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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-020 - Underlying credential required

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(1)
				Under
				RCW
				18.155.020(2), only a person
				who is a licensed psychologist, licensed marriage and family therapist,
				licensed social worker, licensed mental health counselor, or psychiatrist as
				defined in
				RCW
				71.05.020 may be certified as a
				provider.
(2) Under
				RCW
				18.155.030(6), a person
				certified by the department as a provider prior to June 11, 2020, is considered
				to have met the requirement of holding an underlying health license or
				credential, provided the underlying license or credential remains active and in
				good standing.
(3) A person who is
				a licensed psychologist, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed
				social worker, licensed mental health counselor, or psychiatrist in a state or
				jurisdiction other than Washington may satisfy this requirement by submitting
				the following:
(a) A copy of the current
				credential issued by the credentialing state meeting the requirements of
				RCW
				18.155.080(3);
(b) A copy of the statute, administrative
				regulation, or other official document of the issuing state which sets forth
				the minimum requirements for the credential;
(c) A statement from the issuing authority:
(i) That the credential is in good
				standing;
(ii) That there is no
				disciplinary action currently pending; and
(iii) Listing any formal discipline actions
				taken by the issuing authority with regard to the credential;
(d) A statement signed by the
				applicant, on a form provided by the department, submitting to the jurisdiction
				of the Washington state courts for the purpose of any litigation involving his
				or her practice as a sex offender treatment provider; and
(e) A statement signed by the applicant on a
				form provided by the department, that the applicant does not intend to practice
				the health profession for which he or she is credentialed by another state
				within the state of Washington without first obtaining an appropriate
				credential to do so from the state of Washington, except as may be authorized
				by Washington state law.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-030 - Education required prior to certification as an affiliate or a provider

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An applicant shall have completed all educational
				  requirements necessary for the applicant's primary certification as a licensed
				  psychologist, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed social worker,
				  licensed mental health counselor, psychiatrist as defined in
				  RCW
				  71.05.020, or other health professional under
				  WAC
				  246-930-020.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.155.040. 07-09-092, § 246-930-030,
					 filed 4/18/07, effective 5/19/07; 94-13-179, § 246-930-030, filed 6/21/94,
					 effective 7/22/94; 92-12-027 (Order 275), § 246-930-030, filed 5/28/92,
					 effective 6/28/92; 91-11-063 (Order 168), § 246-930-030, filed 5/16/91,
					 effective 6/16/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-040 - Experience required prior to certification as a provider

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(1) An applicant for certification must
				complete at least two thousand hours of treatment and evaluation experience, as
				required in WAC
				246-930-350. These two thousand
				hours shall include at least two hundred fifty hours of evaluation experience
				and two hundred fifty hours of treatment experience.
(2) All of the claimed treatment and
				evaluation experience shall have been within the ten-year period preceding
				application for certification.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.155.040. 07-09-092, § 246-930-040,
					 filed 4/18/07, effective 5/19/07; 94-13-179, § 246-930-040, filed 6/21/94,
					 effective 7/22/94; 92-12-027 (Order 275), § 246-930-040, filed 5/28/92,
					 effective 6/28/92; 91-11-063 (Order 168), § 246-930-040, filed 5/16/91,
					 effective 6/16/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-065 - Requirements for certification

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(1)
				An applicant for certification must:
(a) Be
				credentialed as provided in WAC
				246-930-020.
				The credential must be in good standing without pending disciplinary
				action;
(b) Successfully complete
				an examination;
(c) Be able to
				practice with reasonable skill and safety; and
(d) Have no sex offense convictions, as
				defined in
				RCW
				9.94A.030 or convictions in any other
				jurisdiction of an offense that under Washington law would be classified as a
				sex offense as defined in
				RCW
				9.94A.030.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-067 - Requirements for qualified supervisors

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(1) A qualified supervisor must be:
(a) Credentialed as a sex offender treatment
				provider under this chapter. The credential must be in good standing without
				pending disciplinary action; or
(b)
				A person who meets the requirements for certification as a sex offender
				treatment provider; or
(c) A person
				who meets a lifetime experience threshold under
				RCW
				18.155.020 and who continues to maintain
				professional involvement in the field.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-070 - Training required for certified providers

