reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.540 - Drug courts.

RCW 71.24.540
Drug courts.
The authority shall contract with behavioral health administrative services organizations, managed care organizations, or counties, as applicable, for the provision of substance use disorder treatment services ordered by a county-operated drug court.
[ 2019 c 325 § 1036; 2018 c 201 § 4040; 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 516; 1999 c 197 § 10. Formerly RCW 70.96A.055.]
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 dates—2016 sp.s. c 29: See note following RCW 71.05.760.
Short title—Right of action—2016 sp.s. c 29: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.
Legislative recognition—1999 c 197: "The legislature recognizes the utility of drug court programs in reducing recidivism and assisting the courts by diverting potential offenders from the normal course of criminal trial proceedings." [ 1999 c 197 § 7.]
Severability—1999 c 197: See note following RCW 9.94A.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.545 - Comprehensive program for treatment—Regional facilities.

RCW 71.24.545
Comprehensive program for treatment—Regional facilities.
(1) The authority shall establish by appropriate means a comprehensive and coordinated program for the treatment of persons with substance use disorders and their families, persons incapacitated by alcohol or other psychoactive chemicals, and intoxicated persons.
(2)(a) The program shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, a continuum of substance use disorder treatment services that includes:
(i) Withdrawal management;
(ii) Residential treatment; and
(iii) Outpatient treatment.
(b) The program may include peer support, supported housing, supported employment, crisis diversion, or recovery support services.
(3) All appropriate public and private resources shall be coordinated with and used in the program when possible.
(4) The authority may contract for the use of an approved treatment program or other individual or organization if the director considers this to be an effective and economical course to follow.
(5) Treatment provided under this chapter must be purchased primarily through managed care contracts. Consistent with RCW 71.24.580, services and funding provided through the criminal justice treatment account are intended to be exempted from managed care contracting.
[ 2019 c 325 § 1037; 2018 c 201 § 4041; 2014 c 225 § 25; 1989 c 270 § 18; 1972 ex.s. c 122 § 8. Formerly RCW 70.96A.080.]
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.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.550 - City, town, or county without facility—Contribution of liquor taxes prerequisite to use of another's facility.

RCW 71.24.550
City, town, or county without facility—Contribution of liquor taxes prerequisite to use of another's facility.
A city, town, or county that does not have its own facility or program for the treatment and rehabilitation of persons with substance use disorders may share in the use of a facility or program maintained by another city or county so long as it contributes no less than two percent of its share of liquor taxes and profits to the support of the facility or program.
[ 2014 c 225 § 26; 1989 c 270 § 12. Formerly RCW 70.96A.085.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2014 c 225: See note following RCW 71.24.016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.555 - Liquor taxes and profits—City and county eligibility conditioned.

RCW 71.24.555
Liquor taxes and profits—City and county eligibility conditioned.
To be eligible to receive its share of liquor taxes and profits, each city and county shall devote no less than two percent of its share of liquor taxes and profits to the support of a substance use disorder program licensed or certified by the department of health.
[ 2019 c 325 § 1038; 2018 c 201 § 4042; 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 517; 1989 c 270 § 13. Formerly RCW 70.96A.087.]
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 dates—2016 sp.s. c 29: See note following RCW 71.05.760.
Short title—Right of action—2016 sp.s. c 29: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.565 - Acceptance for approved treatment—Rules.

RCW 71.24.565
Acceptance for approved treatment—Rules.
The director shall adopt and may amend and repeal rules for acceptance of persons into the approved treatment program, considering available treatment resources and facilities, for the purpose of early and effective treatment of persons with substance use disorders, persons incapacitated by alcohol or other psychoactive chemicals, and intoxicated persons. In establishing the rules, the director shall be guided by the following standards:
(1) If possible a patient shall be treated on a voluntary rather than an involuntary basis.
(2) A patient shall be initially assigned or transferred to outpatient treatment, unless he or she is found to require residential treatment.
(3) A person shall not be denied treatment solely because he or she has withdrawn from treatment against medical advice on a prior occasion or because he or she has relapsed after earlier treatment.
(4) An individualized treatment plan shall be prepared and maintained on a current basis for each patient.
(5) Provision shall be made for a continuum of coordinated treatment services, so that a person who leaves a facility or a form of treatment will have available and use other appropriate treatment.
[ 2019 c 325 § 1039; 2018 c 201 § 4043; 2014 c 225 § 27; 1989 c 270 § 23; 1972 ex.s. c 122 § 10. Formerly RCW 70.96A.100.]
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.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.570 - Emergency service patrol—Establishment—Rules.

