Washington Administrative Code
Title 182 - Health Care Authority
WASHINGTON APPLE HEALTH
Chapter 182-538C - Crisis and noncrisis behavioral health services
Section 182-538C-220 - Covered crisis mental health services
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 182-538C-220
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Crisis mental health services are intended to stabilize a person in crisis to:
(a) Prevent further deterioration;
(b) Provide immediate treatment and
intervention in a location best suited to meet the needs of the person;
and
(c) Provide treatment services
in the least restrictive environment available.
(2) Crisis mental health services include:
(a) Crisis telephone support ;
(b) Crisis outreach services ;
(c) Crisis stabilization services ;
(d) Crisis peer support services ;
and
(e) Emergency involuntary
detention services.
(3) A facility providing any crisis mental health service to a person must:
(a) Be licensed by the department of health
as a behavioral health agency;
(b)
Be certified by the department of health to provide crisis mental health
services;
(c) Have policies and
procedures to support and implement the:
(i)
Program-specific requirements for each crisis mental health service provided;
and
(ii) Department of corrections
access to confidential mental health information requirements in WAC
182-538D-0600 through 182-538D-0640.
(4) A BH-ASO or its subcontractor providing crisis mental health services only is not required to meet the initial assessment, individual service plan, and clinical record requirements in WAC 246-341-0610, 246-341-0620, and 246-341-0640.
(5) A BH-ASO or its subcontractor must ensure crisis mental health services:
(a) Are, with
the exception of stabilization services, available twenty-four hours a day,
seven days a week;
(b) Include
family members, significant others, and other relevant treatment providers, as
necessary, to provide support to the person in crisis; and
(c) Are provided in a setting that is safe
for the person and staff members of the BH-ASO and its subcontractor.
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