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(1) All applicants for certification as
				providers shall submit documentation of attendance at fifty hours of formal
				conferences, symposia, or seminars directly related to the treatment and
				evaluation of sex offenders. No more than ten hours of training may be related
				to victims of abuse.
(2) All such
				training shall have been received within the three years preceding application
				for certification.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.155.040. 01-02-065, § 246-930-070,
					 filed 12/29/00, effective 1/29/01; 94-13-179, § 246-930-070, filed
					 6/21/94, effective 7/22/94; 91-11-063 (Order 168), § 246-930-070, filed
					 5/16/91, effective 6/16/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-075 - Supervision of affiliates

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Supervision of affiliates by a qualified supervisor is
				  considerably different than consultation with other professionals. Consultation
				  is solely advisory; consultants do not assume responsibility for those
				  individuals with whom they consult. Supervision of affiliates requires that the
				  qualified supervisor take full ethical and legal responsibility for the quality
				  of work of the affiliate. A qualified supervisor may not supervise more than
				  two affiliates.
(1) Supervision
				includes, but is not limited to:
(a)
				Discussion of services provided by the affiliate;
(b) Case selection, treatment plan, and
				review of each case or work unit of the affiliate;
(c) Discussions regarding theory and practice
				of the work being conducted;
(d)
				Review of Washington laws, rules, and criminal justice procedures relevant to
				the work being conducted;
(e)
				Discussion of the standards of practice for providers and affiliates as adopted
				by the department and the ethical issues involved in providing professional
				services for sex offenders;
(f)
				Discussion regarding coordination of work with other professionals and
				parties;
(g) Discussion of relevant
				professional literature and research; and
(h) Periodic review of the
				contract.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-200 - Application and examination

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(1) In
				order to be certified to practice under this chapter as a provider or affiliate
				provider in the state of Washington all applicants shall pass an examination
				approved by the secretary.
(2) In
				order to qualify to sit for the examination, an applicant shall hold a current
				qualifying credential and meet education, experience, and training requirements
				as described in WAC
				246-930-030,
				246-930-040,
				and 246-930070.
(3) Examinations
				shall be given at a time and place determined by the secretary.
(4) An applicant shall submit to the
				department a completed application with the appropriate fee for certification
				no later than sixty days prior to the examination date. Any supporting
				documentation must be sent directly to the department by the primary or
				official source as set forth in WAC
				246-12-020.
(5) Any applicant who fails to follow written
				or oral instructions relative to the conduct of the examination, is observed
				talking or attempting to give or receive information, or attempting to remove
				materials from the examination or using or attempting to use unauthorized
				materials during any portion of the examination shall be terminated from the
				examination and not permitted to complete it.
(6) The department shall approve the method
				of grading each examination, and apply the method uniformly to all applicants
				taking the examination.
(7)
				Applicants will be notified in writing of their examination scores.
(8) Applicant's examination scores are not
				disclosed to anyone other than the applicant, unless requested to do so in
				writing by the applicant.
(9) An
				applicant who fails to make the required grade in the first examination may
				take up to two additional examinations upon the payment of a reexamination fee
				for each subsequent examination. After failure of three examinations, the
				secretary may require remedial education before admission to future
				examinations.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.155.040. 05-12-014, § 246-930-200,
					 filed 5/20/05, effective 6/20/05; 94-13-179, § 246-930-200, filed 6/21/94,
					 effective 7/22/94; 92-12-027 (Order 275), § 246-930-200, filed 5/28/92,
					 effective 6/28/92; 91-11-063 (Order 168), § 246-930-200, filed 5/16/91,
					 effective 6/16/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-210 - Examination appeal procedures

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(1) Any
				candidate who takes and does not pass the sex offender treatment provider
				examination may request an informal review of the results of the examination.
(a) The examination results shall not be
				modified unless the candidate presents clear and convincing evidence of error
				in the examination content or procedure, or bias, prejudice, or discrimination
				in the examination process.
(b) Any
				challenges to examination scores shall not be considered unless the total of
				the potentially revised score would result in issuance of a
				certificate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-220

