be civilly or criminally liable for performing actions authorized in this chapter with regard to the decision of whether to admit, release, or detain a person for evaluation and treatment: PROVIDED, That such duties were performed in good faith and without gross negligence.
[ 2005 c 371 § 5; 1985 c 354 § 27. Formerly RCW 71.34.270.]
Liability for performance of duties under this chapter limited. (Effective April 1, 2018.)
Minor thirteen or older may be admitted for inpatient mental treatment without parental consent—Professional person in charge must concur—Written renewal of consent required. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
(1) A minor thirteen years or older may admit himself or herself to an evaluation and treatment facility for inpatient mental treatment, without parental consent. The admission shall occur only if the professional person in charge of the facility concurs with the need for inpatient treatment. Parental authorization, or authorization from a person who may consent on behalf of the minor pursuant to RCW 7.70.065, is required for inpatient treatment of a minor under the age of thirteen.
(2) When, in the judgment of the professional person in charge of an evaluation and treatment facility, there is reason to believe that a minor is in need of inpatient treatment because of a mental disorder, and the facility provides the type of evaluation and treatment needed by the minor, and it is not feasible to treat the minor in any less restrictive setting or the minor's home, the minor may be admitted to an evaluation and treatment facility.
[ 2006 c 93 § 3; 2005 c 371 § 2; 1998 c 296 § 14. Formerly RCW 71.34.042.]
Minor thirteen or older may be admitted for inpatient mental treatment or approved substance use disorder treatment program without parental consent—Professional person in charge must concur—Written renewal of consent required. (Effective April 1, 2018.)
Parent may request determination whether minor has mental disorder requiring inpatient treatment—Minor consent not required—Duties and obligations of professional person and facility. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
(3) An appropriately trained professional person may evaluate whether the minor has a mental disorder. The evaluation shall be completed within twenty-four hours of the time the minor was brought to the facility, unless the professional person determines that the condition of the minor necessitates additional time for evaluation. In no event shall a minor be held longer than seventy-two hours for evaluation. If, in the judgment of the professional person, it is determined it is a medical necessity for the minor to receive inpatient treatment, the minor may be held for treatment. The facility shall limit treatment to that which the professional person determines is medically necessary to stabilize the minor's condition until the evaluation has been completed. Within twenty-four hours of completion of the evaluation, the professional person shall notify the department if the child is held for treatment and of the date of admission.
[ 2007 c 375 § 11; 2005 c 371 § 4; 1998 c 296 § 17. Formerly RCW 71.34.052.]
Parent may request determination whether minor has a mental disorder or substance use disorder requiring inpatient treatment—Minor consent not required—Duties and obligations of professional person and facility. (Effective April 1, 2018.)
(3) An appropriately trained professional person may evaluate whether the minor has a mental disorder or has a substance use disorder. The evaluation shall be completed within twenty-four hours of the time the minor was brought to the facility, unless the professional person determines that the condition of the minor necessitates additional time for evaluation. In no event shall a minor be held longer than seventy-two hours for evaluation. If, in the judgment of the professional person, it is determined it is a medical necessity for the minor to receive inpatient treatment, the minor may be held for treatment. The facility shall limit treatment to that which the professional person determines is medically necessary to stabilize the minor's condition until the evaluation has been completed. Within twenty-four hours of completion of the evaluation, the professional person shall notify the department if the child is held for treatment and of the date of admission.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 263; 2007 c 375 § 11; 2005 c 371 § 4; 1998 c 296 § 17. Formerly RCW 71.34.052.]
Minor not released by petition under RCW 71.34.620—Release within thirty days—Professional may initiate proceedings to stop release. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
If the minor is not released as a result of the petition filed under RCW 71.34.620, he or she shall be released not later than thirty days following the later of: (1) The date of the department's determination under RCW 71.34.610(2); or (2) the filing of a petition for judicial review under RCW 71.34.620, unless a professional person or the *county designated mental health professional initiates proceedings under this chapter.
[ 1998 c 296 § 20. Formerly RCW 71.34.164.]
Minor not released by petition under RCW 71.34.620—Release within thirty days—Professional may initiate proceedings to stop release. (Effective April 1, 2018.)