RCW 71.24.570
Emergency service patrol—Establishment—Rules.
(1) The state and counties, cities, and other municipalities may establish or contract for emergency service patrols which are to be under the administration of the appropriate jurisdiction. A patrol consists of persons trained to give assistance in the streets and in other public places to persons who are intoxicated. Members of an emergency service patrol shall be capable of providing first aid in emergency situations and may transport intoxicated persons to their homes and to and from substance use disorder treatment programs.
(2) The secretary shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW for the establishment, training, and conduct of emergency service patrols.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 518; 1989 c 270 § 30; 1972 ex.s. c 122 § 17. Formerly RCW 70.96A.170.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2016 sp.s. c 29: See note following RCW 71.05.760.
Short title—Right of action—2016 sp.s. c 29: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.575 - Criminal laws limitations.

RCW 71.24.575
Criminal laws limitations.
(1) No county, municipality, or other political subdivision may adopt or enforce a local law, ordinance, resolution, or rule having the force of law that includes drinking, being an individual with a substance use disorder, or being found in an intoxicated condition as one of the elements of the offense giving rise to a criminal or civil penalty or sanction.
(2) No county, municipality, or other political subdivision may interpret or apply any law of general application to circumvent the provision of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Nothing in this chapter affects any law, ordinance, resolution, or rule against drunken driving, driving under the influence of alcohol or other psychoactive chemicals, or other similar offense involving the operation of a vehicle, aircraft, boat, machinery, or other equipment, or regarding the sale, purchase, dispensing, possessing, or use of alcoholic beverages or other psychoactive chemicals at stated times and places or by a particular class of persons; nor shall evidence of intoxication affect, other than as a defense, the application of any law, ordinance, resolution, or rule to conduct otherwise establishing the elements of an offense.
[ 2014 c 225 § 30; 1989 c 270 § 32; 1972 ex.s. c 122 § 19. Formerly RCW 70.96A.190.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2014 c 225: See note following RCW 71.24.016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.587 - Opioid use disorder treatment—Possession or use of lawfully prescribed medication—Declaration by state.

RCW 71.24.587
Opioid use disorder treatment—Possession or use of lawfully prescribed medication—Declaration by state.
The state declares that a person lawfully possessing or using lawfully prescribed medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder must be treated the same in judicial and administrative proceedings as a person lawfully possessing or using other lawfully prescribed medications.
[ 2017 c 297 § 13.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2017 c 297: See note following RCW 18.22.800.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.593 - Opioid use disorder treatment—Care of individuals and their newborns—Authority recommendations required.

RCW 71.24.593
Opioid use disorder treatment—Care of individuals and their newborns—Authority recommendations required.
(1) Recognizing that treatment strategies and modalities for the treatment of individuals with opioid use disorder and their newborns continue to evolve, and that improved health outcomes are seen when birth parents and their infants are allowed to room together, the authority must provide recommendations to the office of financial management by October 1, 2019, to better support the care of individuals who have recently delivered and their newborns.
(2) These recommendations must support:
(a) Successful transition from the early postpartum and newborn period for the birth parent and infant to the next level of care;
(b) Reducing the risk of parental infant separation; and
(c) Increasing the chance of uninterrupted recovery of the parent and foster the development of positive parenting practices.
(3) The authority's recommendations must include:
(a) How these interventions could be supported in hospitals, birthing centers, or other appropriate sites of care and descriptions as to current barriers in providing these interventions;
(b) Estimates of the costs needed to support this enhanced set of services; and
(c) Mechanisms for funding the services.
[ 2019 c 314 § 25.]
NOTES:
Declaration—2019 c 314: See note following RCW 18.22.810.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.595 - Statewide treatment and operating standards for opioid treatment programs—Evaluation and report.