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.155.040. 05-12-014, § 246-930-220,
					 filed 5/20/05, effective 6/20/05; 94-13-179, § 246-930-220, filed 6/21/94,
					 effective 7/22/94; 92-12-027 (Order 275), § 246-930-220, filed 5/28/92,
					 effective 6/28/92; 91-11-063 (Order 168), § 246-930-220, filed 5/16/91,
					 effective 6/16/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-300

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.155.040. 94-13-179, § 246-930-300,
					 filed 6/21/94, effective 7/22/94; 92-12-027 (Order 275), § 246-930-300,
					 filed 5/28/92, effective 6/28/92; 91-11-063 (Order 168), § 246-930-300,
					 filed 5/16/91, effective 6/16/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-301 - Purpose-Professional standards and ethics

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(1)
				Sex offender treatment providers are also credentialed health professionals,
				and are subject to the standards of practice of their primary field of
				practice. However, standards of practice vary from profession to profession,
				and sex offender evaluation and treatment represents significant differences in
				practice from general mental health interventions.
(2) The standards set forth in WAC
				246-930-301 through
				246-930-340
				apply to all sex offender treatment providers.
(3) Standards of practice specific to this
				area of specialization are necessary due to the unique characteristics of this
				area of practice, the degree of control that a provider exercises over the
				lives of clients, and the community protection issues inherent in this
				work.
(4) The mandatory reporting
				standards set forth in chapter 246-16 WAC apply to all sex offender treatment
				providers.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.155.040. 05-12-014, § 246-930-301,
					 filed 5/20/05, effective 6/20/05; 94-13-179, § 246-930-301, filed 6/21/94,
					 effective 7/22/94; 92-12-027 (Order 275), § 246-930-301, filed 5/28/92,
					 effective 6/28/92; 91-23-076 (Order 212), § 246-930-301, filed 11/19/91,
					 effective 12/20/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-310 - Standards for professional conduct and client relationships

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(1) General
				considerations. Sex offender treatment providers shall:
(a) Not discriminate against clients with
				regard to race, religion, gender or disability; and
(b) Treat clients with dignity and respect,
				regardless of the nature of their crimes or offenses.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-320 - Standards for assessment and evaluation reports

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(1) General considerations in evaluating
				clients. Providers and affiliates shall:
(a)
				Be knowledgeable of current assessment procedures used;
(b) Be aware of the strengths and limitations
				of self-report and make reasonable efforts to verify information provided by
				the client;
(c) Be knowledgeable of
				the client's legal status including any court orders applicable.
(d) Have a full understanding of the SSOSA
				and SSODA process, if applicable, and be knowledgeable of relevant criminal and
				legal considerations;
(e) Be
				impartial;
(f) Provide an objective
				and accurate base of data; and
(g)
				Avoid addressing or responding to referral questions which exceed the present
				level of knowledge in the field or the expertise of the evaluator.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-330 - Standards and documentation of treatment

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Effective sexual deviancy treatment involves a broad set of
				  planned therapeutic experiences and interventions designed to ultimately reduce
				  the client's risk of engaging in criminal sexual behavior. Treatment must be
				  consistent with current professional literature and emphasize community
				  safety.
General considerations.
(1) In most cases a provider or affiliate
				treats clients at least once per week for at least forty-five minutes for an
				individual or ninety minutes for a group.
(2) Changes in client circumstances or
				provider/affiliate schedule may require less frequent or shorter sessions.
				Changes to the number or duration of sessions may be made on a case-by-case
				basis, and must be reported to the department. A provider or affiliate must:
(a) Communicate permanent changes in the
				treatment plan or changes that may reduce community safety to the supervising
				officer, the prosecutor and the court before the changes may be
				implemented;
(b) Report other short
				term, temporary changes in the treatment plan due to illness, vacation, etc.,
				in the regular progress report; and
(c) Report any reduction in frequency or
				duration of contacts that constitutes a variance from the treatment plan to the
				supervising officer, the prosecutor, and the court.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-332 - Treatment methods and monitoring