If the minor is not released as a result of the petition filed under RCW 71.34.620, he or she shall be released not later than thirty days following the later of: (1) The date of the department's determination under RCW 71.34.610(2); or (2) the filing of a petition for judicial review under RCW 71.34.620, unless a professional person or the designated crisis responder initiates proceedings under this chapter.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 264; 1998 c 296 § 20. Formerly RCW 71.34.164.]
The department shall randomly select and review the information on children who are admitted to inpatient treatment on application of the child's parent regardless of the source of payment, if any. The review shall determine whether the children reviewed were appropriately admitted into treatment based on an objective evaluation of the child's condition and the outcome of the child's treatment.
[ 1996 c 133 § 36; 1995 c 312 § 58. Formerly RCW 71.34.035.]
Parent may request determination whether minor has mental disorder requiring outpatient treatment—Consent of minor not required—Discharge of minor. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
(1) A parent may bring, or authorize the bringing of, his or her minor child to a provider of outpatient mental health treatment and request that an appropriately trained professional person examine the minor to determine whether the minor has a mental disorder and is in need of outpatient treatment.
(3) The professional person may evaluate whether the minor has a mental disorder and is in need of outpatient treatment.
[ 1998 c 296 § 18. Formerly RCW 71.34.054.]
Parent may request determination whether minor has a mental disorder or substance use disorder requiring outpatient treatment—Consent of minor not required—Discharge of minor. (Effective April 1, 2018.)
Limitation on liability for admitting or accepting minor child. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
A minor child shall have no cause of action against an evaluation and treatment facility, inpatient facility, or provider of outpatient mental health treatment for admitting or accepting the minor in good faith for evaluation or treatment under RCW 71.34.600 or 71.34.650 based solely upon the fact that the minor did not consent to evaluation or treatment if the minor's parent has consented to the evaluation or treatment.
[ 2005 c 371 § 3.]
Limitation on liability for admitting or accepting minor child. (Effective April 1, 2018.)
Evaluation of minor thirteen or older brought for immediate mental health services—Temporary detention. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
If a minor, thirteen years or older, is brought to an evaluation and treatment facility or hospital emergency room for immediate mental health services, the professional person in charge of the facility shall evaluate the minor's mental condition, determine whether the minor suffers from a mental disorder, and whether the minor is in need of immediate inpatient treatment. If it is determined that the minor suffers from a mental disorder, inpatient treatment is required, the minor is unwilling to consent to voluntary admission, and the professional person believes that the minor meets the criteria for initial detention set forth herein, the facility may detain or arrange for the detention of the minor for up to twelve hours in order to enable a *county-designated mental health professional to evaluate the minor and commence initial detention proceedings under the provisions of this chapter.
[ 1985 c 354 § 4. Formerly RCW 71.34.040.]
Evaluation of minor thirteen or older brought for immediate inpatient treatment—Temporary detention. (Effective April 1, 2018, until July 1, 2026.)
Examination and evaluation of minor approved for inpatient admission—Referral to chemical dependency treatment program—Right to communication, exception—Evaluation and treatment period. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
(1) Each minor approved by the facility for inpatient admission shall be examined and evaluated by a children's mental health specialist as to the child's mental condition and by a physician, physician assistant, or psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner as to the child's physical condition within twenty-four hours of admission. Reasonable measures shall be taken to ensure medical treatment is provided for any condition requiring immediate medical attention.
(2) If, after examination and evaluation, the children's mental health specialist and the physician, physician assistant, or psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner determine that the initial needs of the minor would be better served by placement in a chemical dependency treatment facility, then the minor shall be referred to an approved treatment program defined under *RCW 70.96A.020.
(5) If the evaluation and treatment facility admits the minor, it may detain the minor for evaluation and treatment for a period not to exceed seventy-two hours from the time of provisional acceptance. The computation of such seventy-two hour period shall exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. This initial treatment period shall not exceed seventy-two hours except when an application for voluntary inpatient treatment is received or a petition for fourteen-day commitment is filed.
[ 2016 c 155 § 19; 2009 c 217 § 16; 1991 c 364 § 12; 1985 c 354 § 6. Formerly RCW 71.34.060.]