RCW 71.24.595
Statewide treatment and operating standards for opioid treatment programs—Evaluation and report.
(1) To achieve more medication options, the authority must work with the department and the authority's medicaid managed care organizations, to eliminate barriers and promote access to effective medications known to address opioid use disorders at state-certified opioid treatment programs. Medications include, but are not limited to: Methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. The authority must encourage the distribution of naloxone to patients who are at risk of an opioid overdose.
(2) The department, in consultation with opioid treatment program service providers and counties and cities, shall establish statewide treatment standards for licensed or certified opioid treatment programs. The department shall enforce these treatment standards. The treatment standards shall include, but not be limited to, reasonable provisions for all appropriate and necessary medical procedures, counseling requirements, urinalysis, and other suitable tests as needed to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(3) The department, in consultation with opioid treatment programs and counties, shall establish statewide operating standards for certified opioid treatment programs. The department shall enforce these operating standards. The operating standards shall include, but not be limited to, reasonable provisions necessary to enable the department and counties to monitor certified or licensed opioid treatment programs for compliance with this chapter and the treatment standards authorized by this chapter and to minimize the impact of the opioid treatment programs upon the business and residential neighborhoods in which the program is located.
(4) The department shall analyze and evaluate the data submitted by each treatment program and take corrective action where necessary to ensure compliance with the goals and standards enumerated under this chapter. Opioid treatment programs are subject to the oversight required for other substance use disorder treatment programs, as described in this chapter.
[ 2019 c 314 § 31; 2018 c 201 § 4046; 2017 c 297 § 16; 2003 c 207 § 6; 2001 c 242 § 3; 1998 c 245 § 135; 1995 c 321 § 3; 1989 c 270 § 22. Formerly RCW 70.96A.420.]
NOTES:
Declaration—2019 c 314: See note following RCW 18.22.810.
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.
Contingent effective date—2017 c 297 §§ 14 and 16: See note following RCW 71.24.590.
Findings—Intent—2017 c 297: See note following RCW 18.22.800.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.597 - Opioid overdose reversal medication—Coordinated purchasing and distribution.

RCW 71.24.597
Opioid overdose reversal medication—Coordinated purchasing and distribution.
By October 1, 2019, the authority must work with the department, the accountable communities of health, and community stakeholders to develop a plan for the coordinated purchasing and distribution of opioid overdose reversal medication across the state of Washington. The plan must be developed in consultation with the University of Washington's alcohol and drug abuse institute and community agencies participating in the federal demonstration grant titled Washington state project to prevent prescription drug or opioid overdose.
[ 2019 c 314 § 32.]
NOTES:
Declaration—2019 c 314: See note following RCW 18.22.810.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.598 - Drug overdose response team.

RCW 71.24.598
Drug overdose response team.
(1) The department, in coordination with the authority, must develop a strategy to rapidly deploy a response team to a local community identified as having a high number of fentanyl-related or other drug overdoses by the local emergency management system, hospital emergency department, local health jurisdiction, law enforcement agency, or surveillance data. The response team must provide technical assistance and other support to the local health jurisdiction, health care clinics, hospital emergency departments, substance use disorder treatment providers, and other community-based organizations, and are expected to increase the local capacity to provide medication-assisted treatment and overdose education.
(2) The department and the authority must reduce barriers and promote medication treatment therapies for opioid use disorder in emergency departments and same-day referrals to opioid treatment programs, substance use disorder treatment facilities, and community-based medication treatment prescribers for individuals experiencing an overdose.
[ 2019 c 314 § 33.]
NOTES:
Declaration—2019 c 314: See note following RCW 18.22.810.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.599 - Opioid use disorder—City and county jails—Funding.

RCW 71.24.599
Opioid use disorder—City and county jails—Funding.
(1) Subject to funds appropriated by the legislature, or approval of a section 1115 demonstration waiver from the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services, to fund opioid treatment medications for persons eligible for medicaid at or during the time of incarceration and juvenile detention facilities, the authority shall establish a methodology for distributing funds to city and county jails to provide medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder to individuals in the custody of the facility in any status. The authority must prioritize funding for the services required in (a) of this subsection. To the extent that funding is provided, city and county jails must:
(a) Provide medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder to individuals in the custody of the facility, in any status, who were receiving medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder through a legally authorized medical program or by a valid prescription immediately before incarceration; and
(b) Provide medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder to incarcerated individuals not less than thirty days before release when treatment is determined to be medically appropriate by a health care practitioner.
(2) City and county jails must make reasonable efforts to directly connect incarcerated individuals receiving medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder to an appropriate provider or treatment site in the geographic region in which the individual will reside before release. If a connection is not possible, the facility must document its efforts in the individual's record.
[ 2019 c 314 § 34.]
NOTES:
Declaration—2019 c 314: See note following RCW 18.22.810.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.600 - Inability to contribute to cost of services no bar to admission—Authority may limit admissions for nonmedicaid clients.