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(1)
				The treatment methods used by the provider or affiliate shall:
(a) Address the client's deviant sexual urges
				and recurrent deviant sexual fantasies;
(b) Educate the client and the individuals
				who are part of the client's support system about the potential for reoffense,
				and risk factors;
(c) Teach the
				client to use self-control methods to avoid sexual reoffense;
(d) Consider the effects of trauma and past
				victimization as factors in reoffense potential where applicable;
(e) Address the client's thought processes
				which facilitate sexual reoffense and other victimizing or assaultive
				behaviors;
(f) Modify client
				thinking errors and cognitive distortions;
(g) Enhance the client's appropriate
				adaptive/legal sexual functioning;
(h) Assure that the client has accurate
				knowledge about the effect of sexual offending upon victims, their families,
				and the community;
(i) Help the
				client develop sensitivity to the effects of sexual abuse upon
				victims;
(j) Address the client's
				personality traits and personality deficits which are related to increased
				reoffense potential;
(k) Address
				the client's deficits in coping skills;
(l) Include and integrate the client's
				family, guardian, and residential program staff into the treatment process when
				appropriate; and
(m) Maintain
				communication with other significant persons in the client's support system,
				when deemed appropriate by the provider.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-334 - Planning and interventions

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(1) The
				treatment plan and the interventions used by the provider or affiliate to
				achieve the goals of the plan shall:
(a)
				Address the sexual deviancy treatment needs identified;
(b) Include provisions for the protection of
				victims and potential victims;
(c)
				Give priority to those treatment interventions most likely to avoid sexual
				reoffense; and
(d) Take reasonable
				care not to cause victims to have unsafe, unauthorized, or unwanted contact
				with their offenders.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-336 - Contacts with victims and children by clients

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(1) The provider or affiliate shall recognize
				that supervision during contact with children is critical for those clients who
				have had crimes against children, or have the potential to abuse children. When
				authorizing clients to have contact with victims or children, the provider or
				affiliate shall:
(a) Consider the victim's
				wishes about contact and reasonably ensure that all contact is safe and in
				accordance with court directives;
(b) Restrict, as necessary, client
				decision-making authority over victims and children;
(c) Collaborate with other relevant
				professionals about contact with victims prior to authorizing client contact
				with children, rather than making isolated decisions;
(d) Consult with the victim's parents,
				custodial parents, or guardians prior to authorizing any contact between
				clients and children;
(e) Include
				educational experiences for chaperones/ supervisors of clients; and
(f) Devise a plan/protocol for reuniting or
				returning clients to homes where children reside. This plan/protocol must
				emphasize child safety, and provide for some monitoring of the impact to the
				victim and other children.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-338 - Completion of court ordered treatment

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In fulfilling requirements for the end of court ordered
				  treatment hearing, if applicable, the provider or affiliate shall:
(1) Assess and document how the treatment
				plan goals have been met, what changes in the client's reoffense potential have
				been accomplished, and what risk factors remain; and
(2) Report to the court in a timely manner
				regarding the client's compliance with treatment and monitoring requirements,
				and make a recommendation regarding modification of conditions of community
				supervision, and either termination of treatment or extension of treatment for
				up to the remaining period of community supervision.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.155.040. 07-09-092, § 246-930-338,
					 filed 4/18/07, effective 5/19/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-340 - Standards for communication with other professionals

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(1) Professional relationships with
				corrections/probation officers and other supervising agencies.
(a) The provider shall establish a
				cooperative relationship with the supervising officer and/or responsible agency
				for purposes of the effective supervision and monitoring of an offender's
				behavior in the community.
(b) All
				violations of the provider client contract shall be reported immediately to the
				supervising officer.
(c) Quarterly
				progress reports documenting dates of attendance, treatment activities and
				duration, changes in the treatment plan, client compliance with requirements,
				and treatment progress shall be made in a timely manner to the court and
				parties. Providers shall provide additional information regarding treatment
				progress when requested by the court or a party. If there is more than one
				provider, the primary provider shall confer on all quarterly reports and
				provide one report to the required parties in a timely manner.
(d) Prior to implementation, plans for
				contact with the victim, potential victims and plans for family reunification
				or return (where appropriate) should be reviewed with the supervising
				officer.
(e) Prior to
				implementation the provider shall communicate with the supervising officer when
				approving chaperones and supervisors for offender contact with children. If an
				urgency of circumstances requires independent approval of a chaperone by a
				provider, the provider will notify the community correction officer or
				supervising officer in a timely manner.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-350 - Evaluation and treatment experience credit

