reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
WA Rev Code § 71.12.686 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.12 - Private Establishments.|71.12.686 - Pediatric transitional care services—Duties of the department of social and health services.

RCW 71.12.686 Pediatric transitional care services—Duties of the department of social and health services.After referral by the department of social and health services of an infant to an establishment approved to provide pediatric transitional care services, the department of social and health services:(1) Retains primary responsibility for case management and must provide consultation to the establishment regarding all placements and permanency planning issues, including developing a parent-child visitation plan;(2) Must work with the department and the establishment to identify and implement evidence-based practices that address current and best medical practices and parent participation; and(3) Work with the establishment to ensure medicaid-eligible services are so billed.[ 2017 c 263 § 6.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2017 c 263: See note following RCW 71.12.455.
WA Rev Code § 71.12.688 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.12 - Private Establishments.|71.12.688 - Pediatric transitional care services—Facilities not subject to construction review.

RCW 71.12.688 Pediatric transitional care services—Facilities not subject to construction review.Facilities that provide pediatric transitional care services that are in existence on July 23, 2017, are not subject to construction review by the department for initial licensure.[ 2017 c 263 § 7.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2017 c 263: See note following RCW 71.12.455.
WA Rev Code § 71.12.700 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.12 - Private Establishments.|71.12.700 - Psychiatric hospitals—Technical assistance.

RCW 71.12.700 Psychiatric hospitals—Technical assistance.(1) Any psychiatric hospital may request from the department or the department may offer to any psychiatric hospital technical assistance. The department may not provide technical assistance during an inspection or during the time between when an investigation of a psychiatric hospital has been initiated and when such investigation is resolved.(2) The department may offer group training to psychiatric hospitals licensed under this chapter.[ 2020 c 115 § 2.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2020 c 115: "The legislature finds that patients seeking behavioral health care in Washington would benefit from consistent regulatory oversight and transparency about patient outcomes. Current regulatory oversight of psychiatric hospitals licensed under chapter 71.12 RCW needs to be enhanced to protect the health, safety, and well-being of patients seeking behavioral health care in these facilities. Some hospitals have not complied with state licensing requirements. Additional enforcement tools are needed to address noncompliance and protect patients from risk of harm.The legislature also finds that licensing and enforcement requirements for all health care facility types regulated by the department of health are inconsistent and that patients are not well-served by this inconsistency. Review of the regulatory requirements for all health care facility types, including acute care hospitals, is needed to identify gaps and opportunities to consolidate and standardize requirements. Legislation will be necessary to implement uniform requirements that assure provision of safe, quality care and create consistency and predictability for facilities." [ 2020 c 115 § 1.]Effective date—2020 c 115: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [March 25, 2020]." [ 2020 c 115 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 71.12.720 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.12 - Private Establishments.|71.12.720 - Psychiatric hospitals—Reporting.

RCW 71.12.720 Psychiatric hospitals—Reporting.(1) Every psychiatric hospital licensed under this chapter shall report to the department every patient elopement and every death that meets the circumstances specified in subsection (2) of this section that occurs on the hospital grounds within three days of the elopement or death to the department's complaint intake system or another reporting mechanism specified by the department in rule.(2) The patient or staff deaths that must be reported to the department under subsection (1) of this section include the following:(a) Patient death associated with patient elopement;(b) Patient suicide;(c) Patient death associated with medication error;(d) Patient death associated with a fall;(e) Patient death associated with the use of physical restraints or bedrails; and(f) Patient or staff member death resulting from a physical assault.[ 2020 c 115 § 8.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—Effective date—2020 c 115: See notes following RCW 71.12.700.
WA Rev Code § 71.12.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.12 - Private Establishments.|71.12.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 71.12.900 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.[ 2009 c 521 § 160.]
WA Rev Code § 71.20.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.20 - Local Funds for Community Services.|71.20.100 - Expenditures of county funds subject to county fiscal laws.

RCW 71.20.100 Expenditures of county funds subject to county fiscal laws.Expenditures of county funds under this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 36.40 RCW and other statutes relating to expenditures by counties.[ 1967 ex.s. c 110 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 71.24.011 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act.|71.24.011 - Short title.

