Washington Administrative Code
Title 182 - Health Care Authority
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Chapter 182-140 - Mobile rapid response crisis team endorsement standards
Section 182-140-0040 - Application requirements for exempt community-based crisis teams

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 182-140-0040

Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024

A community-based crisis team (CBCT) exempt from minimum personnel standards must submit the application described in WAC 182-140-0030(1) and:

(1) Policies and procedures that outline how the exempt CBCT will comply with the training requirements in WAC 182-140-0090;

(2) A memorandum of understanding with a licensed behavioral health agency (BHA) certified to provide crisis services and direct, real-time consultation through a behavioral health provider while the team is responding to a crisis call;

(3) A copy of the BHA's active contract with the behavioral health administrative services organization (BH-ASO) located in the region where the exempt CBCT will operate;

(4) A written plan describing how the responders will access the required real-time consultation with the behavioral health clinicians, which includes:

(a) The equipment to be used; and

(b) How the consultation will be documented and by which party.

(5) A staffing plan that identifies:

(a) How the exempt CBCT will be staffed 24 hours per day, seven days a week, with an outline of when each position is available to respond; and

(b) Policies and procedures that describe how staff will respond safely and meet the time requirements in the regional dispatch protocols.

(6) Policies and procedures to ensure follow-up crisis services are provided after an initial response or a copy of a memorandum of understanding with a mobile rapid response crisis team (MRRCT) to provide follow-up crisis services. The memorandum of understanding must:

(a) Be with an MRRCT that is licensed and certified to provide crisis services that are clinically appropriate; and

(b) Contain clear guidelines on how and when the transfer of care will occur and the expectation to follow up within a defined set of time.

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