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(1) Evaluation experience credit. The
				following can be counted for evaluation experience credit:
(a) Preparation of a written SSOSA, SSODA,
				self-referral or forensic evaluation;
(b) Primary or secondary responsibility for
				interviewing the client;
(c)
				Preparation of the written evaluation report;
(d) All contact with clients; and
(e) Preparation of limited assessments for
				the purpose of:
(i) Institution
				classification;
(ii) Treatment
				monitoring; and
(iii)
				Reporting.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-410 - Continuing education requirements

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Certified sex offender treatment providers must complete 40
				  hours of continuing education every two years as required in chapter 246-12
				  WAC.
(1) Purpose and scope. The aim of
				continuing education for sex offender treatment providers is to ensure that
				professionals practicing in this specialty field are knowledgeable of current
				scientific and practice principles that affect the supervision and treatment of
				sex offenders in community-based treatment. Since the treatment of sex
				offenders in communities raises significant public safety concerns, continuing
				education is required to help sex offender treatment providers deliver the
				highest quality of professional service by being familiar with current
				developments in a rapidly changing profession. Certified sex offender treatment
				providers, regardless of certification status (e.g., full, affiliate, or
				provisional), shall meet the continuing education requirements set forth in
				this section as a prerequisite to license renewal.
(2) Specific requirements.
(a) A minimum of 30 hours of the CE shall be
				earned through attendance at courses, workshops, institutes, or formal
				conference presentations with direct, specific relevance to the assessment and
				treatment of sex offenders.
(i) Consultative
				or supervisory training obtained from other certified sex offender treatment
				providers is not creditable under this CE definition.
(ii) Independent study of audio or video
				tapes of seminar presentations not actually attended are creditable under this
				definition, up to a maximum of 10 hours in any two-year period. Credit for
				independent study will only be granted if accompanied by documentation of the
				learning activity, such as a written summary of the independent study
				activity.
(iii) CE credit for
				assessment and treatment of sex offender training courses presented to other
				professionals may be claimed by the certified provider who provides the
				training one time only (usually the first time it is taught, unless there is
				substantial revision), up to a maximum of 10 hours in any two-year
				period.
(iv) Courses specifically
				oriented toward assessment or treatment of sex offenders may be claimed as CE.
				The following are examples of subjects that qualify under this definition:
(A) Ethics and professional
				standards;
(B) Relapse prevention
				with sex offenders;
(C)
				Plethysmographic assessment;
(D)
				Sexual arousal assessment and reconditioning;
(E) Risk assessment with sex
				offenders;
(F)
				Psychopharmacological therapy with sex offenders;
(G) Family therapy with sex
				offenders;
(H) Research concerning
				sexual deviancy;
(I) Sexual
				addiction; and
(J) Therapy/clinical
				methods specific to sex offenders.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-420 - Inactive credential

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A practitioner may obtain an inactive credential. Refer to
				  the requirements of chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 4.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-930-420,
					 filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.155.040. 94-13-179, § 246-930-420,
					 filed 6/21/94, effective 7/22/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-431 - Recertification

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(1) If the
				certification has expired for three years or less, the provider must meet the
				requirements of chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.
(2) If the certification has expired for over
				three years or has been revoked or suspended, the practitioner must:
(a) Successfully pass the examination and
				achieve a passing score as provided in WAC
				246-930-200;
(b) Meet the requirements of chapter 246-12
				WAC, Part 2.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-490 - Sexual misconduct