*Reviser's note: RCW 70.96A.020 was amended by 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 101, changing the term "approved treatment program" to "approved substance use disorder treatment program."
Findings—Construction—Conflict with federal requirements—1991 c 364: See notes following RCW 70.96A.020.
Examination and evaluation of minor approved for inpatient admission—Referral to a secure detoxification facility or substance use disorder treatment program—Right to communication, exception—Evaluation and treatment period. (Effective April 1, 2018, until July 1, 2026.)
(2) If, after examination and evaluation, the children's mental health specialist or substance use disorder specialist and the physician, physician assistant, or psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner determine that the initial needs of the minor, if detained to an evaluation and treatment facility, would be better served by placement in a substance use disorder treatment facility or, if detained to a secure detoxification facility or approved substance use disorder treatment program, would be better served in an evaluation and treatment facility, then the minor shall be referred to the more appropriate placement; however a minor may only be referred to a secure detoxification facility or approved substance use disorder treatment program if there is a secure detoxification facility or approved substance use disorder treatment program available and that has adequate space for the minor.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 271; 2016 c 155 § 19; 2009 c 217 § 16; 1991 c 364 § 12; 1985 c 354 § 6. Formerly RCW 71.34.060.]
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2016 c 155 § 19 and by 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 271, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
(2) If, after examination and evaluation, the children's mental health specialist or substance use disorder specialist and the physician, physician assistant, or psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner determine that the initial needs of the minor, if detained to an evaluation and treatment facility, would be better served by placement in a substance use disorder treatment facility or, if detained to a secure detoxification facility or approved substance use disorder treatment program, would be better served in an evaluation and treatment facility, then the minor shall be referred to the more appropriate placement.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 272; 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 271; 2016 c 155 § 19; 2009 c 217 § 16; 1991 c 364 § 12; 1985 c 354 § 6. Formerly RCW 71.34.060.]
Petition for one hundred eighty-day commitment—Hearing—Requirements—Findings by court—Commitment order—Release—Successive commitments. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
(c) A statement that the petitioner is the professional person in charge of the evaluation and treatment facility responsible for the treatment of the minor;
(7) If the court finds that the criteria for commitment are met and that less restrictive treatment in a community setting is not appropriate or available, the court shall order the minor committed for further inpatient treatment to the custody of the secretary or to a private treatment and evaluation facility if the minor's parents have assumed responsibility for payment for the treatment. If the court finds that a less restrictive alternative is in the best interest of the minor, the court shall order less restrictive alternative treatment upon such conditions as necessary.
[ 2016 c 155 § 21; 2009 c 217 § 18; 1985 c 354 § 9. Formerly RCW 71.34.090.]
Petition for one hundred eighty-day commitment—Hearing—Requirements—Findings by court—Commitment order—Release—Successive commitments. (Effective April 1, 2018, until July 1, 2026.)
Placement of minor in state evaluation and treatment facility—Placement committee—Facility to report to committee. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
(1) If a minor is committed for one hundred eighty-day inpatient treatment and is to be placed in a state-supported program, the secretary shall accept immediately and place the minor in a state-funded long-term evaluation and treatment facility.
(2) The secretary's placement authority shall be exercised through a designated placement committee appointed by the secretary and composed of children's mental health specialists, including at least one child psychiatrist who represents the state-funded, long-term, evaluation and treatment facility for minors. The responsibility of the placement committee will be to:
(a) Make the long-term placement of the minor in the most appropriate, available state-funded evaluation and treatment facility, having carefully considered factors including the treatment needs of the minor, the most appropriate facility able to respond to the minor's identified treatment needs, the geographic proximity of the facility to the minor's family, the immediate availability of bed space, and the probable impact of the placement on other residents of the facility;
(3) The secretary may authorize transfer of minors among treatment facilities if the transfer is in the best interests of the minor or due to treatment priorities.
(4) The responsible state-funded evaluation and treatment facility shall submit a report to the department's designated placement committee within ninety days of admission and no less than every one hundred eighty days thereafter, setting forth such facts as the department requires, including the minor's individual treatment plan and progress, recommendations for future treatment, and possible less restrictive treatment.
