Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-808 - Chiropractic quality assurance commission › SUBSTANCE ABUSE MONITORING › Section 246-808-810 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following general terms are defined within the context
					 used in this chapter:
"Aftercare"
is that period of time after
					 intensive treatment that provides the chiropractor and the chiropractor's
					 family with group or individual counseling sessions, discussions with other
					 families, ongoing contact and participation in self-help groups and ongoing
					 continued support of treatment program staff.
"Approved substance abuse monitoring program"
or
"approved monitoring program"
is a program the commission has
					 determined meets the requirements of the law and the criteria established by
					 the commission in WAC
					 246-808-820 which enters into a
					 contract with chiropractors who have substance abuse problems regarding the
					 required components of the chiropractor's recovery activity and oversees the
					 chiropractor's compliance with these requirements. Substance abuse monitoring
					 programs do not provide evaluation or treatment to participating
					 chiropractors.
"Approved treatment facility"
is a facility
					 approved by the bureau of alcohol and substance abuse, department of social and
					 health services according to
					 RCW
					 70.96A.020(2) or 69.54.030
					 to provide intensive alcoholism or drug treatment if located within Washington
					 state. Drug and alcohol treatment programs located out-of-state must be
					 equivalent to the standards required for approval under
					 RCW
					 70.96A.020(2) or
					 69.54.030.
"Contract"
is a comprehensive, structured
					 agreement between the recovering chiropractor and the approved monitoring
					 program stipulating the chiropractor's consent to comply with the monitoring
					 program and its required components of the chiropractor's recovery
					 activity.
"Health care professional"
is an individual
					 who is licensed, certified, or registered in Washington to engage in the
					 delivery of health care to patients.
"Random drug screens"
are laboratory tests to
					 detect the presence of drugs of abuse in body fluids which are performed at
					 irregular intervals not known in advance by the person being tested.
"Substance abuse"
means the impairment, as
					 determined by the commission, of a chiropractor's professional services by an
					 addiction to, a dependency on, or the use of alcohol, legend drugs, or
					 controlled substances.
"Support group"
is a group of health care
					 professionals meeting regularly to support the recovery of its members. The
					 group provides a confidential setting with a trained and experienced health
					 care professional facilitator in which chiropractors may safely discuss drug
					 diversion, licensure issues, return to work, and other professional issues
					 related to recovery.
"Twelve-step groups"
are groups such as
					 alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous, and related organizations based on a
					 philosophy of anonymity, belief in a power outside of oneself, a peer group
					 association, and self-help.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapter
						18.25 RCW. 96-16-074,
						§ 246-808-810, filed 8/6/96, effective
						9/6/96.