RCW 71.24.600
Inability to contribute to cost of services no bar to admission—Authority may limit admissions for nonmedicaid clients.
The authority shall not refuse admission for diagnosis, evaluation, guidance[,] or treatment to any applicant because it is determined that the applicant is financially unable to contribute fully or in part to the cost of any services or facilities available under the community behavioral health program.
For nonmedicaid clients, through its contracts with the behavioral health administrative services organizations, the authority may limit admissions of such applicants or modify its programs in order to ensure that expenditures for services or programs do not exceed amounts appropriated by the legislature and are allocated by the authority for such services or programs. For nonmedicaid clients, the authority may establish admission priorities in the event that the number of eligible applicants exceeds the limits set by the authority.
[ 2019 c 325 § 1041; 2018 c 201 § 4047. Prior: 1989 c 271 § 308; 1959 c 85 § 15. Formerly RCW 70.96A.430, 70.96.150.]
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.
Severability—1989 c 271: See note following RCW 9.94A.510.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.605 - Fetal alcohol screening and assessment services.

RCW 71.24.605
Fetal alcohol screening and assessment services.
The authority shall contract with the University of Washington fetal alcohol syndrome clinic to provide fetal alcohol exposure screening and assessment services. The University indirect charges shall not exceed ten percent of the total contract amount. The contract shall require the University of Washington fetal alcohol syndrome clinic to provide the following services:
(1) Training for health care staff in community-based fetal alcohol exposure clinics to ensure the accurate diagnosis of individuals with fetal alcohol exposure and the development and implementation of appropriate service referral plans;
(2) Development of written or visual educational materials for the individuals diagnosed with fetal alcohol exposure and their families or caregivers;
(3) Systematic information retrieval from each community clinic to (a) maintain diagnostic accuracy and reliability across all community clinics, (b) facilitate the development of effective and efficient screening tools for population-based identification of individuals with fetal alcohol exposure, (c) facilitate identification of the most clinically efficacious and cost-effective educational, social, vocational, and health service interventions for individuals with fetal alcohol exposure;
(4) Based on available funds, establishment of a network of community-based fetal alcohol exposure clinics across the state to meet the demand for fetal alcohol exposure diagnostic and referral services; and
(5) Preparation of an annual report for submission to the authority, the department of health, the department of social and health services, the department of corrections, and the office of the superintendent of public instruction which includes the information retrieved under subsection (3) of this section.
[ 2018 c 201 § 4048; 1998 c 245 § 136; 1995 c 54 § 2. Formerly RCW 70.96A.500.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.
Findings—Purpose—1995 c 54: "The legislature finds that fetal alcohol exposure is among the leading known causes of mental retardation in the children of our state. The legislature further finds that individuals with undiagnosed fetal alcohol exposure suffer substantially from secondary disabilities such as child abuse and neglect, separation from families, multiple foster placements, depression, aggression, school failure, juvenile detention, and job instability. These secondary disabilities come at a high cost to the individuals, their family, and society. The legislature finds that these problems can be reduced substantially by early diagnosis and receipt of appropriate, effective intervention.
The purpose of this act is to support current public and private efforts directed at the early identification of and intervention into the problems associated with fetal alcohol exposure through the creation of a fetal alcohol exposure clinical network." [ 1995 c 54 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.610 - Interagency agreement on prenatal substance exposure programs.

RCW 71.24.610
Interagency agreement on prenatal substance exposure programs.
The authority, the department of social and health services, the department, the department of corrections, the department of children, youth, and families, and the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall execute an interagency agreement to ensure the coordination of identification, prevention, and intervention programs for children who have fetal alcohol exposure and other prenatal substance exposures, and for women who are at high risk of having children with fetal alcohol exposure or other prenatal substance exposures.
The interagency agreement shall provide a process for community advocacy groups to participate in the review and development of identification, prevention, and intervention programs administered or contracted for by the agencies executing this agreement.
[ 2023 c 288 § 5; 2018 c 201 § 4049; 1995 c 54 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.96A.510.]
NOTES:
Findings—2023 c 288: See note following RCW 41.05.810.
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.
Findings—Purpose—1995 c 54: See note following RCW 71.24.605.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.612 - Prenatal substance exposure—Recommendations.