[ 1985 c 354 § 10. Formerly RCW 71.34.100.]
Placement of minor in state evaluation and treatment facility or substance use disorder treatment program—Placement committee—Facility or program to report to committee. (Effective April 1, 2018.)
(1) If a minor is committed for one hundred eighty-day inpatient treatment and is to be placed in a state-supported program, the secretary shall accept immediately and place the minor in a state-funded long-term evaluation and treatment facility or state-funded approved substance use disorder treatment program.
(2) The secretary's placement authority shall be exercised through a designated placement committee appointed by the secretary and composed of children's mental health specialists and chemical dependency professionals, including at least one child psychiatrist who represents the state-funded, long-term, evaluation and treatment facility for minors and one chemical dependency professional who represents the state-funded approved substance use disorder treatment program. The responsibility of the placement committee will be to:
(4) The responsible state-funded evaluation and treatment facility or approved substance use disorder treatment program shall submit a report to the department's designated placement committee within ninety days of admission and no less than every one hundred eighty days thereafter, setting forth such facts as the department requires, including the minor's individual treatment plan and progress, recommendations for future treatment, and possible less restrictive treatment.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 278; 1985 c 354 § 10. Formerly RCW 71.34.100.]
Minor's failure to adhere to outpatient conditions—Deterioration of minor's functioning—Transport to inpatient facility—Order of apprehension and detention—Revocation of alternative treatment or conditional release—Hearings. (Effective until April 1, 2018.)
(1) If the professional person in charge of an outpatient treatment program, a *county-designated mental health professional, or the secretary determines that a minor is failing to adhere to the conditions of the court order for less restrictive alternative treatment or the conditions for the conditional release, or that substantial deterioration in the minor's functioning has occurred, the *county-designated mental health professional, or the secretary may order that the minor be taken into custody and transported to an inpatient evaluation and treatment facility.
(2) The *county-designated mental health professional or the secretary shall file the order of apprehension and detention and serve it upon the minor and notify the minor's parent and the minor's attorney, if any, of the detention within two days of return. At the time of service the minor shall be informed of the right to a hearing and to representation by an attorney. The *county-designated mental health professional or the secretary may modify or rescind the order of apprehension and detention at any time prior to the hearing.
(3) A petition for revocation of less restrictive alternative treatment shall be filed by the *county-designated mental health professional or the secretary with the court in the county ordering the less restrictive alternative treatment. The court shall conduct the hearing in that county. A petition for revocation of conditional release may be filed with the court in the county ordering inpatient treatment or the county where the minor on conditional release is residing. A petition shall describe the behavior of the minor indicating violation of the conditions or deterioration of routine functioning and a dispositional recommendation. Upon motion for good cause, the hearing may be transferred to the county of the minor's residence or to the county in which the alleged violations occurred. The hearing shall be held within seven days of the minor's return. The issues to be determined are whether the minor did or did not adhere to the conditions of the less restrictive alternative treatment or conditional release, or whether the minor's routine functioning has substantially deteriorated, and, if so, whether the conditions of less restrictive alternative treatment or conditional release should be modified or whether the minor should be returned to inpatient treatment. Pursuant to the determination of the court, the minor shall be returned to less restrictive alternative treatment or conditional release on the same or modified conditions or shall be returned to inpatient treatment. If the minor is returned to inpatient treatment, RCW 71.34.760 regarding the secretary's placement responsibility shall apply. The hearing may be waived by the minor and the minor returned to inpatient treatment or to less restrictive alternative treatment or conditional release on the same or modified conditions.
[ 1985 c 354 § 11. Formerly RCW 71.34.110.]
Minor's failure to adhere to outpatient conditions—Deterioration of minor's functioning—Transport to facility or program—Order of apprehension and detention—Revocation of alternative treatment or conditional release—Hearings. (Effective April 1, 2018, until July 1, 2026.)
(1) If the professional person in charge of an outpatient treatment program, a designated crisis responder, or the secretary determines that a minor is failing to adhere to the conditions of the court order for less restrictive alternative treatment or the conditions for the conditional release, or that substantial deterioration in the minor's functioning has occurred, the designated crisis responder, or the secretary may order that the minor, if committed for mental health treatment, be taken into custody and transported to an inpatient evaluation and treatment facility or, if committed for substance use disorder treatment, be taken into custody and transported to a secure detoxification facility or approved substance use disorder treatment program if there is an available secure detoxification facility or approved substance use disorder treatment program that has adequate space for the minor.