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(1) The
				definitions and prohibitions on sexual misconduct described in chapter 246-16
				WAC apply to affiliate sex offender treatment providers and certified sex
				offender treatment providers except WAC
				246-16-100(3) and
				(4).
(2) An affiliate sex offender treatment
				provider or certified sex offender treatment provider shall never engage, or
				attempt to engage, in the activities listed in WAC
				246-16-100(1) 
				with a former patient, former client or former key party.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.155.040,
					 18.19.050,
					 18.225.040,
					 18.205.060,
					 18.130.050. 08-07-090, §
					 246-930-490, filed 3/19/08, effective 4/19/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.155.040. 05-12-014, § 246-930-490,
					 filed 5/20/05, effective 6/20/05; 94-13-179, § 246-930-490, filed 6/21/94,
					 effective 7/22/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-930 - Sex offender treatment provider › Section 246-930-990 - Sex offender treatment provider fees and renewal cycle

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(1) Certificates
				must be renewed every year on the practitioner's birthday as provided in
				chapter 246-12 WAC.
(2) The
				following nonrefundable fees will be charged for:
Title of Fee
Fee
Sex offender treatment provider:
Application and examination
$450.00
Reexamination
250.00
Initial certification
50.00
Renewal
500.00
Inactive status
300.00
Late renewal penalty
250.00
Expired certificate reissuance
300.00
Expired inactive certificate reissuance
150.00
Duplicate certificate
15.00
Verification of certification
15.00
(3)
				The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for affiliate treatment
				provider:
Title of Fee
Fee
Application and examination
200.00
Reexamination
250.00
Renewal
250.00
Inactive status
250.00
Late renewal penalty
125.00
Expired affiliate certificate reissuance
250.00
Expired inactive affiliate certificate
							 reissuance
100.00
Duplicate certificate
15.00
(4)
				Under RCW
				71.09.360, fees established in this section
				may be waived for sex offender treatment providers contracted to provide
				treatment services to persons on conditional release in underserved counties as
				determined by the department of social and health services.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.110,
					 43.70.250, 2008 c 329. 08-15-014,
					 § 246-930-990, filed 7/7/08, effective 7/7/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.155.040. 05-12-014, § 246-930-990,
					 filed 5/20/05, effective 6/20/05. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.250, [43.70.]280 and 43.70.110.
					 05-12-012, § 246-930-990, filed 5/20/05, effective 7/1/05. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.250. 99-08-101, § 246-930-990,
					 filed 4/6/99, effective 7/1/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-930-990,
					 filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.155.040. 94-13-179, § 246-930-990,
					 filed 6/21/94, effective 7/22/94; 92-12-027 (Order 275), § 246-930-990,
					 filed 5/28/92, effective 6/28/92; 91-11-063 (Order 168), § 246-930-990,
					 filed 5/16/91, effective 6/16/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-010 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and
					 phrases shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise. Unless stated, words used in the singular may be read in the
					 plural.
(1) "Advertise" means to
				  announce publicly by any form of media in order to aid directly or indirectly
				  in the sale of a commodity or service.
(2) "Animal" means any species normally
				  recognized as treatable by veterinary medicine.
(3) "Controlled substances" as defined in
				  RCW
				  69.50.101.
(4) "Department" means the department of
				  health.
(5) "Drugs" as defined in
				  RCW
				  69.50.101.
(6) "Health certificate" means a document
				  prepared pursuant to law and which attests to the fact that an animal is in a
				  certain state of health.
(7)
				  "Patient" means any animal under the care and treatment of a
				  veterinarian.
(8) "Secretary" means
				  the secretary of the department of health.
(9) "Veterinary board of governors" is that
				  board appointed by the governor pursuant to
				  chapter
				  18.92 RCW.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 93-08-029 (Order 353B), §
						246-933-010, filed 3/30/93, effective 4/30/93; 91-24-098 (Order 221B), §
						246-933-010, filed 12/4/91, effective 1/4/92; 91-02-060 (Order 108B),
						recodified as § 246-933-010, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; Order PL
						179, § 308-150-005, filed
						11/27/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-020 - Objectives