RCW 71.24.612
Prenatal substance exposure—Recommendations.
(1) By June 1, 2024, the authority shall submit to the legislature recommendations on ways to increase access to diagnoses, treatment, services, and supports for children who were exposed to alcohol or other substances during pregnancy and their families and caregivers. In creating the recommendations, the authority shall consult with service providers, medical professionals with expertise in diagnosing and treating prenatal substance exposure, families of children who were exposed to alcohol or other substances during pregnancy, communities affected by prenatal substance exposure, and advocates.
(2) The recommendations adopted under subsection (1) of this section shall, at a minimum, address:
(a) Increasing the availability of evaluation and diagnosis services for children and youth for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and other prenatal substance disorders, including assuring an adequate payment rate for the interdisciplinary team required for diagnosis and developing sufficient capacity in rural and urban areas so that every child is able to access diagnosis services; and
(b) Increasing the availability of treatment for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and other prenatal substance disorders for all children and youth including all treatments and services recommended by the federal centers for disease control and prevention. The authority shall review all barriers to accessing treatment and make recommendations on removing those barriers, including recommendations related to the definition of medical necessity, prior authorization requirements for diagnosis and treatment services, and limitations of treatment procedure codes and insurance coverage.
[ 2023 c 288 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—2023 c 288: See note following RCW 41.05.810.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.614 - Prenatal substance exposure—Contracting.

RCW 71.24.614
Prenatal substance exposure—Contracting.
Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the authority shall contract with a statewide nonprofit entity with expertise in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and experience in supporting parents and caregivers to offer free support groups for individuals living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and their parents and caregivers.
[ 2023 c 288 § 4.]
NOTES:
Findings—2023 c 288: See note following RCW 41.05.810.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.615 - Chemical dependency treatment expenditures—Prioritization.

RCW 71.24.615
Chemical dependency treatment expenditures—Prioritization.
The authority shall prioritize expenditures for treatment provided under RCW 13.40.165. The authority shall provide funds for inpatient and outpatient treatment providers that are the most successful, using the standards developed by the University of Washington under section 27, chapter 338, Laws of 1997. The authority may consider variations between the nature of the programs provided and clients served but must provide funds first for those programs that demonstrate the greatest success in treatment within categories of treatment and the nature of the persons receiving treatment.
[ 2018 c 201 § 4050; 2003 c 207 § 7; 1997 c 338 § 28. Formerly RCW 70.96A.520.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.
Finding—Evaluation—Report—1997 c 338: See note following RCW 13.40.0357.
Severability—Effective dates—1997 c 338: See notes following RCW 5.60.060.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.625 - Uniform application of chapter—Training for designated crisis responders.

RCW 71.24.625
Uniform application of chapter—Training for designated crisis responders.
The authority shall ensure that the provisions of this chapter are applied by behavioral health administrative services organizations and managed care organizations in a consistent and uniform manner. The authority shall also ensure that, to the extent possible within available funds, the designated crisis responders are specifically trained in adolescent substance use disorder issues, the substance use disorder commitment laws, and the criteria for commitment.
[ 2019 c 325 § 1042; 2018 c 201 § 4052; 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 521; 1992 c 205 § 306. Formerly RCW 70.96A.905.]
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 dates—2016 sp.s. c 29: See note following RCW 71.05.760.
Short title—Right of action—2016 sp.s. c 29: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.
Part headings not law—Severability—1992 c 205: See notes following RCW 13.40.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.630 - Integrated, comprehensive screening and assessment process for substance use and mental disorders.