(2) The designated crisis responder or the secretary shall file the order of apprehension and detention and serve it upon the minor and notify the minor's parent and the minor's attorney, if any, of the detention within two days of return. At the time of service the minor shall be informed of the right to a hearing and to representation by an attorney. The designated crisis responder or the secretary may modify or rescind the order of apprehension and detention at any time prior to the hearing.
(3) A petition for revocation of less restrictive alternative treatment shall be filed by the designated crisis responder or the secretary with the court in the county ordering the less restrictive alternative treatment. The court shall conduct the hearing in that county. A petition for revocation of conditional release may be filed with the court in the county ordering inpatient treatment or the county where the minor on conditional release is residing. A petition shall describe the behavior of the minor indicating violation of the conditions or deterioration of routine functioning and a dispositional recommendation. Upon motion for good cause, the hearing may be transferred to the county of the minor's residence or to the county in which the alleged violations occurred. The hearing shall be held within seven days of the minor's return. The issues to be determined are whether the minor did or did not adhere to the conditions of the less restrictive alternative treatment or conditional release, or whether the minor's routine functioning has substantially deteriorated, and, if so, whether the conditions of less restrictive alternative treatment or conditional release should be modified or, subject to subsection (4) of this section, whether the minor should be returned to inpatient treatment. Pursuant to the determination of the court, the minor shall be returned to less restrictive alternative treatment or conditional release on the same or modified conditions or shall be returned to inpatient treatment. If the minor is returned to inpatient treatment, RCW 71.34.760 regarding the secretary's placement responsibility shall apply. The hearing may be waived by the minor and the minor returned to inpatient treatment or to less restrictive alternative treatment or conditional release on the same or modified conditions.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 279; 1985 c 354 § 11. Formerly RCW 71.34.110.]
(1) If the professional person in charge of an outpatient treatment program, a designated crisis responder, or the secretary determines that a minor is failing to adhere to the conditions of the court order for less restrictive alternative treatment or the conditions for the conditional release, or that substantial deterioration in the minor's functioning has occurred, the designated crisis responder, or the secretary may order that the minor, if committed for mental health treatment, be taken into custody and transported to an inpatient evaluation and treatment facility or, if committed for substance use disorder treatment, be taken into custody and transported to a secure detoxification facility or approved substance use disorder treatment program.
(3) A petition for revocation of less restrictive alternative treatment shall be filed by the designated crisis responder or the secretary with the court in the county ordering the less restrictive alternative treatment. The court shall conduct the hearing in that county. A petition for revocation of conditional release may be filed with the court in the county ordering inpatient treatment or the county where the minor on conditional release is residing. A petition shall describe the behavior of the minor indicating violation of the conditions or deterioration of routine functioning and a dispositional recommendation. Upon motion for good cause, the hearing may be transferred to the county of the minor's residence or to the county in which the alleged violations occurred. The hearing shall be held within seven days of the minor's return. The issues to be determined are whether the minor did or did not adhere to the conditions of the less restrictive alternative treatment or conditional release, or whether the minor's routine functioning has substantially deteriorated, and, if so, whether the conditions of less restrictive alternative treatment or conditional release should be modified or whether the minor should be returned to inpatient treatment. Pursuant to the determination of the court, the minor shall be returned to less restrictive alternative treatment or conditional release on the same or modified conditions or shall be returned to inpatient treatment. If the minor is returned to inpatient treatment, RCW 71.34.760 regarding the secretary's placement responsibility shall apply. The hearing may be waived by the minor and the minor returned to inpatient treatment or to less restrictive alternative treatment or conditional release on the same or modified conditions.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 280; 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 279; 1985 c 354 § 11. Formerly RCW 71.34.110.]
Necessary transportation for minors committed to the secretary under this chapter for one hundred eighty-day treatment shall be provided by the department in the most appropriate and cost-effective means.
[ 1985 c 354 § 15. Formerly RCW 71.34.150.]