RCW 71.24.011 Short title.This chapter may be known and cited as the community behavioral health services act.[ 2019 c 325 § 1001; 2019 c 314 § 24; 1982 c 204 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—2019 c 325: "Except as provided in sections 6005 and 6007 of this act, this act takes effect January 1, 2020." [ 2019 c 325 § 6008.]Declaration—2019 c 314: See note following RCW 18.22.810.
WA Rev Code § 71.24.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act.|71.24.030 - Grants, purchasing of services, for community behavioral health programs.

RCW 71.24.030 Grants, purchasing of services, for community behavioral health programs.The director is authorized to make grants and/or purchase services from counties, combinations of counties, or other entities, to establish and operate community behavioral health programs.[ 2019 c 325 § 1005; 2018 c 201 § 4003; 2005 c 503 § 3; 2001 c 323 § 9; 1999 c 10 § 3; 1982 c 204 § 6; 1973 1st ex.s. c 155 § 5; 1972 ex.s. c 122 § 30; 1971 ex.s. c 304 § 7; 1967 ex.s. c 111 § 3.]NOTES:Effective date—2019 c 325: See note following RCW 71.24.011.Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.Correction of references—Savings—Severability—2005 c 503: See notes following RCW 71.24.015.Purpose—Intent—1999 c 10: See note following RCW 71.24.025.Effective date—1972 ex.s. c 122: "Chapter 122, Laws of 1972 extraordinary session shall be effective January 1, 1975." [ 1973 c 92 § 1; 1972 ex.s. c 122 § 31.]
WA Rev Code § 71.24.062 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act.|71.24.062 - Psychiatry consultation line—Implementation.

RCW 71.24.062 Psychiatry consultation line—Implementation.(1) To the extent that funds are specifically appropriated for this purpose or nonstate funds are available, the authority in collaboration with the University of Washington department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences shall implement a psychiatric consultation call center to provide emergency department providers, primary care providers, and county and municipal correctional facility providers with on-demand access to psychiatric and substance use disorder clinical consultation for adult patients.(2) When clinically appropriate and technically feasible, the clinical consultation may occur via telemedicine.(3) Beginning in fiscal year 2021, to the extent that adequate funds are appropriated, the service shall be available seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day.[ 2020 c 291 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 71.24.063 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act.|71.24.063 - Partnership access lines—Psychiatric consultation lines—Data collection.

RCW 71.24.063 Partnership access lines—Psychiatric consultation lines—Data collection.(1) The University of Washington department of psychiatry and behavioral health sciences shall collect the following information for the partnership access line described in RCW 71.24.061(3)(a)(i), partnership access line for moms described in *RCW 71.24.061(3)(a)(ii)(A), and the psychiatric consultation line described in RCW 71.24.062, in coordination with any hospital that it collaborates with to administer the programs:(a) The number of individuals served;(b) Demographic information regarding the individuals served, as available, including the individual's age, gender, and city and county of residence. Demographic information may not include any personally identifiable information;(c) Demographic information regarding the providers placing the calls, including type of practice, and city and county of practice;(d) Insurance information, including health plan and carrier, as available;(e) A description of the resources provided; and(f) Provider satisfaction.(2) The University of Washington department of psychiatry and behavioral health sciences shall collect the following information for the program called the partnership access line for kids referral and assistance service described in *RCW 71.24.061(3)(a)(ii)(B), in coordination with any hospital that it collaborates with to administer the program:(a) The number of individuals served;(b) Demographic information regarding the individuals served, as available, including the individual's age, gender, and city and county of residence. Demographic information may not include any personally identifiable information;(c) Demographic information regarding the parents or guardians placing the calls, including family location;(d) Insurance information, including health plan and carrier, as available;(e) A description of the resources provided;(f) Average time frames from receipt of the call to referral for services or resources provided;(g) The most frequently requested issues that parents and guardians are asking for assistance with;(h) The most frequently requested issues that families are asking for referral assistance with;(i) The number of individuals that receive an appointment based on referral assistance; and(j) Parent or guardian satisfaction.[ 2020 c 291 § 3.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 71.24.061 was amended by 2021 c 126 § 1, changing subsection (3)(a)(ii)(A) and (B) to subsection (3)(a)(ii) and (iii), respectively. Also, the "partnership access line for kids referral and assistance service" was changed to "mental health referral service for children and teens."
WA Rev Code § 71.24.066 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act.|71.24.066 - Partnership access line pilot programs—Determination to be made permanent—Long-term funding.