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The principal objectives of the veterinary profession are
					 to render veterinary services to society, to assist in conserving livestock
					 resources, and to assist in relieving suffering of animals. The veterinarian
					 shall always endeavor to act in such a manner to further these
					 objectives.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-24-098 (Order 221B), §
						246-933-020, filed 12/4/91, effective 1/4/92; 91-02-060 (Order 108B),
						recodified as § 246-933-020, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; 80-09-106
						(Order PL 351 ), § 308-150-006, filed
						7/23/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-030 - Degree of skills

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The veterinarian shall endeavor to keep abreast of new
					 developments in veterinary medicine, surgery and dentistry, and shall endeavor
					 to improve his or her knowledge and skill in the practice of veterinary
					 medicine, surgery and dentistry.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-24-098 (Order 221B), §
						246-933-030, filed 12/4/91, effective 1/4/92; 91-02-060 (Order 108B),
						recodified as § 246-933-030, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; 80-09-106
						(Order PL 351 ), § 308-150-007, filed
						7/23/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-040 - Exercise of professional judgment and skills

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The veterinarian shall not accept employment under terms
					 and conditions that interfere with the free exercise of the veterinarian's
					 professional judgment or infringe upon the utilization of his or her
					 professional skills.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-02-060 (Order 108B), recodified
						as § 246-933-040, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; 80-09-106 (Order PL
						351 ), § 308-150-008, filed
						7/23/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-050 - Emergency care of animals of unknown ownership

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The veterinarian shall endeavor to provide at least minimal
					 treatment to alleviate the suffering of an animal presented in the absence of
					 the owner or the owner's agent.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-24-098 (Order 221B), §
						246-933-050, filed 12/4/91, effective 1/4/92; 91-02-060 (Order 108B),
						recodified as § 246-933-050, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; 86-01-085
						(Order PL 575 ), § 308-150-009, filed 12/18/85; 80-09-106 (Order PL 351 ),
						§ 308-150-009, filed 7/23/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-060 - Patient abandonment

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The veterinarian shall always be free to accept or reject a
					 particular patient, but once care is undertaken, the veterinarian shall not
					 neglect the patient, as long as the person presenting the patient requests and
					 authorizes the veterinarian's services for the particular problem. Emergency
					 treatment not authorized by the owner shall not constitute acceptance of a
					 patient.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-02-060 (Order 108B), recodified
						as § 246-933-060, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; 80-09-106 (Order PL
						351 ), § 308-150-011, filed
						7/23/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-070 - Emergency services

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(1) Emergency
				  services shall mean the delivery of veterinary care by a licensed veterinarian
				  during the hours when the majority of regional, daytime veterinary practices
				  have no regularly scheduled office hours (are closed).
(2) Emergency service shall be provided at
				  all times. This requirement does not mean that a veterinary medical facility
				  shall be open to the public at all times but that the provision of professional
				  services must be accomplished by appropriate means including the assignment of
				  veterinarians or cooperation between practices or after-hours emergency
				  veterinary medical facilities serving the area. In the absence of an emergency
				  veterinary medical facility serving the area, the phone shall be answered at
				  all times so that inquirers can be told if the veterinarian is available and,
				  if not, where emergency service is available.
(3) A veterinarian who represents, in any
				  way, that he or she provides emergency veterinary services, including but not
				  limited to, using names or terms such as "after hours clinic," or "after hours
				  veterinary hospital," or use of the word "emergency" in any way, shall include
				  in all advertisements the following information:
The availability of the veterinarian who is to provide
					 emergency services, in print at least as large as that used to advertise the
					 availability of emergency services, as either:
(a) "Veterinarian on premises," or term of
				  like import, which phrase shall be used when there is a veterinarian actually
				  present at the facility who is prepared to render veterinary services and the
				  hours such services are available; or
(b) "Veterinarian on call," or term of like
				  import, which phrase shall be used when the veterinarian is not present at the
				  hospital, but is able to respond within a reasonable time to requests for
				  emergency veterinary services and has been designated to so respond.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-080 - Honesty, integrity and fair dealing