RCW 71.24.630
Integrated, comprehensive screening and assessment process for substance use and mental disorders.
(1) The authority shall maintain an integrated and comprehensive screening and assessment process for substance use and mental disorders and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders.
(a) The process adopted shall include, at a minimum:
(i) An initial screening tool that can be used by intake personnel systemwide and which will identify the most common types of co-occurring disorders;
(ii) An assessment process for those cases in which assessment is indicated that provides an appropriate degree of assessment for most situations, which can be expanded for complex situations;
(iii) Identification of triggers in the screening that indicate the need to begin an assessment;
(iv) Identification of triggers after or outside the screening that indicate a need to begin or resume an assessment;
(v) The components of an assessment process and a protocol for determining whether part or all of the assessment is necessary, and at what point; and
(vi) Emphasis that the process adopted under this section is to replace and not to duplicate existing intake, screening, and assessment tools and processes.
(b) The authority shall consider existing models, including those already adopted by other states, and to the extent possible, adopt an established, proven model.
(c) The integrated, comprehensive screening and assessment process shall be implemented statewide by all substance use disorder and mental health treatment providers and designated crisis responders.
(2) The authority shall provide for adequate training to effect statewide implementation and, upon request, shall report the rates of co-occurring disorders [and] the stage of screening or assessment at which the co-occurring disorder was identified to the appropriate committees of the legislature.
(3) The authority shall establish performance-based contracts with managed care organizations and behavioral health administrative services organizations and implement the integrated screening and assessment process.
[ 2019 c 325 § 1043; 2018 c 201 § 4053; 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 513; 2014 c 225 § 77; 2005 c 504 § 601. Formerly RCW 70.96C.010.]
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 dates—2016 sp.s. c 29: See note following RCW 71.05.760.
Short title—Right of action—2016 sp.s. c 29: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.
Effective date—2014 c 225: See note following RCW 71.24.016.
Findings—Intent—Severability—Application—Construction—Captions, part headings, subheadings not law—Adoption of rules—Effective dates—2005 c 504: See notes following RCW 71.05.027.
Alphabetization—Correction of references—2005 c 504: See note following RCW 71.05.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.640 - Standards for certification or licensure of evaluation and treatment facilities.

RCW 71.24.640
Standards for certification or licensure of evaluation and treatment facilities.
The secretary shall license or certify evaluation and treatment facilities that meet state minimum standards. The standards for certification or licensure of evaluation and treatment facilities by the department must include standards relating to maintenance of good physical and mental health and other services to be afforded persons pursuant to this chapter and chapters 71.05 and 71.34 RCW, and must otherwise assure the effectuation of the purposes of these chapters.
[ 2018 c 201 § 4054; 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 507.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.
Effective dates—2016 sp.s. c 29: See note following RCW 71.05.760.
Short title—Right of action—2016 sp.s. c 29: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.645 - Standards for certification or licensure of crisis stabilization units.

RCW 71.24.645
Standards for certification or licensure of crisis stabilization units.
The secretary shall license or certify crisis stabilization units that meet state minimum standards. The standards for certification or licensure of crisis stabilization units by the department must include standards that:
(1) Permit location of the units at a jail facility if the unit is physically separate from the general population of the jail;
(2) Require administration of the unit by mental health professionals who direct the stabilization and rehabilitation efforts; and
(3) Provide an environment affording security appropriate with the alleged criminal behavior and necessary to protect the public safety.
[ 2018 c 201 § 4055; 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 508.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.
Effective dates—2016 sp.s. c 29: See note following RCW 71.05.760.
Short title—Right of action—2016 sp.s. c 29: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.648 - Standards for certification or licensure of intensive behavioral health treatment facilities.

