Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-341 - Behavioral health agency licensing and certification requirements
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH-AGENCY ADMINISTRATION
Section 246-341-0410 - Agency administration- Administrator key responsibilities
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-341-0410
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) The agency administrator is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the agency's provision of certified behavioral health treatment services, including:
(a) All administrative matters;
(b) Individual care services; and
(c) Meeting all applicable rules, policies,
and ethical standards.
(2) The administrator may delegate the responsibilities assigned to them under this section to appropriate staff. The administrator retains overall responsibility for responsibilities delegated to appropriate staff.
(3) The administrator must delegate to a staff person the duty and responsibility to act on the administrator's behalf when the administrator is not on duty or on call.
(4) The administrator or their designee must ensure:
(a)
administrative, personnel, and clinical policies and procedures are adhered to
and compliant with the rules in this chapter and other applicable state and
federal statutes and regulations;
(b) There is sufficient qualified personnel
to provide adequate treatment services and facility security;
(c) All persons providing clinical services
are appropriately credentialed for the clinical services they
provide;
(d) Clinical supervision
of all clinical services including clinical services provided by trainees,
students, and volunteers;
(e) There
is an up-to-date personnel file for each employee, trainee, student, volunteer,
and for each contracted staff person who provides or supervises an individual's
care;
(f) Personnel records
document that Washington state patrol background checks consistent with chapter
43.43 RCW have been completed for each employee in contact with individuals
receiving services; and
(g) A
written internal quality management plan, human resources plan or similarly
specialized plan, as appropriate, is developed and maintained that:
(i) Addresses the clinical supervision and
training of staff providing clinical services;
(ii) Monitors compliance with the rules in
this chapter, and other state and federal rules and laws that govern agency
licensing and certification requirements; and
(iii) Continuously improves the quality of
care in all of the following:
(a) Cultural
competency that aligns with the agency's local community and individuals the
agency serves or may serve;
(b) Use
of evidence based and promising practices; and
(c) In response to critical incidents and
substantiated complaints.
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