RCW 71.24.066 Partnership access line pilot programs—Determination to be made permanent—Long-term funding.Using data from the reports required in RCW 71.24.061(5), the legislature shall decide whether to make the partnership access line for moms and the partnership access line for kids referral and assistance [service] programs, as described in *RCW 71.24.061(3)(a)(ii), permanent programs. If the legislature decides to make the programs permanent, the programs shall be funded in the same manner as in RCW 71.24.062 beginning July 1, 2021.[ 2020 c 291 § 5.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 71.24.061 was amended by 2021 c 126 § 1, changing subsection (3)(a)(ii)(A) and (B) to subsection (3)(a)(ii) and (iii), respectively. Also, the "partnership access line for kids referral and assistance service" was changed to "mental health referral service for children and teens."
WA Rev Code § 71.24.067 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act.|71.24.067 - Partnership access lines—Psychiatric consultation lines—Review.

RCW 71.24.067 Partnership access lines—Psychiatric consultation lines—Review.(1) The joint legislative audit and review committee shall conduct a review, in consultation with the authority, the University of Washington department of psychiatry and behavioral science[s,] and Seattle children's hospital, of the programs as described in RCW 71.24.061(3)(a) and 71.24.062, covering the period from January 1, 2019, through December 30, 2021. The review shall evaluate the programs' success at addressing patients' issues related to access to mental health and substance use disorder services.(2) The joint legislative audit and review committee shall submit the review, including its findings and recommendations, to the legislature by December 1, 2022.[ 2020 c 291 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 71.24.068 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act.|71.24.068 - Telebehavioral health access account.

RCW 71.24.068 Telebehavioral health access account.The telebehavioral health access account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from collections under RCW 71.24.064 must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for supporting telebehavioral health programs identified in RCW 71.24.061(3)(a) and 71.24.062.[ 2020 c 291 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 71.24.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act.|71.24.100 - County-run behavioral health administrative services organizations—Joint operating agreements—Requirements.

RCW 71.24.100 County-run behavioral health administrative services organizations—Joint operating agreements—Requirements.(1) A county authority or a group of county authorities may enter into a joint operating agreement to submit a request to contract with the authority to operate a behavioral health administrative services organization whose boundaries are consistent with the regional service areas established under RCW 74.09.870.(2) All counties within the regional service area must mutually agree to enter into a contract with the authority to become a behavioral health administrative services organization and appoint a single fiscal agent for the regional service area. Similarly, in order to terminate such contract, all counties that are contracted with the authority as a behavioral health administrative services organization must mutually agree to terminate the contract with the authority.(3) Once the authority receives a request from a county or a group of counties within a regional service area to be the designated behavioral health administrative services organization, the authority must promptly collaborate with the county or group of counties within that regional service area to determine the most feasible implementation date and coordinate readiness reviews.(4) No behavioral health administrative services organization may contract with itself as a behavioral health agency, or contract with a behavioral health agency that has administrative linkages to the behavioral health administrative services organization in any manner that would give the agency a competitive advantage in obtaining or competing for contracts, except that a county or group of counties may provide designated crisis responder services, initial crisis services, criminal diversion services, hospital reentry services, and criminal reentry services. The county-administered service must have a clear separation of powers and duties separate from a county-run behavioral health administrative services organization and suitable accounting procedures must be followed to ensure the funding is traceable and accounted for separately from other funds.(5) Nothing in this section limits the authority's ability to take remedial actions up to and including termination of a contract in order to enforce contract terms or to remedy nonperformance of contractual duties.[ 2019 c 325 § 1010; 2018 c 201 § 4008; 2014 c 225 § 14; 2012 c 117 § 442; 2005 c 503 § 9; 1982 c 204 § 7; 1967 ex.s. c 111 § 10.]NOTES:Effective date—2019 c 325: See note following RCW 71.24.011.Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.Effective date—2014 c 225: See note following RCW 71.24.016.Correction of references—Savings—Severability—2005 c 503: See notes following RCW 71.24.015.
WA Rev Code § 71.24.135 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act.|71.24.135 - Expanded recovery support services program—Regional expanded recovery plans.