RCW 71.24.648
Standards for certification or licensure of intensive behavioral health treatment facilities.
The secretary shall license or certify intensive behavioral health treatment facilities that meet state minimum standards. The secretary must establish rules working with the authority and the department of social and health services to create standards for licensure or certification of intensive behavioral health treatment facilities. The rules, at a minimum, must:
(1) Clearly define clinical eligibility criteria in alignment with how "intensive behavioral health treatment facility" is defined in RCW 71.24.025;
(2) Require twenty-four hour supervision of residents;
(3) Establish staffing requirements that provide an appropriate response to the acuity of the residents, including a clinical team and a high staff to patient ratio;
(4) Establish requirements for the ability to provide services and an appropriate level of care to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The requirements must include staffing and training;
(5) Require access to regular psychosocial rehabilitation services including, but not limited to, skills training in daily living activities, social interaction, behavior management, impulse control, and self-management of medications;
(6) Establish requirements for the ability to use limited egress;
(7) Limit services to persons at least eighteen years of age; and
(8) Establish resident rights that are substantially similar to the rights of residents in long-term care facilities.
[ 2019 c 324 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2019 c 324: "The legislature finds that there is a need for additional bed capacity and services for individuals with behavioral health needs. The legislature further finds that for many individuals, it is best for them to receive treatment in their communities and in smaller facilities that help them stay closer to home. The legislature further finds that the state hospitals are struggling to keep up with rising demand; there are challenges to finding appropriate placements for patients ready to discharge, and there are a shortage of appropriate facilities for individuals with complex behavioral health needs.
Therefore, the legislature intends to provide more options in the continuum of care for behavioral health clients by creating new facility types and by expanding the capacity of current provider types in the community." [ 2019 c 324 § 1.]
Mental health drop-in center services pilot program—2019 c 324: See note following RCW 71.24.649.
Report—2019 c 324: See note following RCW 70.38.111.
Recommendations—Residential intensive behavioral health and developmental disability services—2019 c 324: See note following RCW 74.39A.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.650 - Standards for certification or licensure of a clubhouse.

RCW 71.24.650
Standards for certification or licensure of a clubhouse.
The secretary shall license or certify clubhouses that meet state minimum standards. The standards for certification or licensure of a clubhouse by the department must at a minimum include:
(1) The facilities may be peer-operated and must be recovery-focused;
(2) Members and employees must work together;
(3) Members must have the opportunity to participate in all the work of the clubhouse, including administration, research, intake and orientation, outreach, hiring, training and evaluation of staff, public relations, advocacy, and evaluation of clubhouse effectiveness;
(4) Members and staff and ultimately the clubhouse director must be responsible for the operation of the clubhouse, central to this responsibility is the engagement of members and staff in all aspects of clubhouse operations;
(5) Clubhouse programs must be comprised of structured activities including but not limited to social skills training, vocational rehabilitation, employment training and job placement, and community resource development;
(6) Clubhouse programs must provide in-house educational programs that significantly utilize the teaching and tutoring skills of members and assist members by helping them to take advantage of adult education opportunities in the community;
(7) Clubhouse programs must focus on strengths, talents, and abilities of its members;
(8) The work-ordered day may not include medication clinics, day treatment, or other therapy programs within the clubhouse.
[ 2018 c 201 § 4057; 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 509.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.
Effective dates—2016 sp.s. c 29: See note following RCW 71.05.760.
Short title—Right of action—2016 sp.s. c 29: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.657 - Recovery residences—Funding—Voucher program—Outreach—Training.

RCW 71.24.657
Recovery residences—Funding—Voucher program—Outreach—Training.
Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the authority shall:
(1) Make sufficient funding available to support establishment of an adequate and equitable stock of recovery residences in each region of the state;
(2) Establish a voucher program to allow accredited recovery housing operators to hold bed space for individuals who are waiting for treatment;
(3) Conduct outreach to underserved and rural areas to support the development of recovery housing, including adequate resources for women, LGBTQIA+ communities, Black, indigenous, and other people of color communities, immigrant communities, and youth; and
(4) Develop a training for housing providers by January 1, 2024, to assist them with providing appropriate service to LGBTQIA+ communities, Black, indigenous, and other people of color communities, and immigrant communities, including consideration of topics like harassment, communication, antiracism, diversity, and gender-affirming behavior, and ensure applicants for grants or loans related to recovery residences receive access to the training.
[ 2023 sp.s. c 1 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.660 - Recovery residences—Referrals by licensed or certified service providers.

RCW 71.24.660
Recovery residences—Referrals by licensed or certified service providers.
Beginning January 1, 2023, a licensed or certified service provider may not refer a client who is appropriate for housing in a recovery residence, to support the client's recovery from a substance use disorder, to a recovery residence that is not included in the registry of approved recovery residences maintained by the authority under RCW 41.05.760. This section does not otherwise limit the discharge or referral options available for a person in recovery from a substance use disorder to any other appropriate placements or services.
[ 2019 c 264 § 5.]
NOTES:
Findings—2019 c 264: See note following RCW 41.05.760.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.665 - Psychiatric treatment, evaluation, and bed utilization for American Indians and Alaska Natives—Report by authority.

