Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-341 - Behavioral health agency licensing and certification requirements
CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT AND TRIAGE SERVICES
Section 246-341-1140 - Crisis stabilization unit-Certification standards
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
An agency certified to provide crisis stabilization unit services must meet all of the following criteria:
(1) If a crisis stabilization unit is part of a jail, the unit must be located in an area of the building that is physically separate from the general population. "Physically separate" means:
(2) Ensure that a mental health professional is on-site at least eight hours per day, seven days a week, and accessible 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
(3) Ensure a mental health professional assesses an individual within three hours of the individual's arrival at the facility.
(4) For persons admitted to the crisis stabilization unit on a voluntary basis, the individual service record must meet the individual service record requirements in WAC 246-341-0640.
(5) An agency certified to provide crisis stabilization unit services must meet the service standards for residential and inpatient behavioral health services in WAC 246-341-1105 and the applicable standards in WAC 246-341-1131 if providing involuntary crisis stabilization unit services.