RCW 71.24.135 Expanded recovery support services program—Regional expanded recovery plans.(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the authority shall establish the expanded recovery support services program to increase access to recovery services for individuals in recovery from substance use disorder.(2) In establishing the program, the authority shall consult with the substance use recovery services advisory committee established in RCW 71.24.546, behavioral health administrative services organizations, regional behavioral health providers, and regional community organizations that support individuals in recovery from substance use disorders, including individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental health conditions, to adopt regional expanded recovery plans that are consistent with the substance use recovery services plan developed under RCW 71.24.546 to provide sufficient access for youth and adults to meet each region's needs for:(a) Recovery housing;(b) Employment pathways, support, training, and job placement, including evidence-based supported employment program services;(c) Education pathways, including recovery high schools and collegiate recovery programs;(d) Recovery coaching and substance use disorder peer support;(e) Social connectedness initiatives, including the recovery café model;(f) Family support services, including family reconciliation services;(g) Technology-based recovery support services;(h) Transportation assistance; and(i) Legal support services.(3) Funds in the expanded recovery support services program must be used to reimburse providers for the provision of services to individuals in recovery from substance use disorders, including individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental health conditions. In addition, the funds may be used to provide assistance to organizations to establish or expand recovery support services as reasonably necessary and feasible to increase the availability of services to achieve the regional expanded recovery plans developed under subsection (2) of this section, including such items as training and recruitment of personnel, reasonable modifications to existing facilities to accommodate additional clients, and similar forms of assistance.(4) The authority must establish regional expanded recovery plans under subsection (2) of this section, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, by January 1, 2023, and begin distributing grant funds by March 1, 2023.[ 2021 c 311 § 4.]NOTES:Effective date—2021 c 311 §§ 1-11 and 13-21: See note following RCW 71.24.115.
WA Rev Code § 71.24.155 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act.|71.24.155 - Grants to behavioral health administrative services, managed care organizations, and Indian health care providers—Accounting.

RCW 71.24.155 Grants to behavioral health administrative services, managed care organizations, and Indian health care providers—Accounting.Grants shall be made by the authority to behavioral health administrative services organizations, managed care organizations for community behavioral health programs, and Indian health care providers who have community behavioral health programs totaling not less than ninety-five percent of available resources. The authority may use up to forty percent of the remaining five percent to provide community demonstration projects, including early intervention or primary prevention programs for children, and the remainder shall be for emergency needs and technical assistance under this chapter.[ 2020 c 256 § 203; 2019 c 325 § 1011; 2018 c 201 § 4009; 2014 c 225 § 36; 2001 c 323 § 14; 1987 c 505 § 65; 1986 c 274 § 9; 1982 c 204 § 9.]NOTES:Effective date—2020 c 256 § 203: "Section 203 of this act takes effect July 1, 2021." [ 2020 c 256 § 503.]Effective date—2019 c 325: See note following RCW 71.24.011.Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.Effective date—2014 c 225: See note following RCW 71.24.016.Effective date—1986 c 274 §§ 1, 2, 3, 5, and 9: See note following RCW 71.24.015.
WA Rev Code § 71.24.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act.|71.24.160 - Proof as to uses made of state funds—Use of maintenance of effort funds.

RCW 71.24.160 Proof as to uses made of state funds—Use of maintenance of effort funds.The behavioral health administrative services organizations shall make satisfactory showing to the director that state funds shall in no case be used to replace local funds from any source being used to finance mental health services prior to January 1, 1990. 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 substance use disorders.[ 2019 c 325 § 1012; 2018 c 201 § 4010; 2014 c 225 § 37; 2011 c 343 § 6; 2001 c 323 § 15; 1989 c 205 § 7; 1982 c 204 § 10; 1967 ex.s. c 111 § 16.]NOTES:Effective date—2019 c 325: See note following RCW 71.24.011.Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.Effective date—2014 c 225: See note following RCW 71.24.016.Intent—Effective date—2011 c 343: See notes following RCW 71.05.730.
WA Rev Code § 71.24.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 71 - Mental Illness|Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act.|71.24.200 - Expenditures of county funds subject to county fiscal laws.

RCW 71.24.200 Expenditures of county funds subject to county fiscal laws.Expenditures of county funds under this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 36.40 RCW and other statutes relating to expenditures by counties.[ 1967 ex.s. c 111 § 20.]