RCW 71.24.665
Psychiatric treatment, evaluation, and bed utilization for American Indians and Alaska Natives—Report by authority.
(1) The authority shall provide an annual report on psychiatric treatment and evaluation and bed utilization for American Indians and Alaska Natives starting on October 1, 2020. The report shall be available for review by the tribes, urban Indian health programs, and the American Indian health commission for Washington state.
(2) Indian health care providers shall be included in any bed tracking system created by the authority.
[ 2020 c 256 § 307.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.670 - Substance use disorder treatment facilities and entities—Record sharing.

RCW 71.24.670
Substance use disorder treatment facilities and entities—Record sharing.
Any substance use disorder treatment facilities and entities that provide behavioral health services where the department of children, youth, and families is investigating child abuse or neglect, as provided for under RCW 26.44.210, shall share records and any other information that is relevant to the department of children, youth, and families' investigation. Any records or information shared with the department of children, youth, and families retains any confidentiality protections under state or federal law.
[ 2023 c 441 § 5.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2023 c 441: See note following RCW 74.15.325.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.700 - Long-term inpatient care and mental health placements—Contracting with community hospitals and evaluation and treatment facilities.

RCW 71.24.700
Long-term inpatient care and mental health placements—Contracting with community hospitals and evaluation and treatment facilities.
(1) The authority and the entities identified in *RCW 71.24.310 and 71.24.380 shall: (a) Work with willing community hospitals licensed under chapters 70.41 and 71.12 RCW and evaluation and treatment facilities licensed or certified under chapter 71.05 RCW to assess their capacity to become licensed or certified to provide long-term inpatient care and to meet the requirements of this chapter; and (b) enter into contracts and payment arrangements with such hospitals and evaluation and treatment facilities choosing to provide long-term mental health placements, to the extent that willing licensed or certified facilities are available.
(2) Nothing in this section requires any community hospital or evaluation and treatment facility to be licensed or certified to provide long-term mental health placements.
[ 2019 c 324 § 6.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 71.24.310 was repealed by 2019 c 325 § 6004, effective January 1, 2020.
Findings—Intent—2019 c 324: See note following RCW 71.24.648.
Mental health drop-in center services pilot program—2019 c 324: See note following RCW 71.24.649.
Report—2019 c 324: See note following RCW 70.38.111.
Recommendations—Residential intensive behavioral health and developmental disability services—2019 c 324: See note following RCW 74.39A.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.715 - Reentry services—Waiver application.

RCW 71.24.715
Reentry services—Waiver application.
(1) The health care authority shall apply for a waiver allowing the state to provide medicaid services to persons who are confined in a correctional institution as defined in RCW 9.94.049 or confined in a state hospital or other treatment facility up to 30 days prior to the person's release or discharge to the community. The purpose is to create continuity of care and provide reentry services.
(2) The health care authority shall consult with the work group established under RCW 71.24.710 about how to optimize the waiver application and its chance of success, including by limiting its scope if deemed appropriate.
(3) The health care authority shall inform the governor and relevant committees of the legislature in writing when the waiver application is submitted and update them as to progress of the waiver at appropriate points.
(4) No provision of this section may be interpreted to require the health care authority to provide medicaid services to persons who are confined in a correctional institution, state hospital, or other treatment facility up to 30 days prior to the person's release or discharge unless the health care authority obtains final approval for its waiver application from the centers for medicare and medicaid services.
[ 2021 c 243 § 4.]
NOTES:
Findings—2021 c 243: See note following RCW 74.09.670.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 71 - Behavioral Health › Chapter 71.24 - Community Behavioral Health Services Act. › 71.24.720 - Less restrictive alternative treatment—Transition teams.

RCW 71.24.720
Less restrictive alternative treatment—Transition teams.
The authority shall coordinate with the department of social and health services to offer contracts to community behavioral health agencies to support the nonmedicaid costs entailed in fulfilling the agencies' role as transition team members for a person recommended for conditional release to a less restrictive alternative under RCW 10.77.150, or for a person who qualifies for multidisciplinary transition team services under RCW 71.05.320(6)(a)(i). The authority may establish requirements, provide technical assistance, and provide training as appropriate and within available funding.
[ 2021 c 263 § 18.]
NOTES:
Application—2021 c 263: See note following RCW 10.77.150.