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A veterinarian's practice shall be conducted on the highest
					 plane of honesty, integrity and fair dealing with clients in time and services
					 rendered, and in the amount charged for services, facilities, appliances and
					 drugs. It is unprofessional and unethical for a veterinarian to attempt to
					 mislead or deceive a client or to make untruthful statements or representations
					 to a client.
It is also unprofessional and unethical for a veterinarian
					 to attempt to dissuade a client from filing a disciplinary complaint by, but
					 not limited to, a liability release, waiver, or written agreement, wherein the
					 client assumes all risk or releases the veterinarian from liability for any
					 harm, damage, or injury to an animal while under the care, custody, or
					 treatment by the veterinarian.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-24-098 (Order 221B), §
						246-933-080, filed 12/4/91, effective 1/4/92; 91-02-060 (Order 108B),
						recodified as § 246-933-080, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory
						Authority: 1988 c 206 § 604 and
						RCW
						18.92.030. 89-10-076 (Order PM 836), §
						308-150-014, filed 5/3/89. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 86-01-085 (Order PL 575 ), §
						308-150-014, filed 12/18/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-090 - Validation of health certificate

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It is unethical to sign or otherwise validate any health
					 certificate without actually, physically inspecting the animal. A health
					 certificate shall be dated as of the time of examination.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-24-098 (Order 221B), §
						246-933-090, filed 12/4/91, effective 1/4/92; 91-02-060 (Order 108B),
						recodified as § 246-933-090, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; Order PL
						179, § 308-150-030, filed
						11/27/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-100 - Inspection of animals

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It is unethical for a veterinarian when employed to inspect
					 an animal for health and soundness, to accept a fee or other compensation in
					 relation to the inspection from a person other than the veterinarian's
					 employer.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-24-098 (Order 221B), §
						246-933-100, filed 12/4/91, effective 1/4/92; 91-02-060 (Order 108B),
						recodified as § 246-933-100, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; Order PL
						179, § 308-150-035, filed
						11/27/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-110 - Drugs and controlled substances

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It is unethical to violate any laws or regulations of
					 either the state of Washington or the United States relating to prescription
					 drugs or controlled substances.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-02-060 (Order 108B), recodified
						as § 246-933-110, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; Order PL 179, §
						308-150-045, filed 11/27/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-130 - Minimum sanitary conditions

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It is unethical for a veterinarian to own or operate a
					 clinic, office, hospital, mobile veterinary clinic, or other animal facility
					 contrary to the health and sanitary standards as established by the rules and
					 regulations as adopted by the veterinary board of governors.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-02-060 (Order 108B), recodified
						as § 246-933-130, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; Order PL 179, §
						308-150-055, filed 11/27/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-140 - Prohibited publicity and advertising

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A veterinarian shall not, on behalf of himself or herself,
					 any partner, associate or other veterinarian affiliated with his or her office
					 or clinic, use or allow to be used any form of public communication or
					 advertising which:
(1) Is false,
				  fraudulent, deceptive or misleading;
(2) Refers to secret methods of
				  treatment;
(3) Is not identified as
				  a paid advertisement or solicitation;
(4) States or implies that a veterinarian is
				  a certified specialist unless the veterinarian is certified in such specialty
				  by a board recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-24-098 (Order 221B), §
						246-933-140, filed 12/4/91, effective 1/4/92; 91-02-060 (Order 108B),
						recodified as § 246-933-140, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; 80-09-106
						(Order PL 351 ), § 308-150-060, filed
						7/23/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-150 - Honoring of publicity and advertisements

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(1) If a veterinarian advertises a fee for a
				  service, the veterinarian shall render that service for no more than the fee
				  advertised.
(2) Unless otherwise
				  specified in the advertisement, if a veterinarian publishes any fee
				  information, the veterinarian shall be bound by any representation made therein
				  for the periods specified in the following categories:
(a) If in a publication which is published
				  more frequently than one time per month, for a period of not less than thirty
				  days after such publication.
(b) If
				  in a publication which is published once a month or less frequently, until the
				  publication of the succeeding issue.
(c) If in a publication which has no fixed
				  date for publication of the succeeding issue, for a reasonable period of time
				  after publication, but in no event less than one year.