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 PROBLEM GAMBLING AND GAMBLING DISORDER SERVICES
Section 246-341-1200 - Problem gambling and gambling disorder services-Certification standards
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-341-1200
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Each agency licensed by the department to provide problem gambling and gambling disorder services that includes diagnostic screening and assessment, and individual, group, couples, and family counseling and case management must ensure the following requirements are met:
(a) Meet the
behavioral health agency licensure, certification, administration, personnel,
and clinical requirements in WAC
246-341-0300 through
246-341-0640;
(b) Be a problem gambling certified agency
with the department;
(c) Maintain a
list of resources, including self-help groups, and referral options that can be
used by staff to refer an individual to appropriate services; and
(d) Maintain a written procedure for the
response to medical and psychiatric emergencies.
(2) An agency certified to provide problem gambling and gambling disorder services must ensure:
(a) All problem gambling and gambling
disorder treatment services are provided by:
(i) An individual credentialed by the
department under chapter 18.19, 18.83, or 18.225 RCW and is a certified
Washington state, national, or international gambling counselor; or
(ii) An individual credentialed by the
department under chapter 18.19, 18.83, or 18.225 RCW, under the supervision of
a certified gambling counselor, and in training to become a certified gambling
counselor.
(b) Before
providing problem gambling and gambling disorder treatment services, an
individual in training to become a certified gambling counselor must have a
minimum of:
(i) At least 1,500 hours of
professionally supervised postlicensure, postcertification, or postregistration
experience providing mental health or substance use disorder treatment
services; and
(ii) Thirty hours of
unduplicated gambling specific training, including the basic training. One of
the following state, national, or international organizations must approve the
requirements of certification training:
(A)
The Washington state gambling counselor certification committee is an
independent body comprised of certified gambling counselors and advisory
members as deemed appropriate by the committee and is responsible for
determining the training and continuing education requirements for gambling
counselor certification and gambling counselor supervision and any additional
requirements not otherwise specified here;
(B) National or international gambling
counselor certification board; or
(C) The health care authority problem
gambling program.
(c) An individual who meets subsection (3) of
this section must complete training within two years of acceptance to the
certification program to become a certified gambling counselor.
(d) All staff members in training to become a
certified gambling counselor must receive clinical supervision. The clinical
supervisor must:
(i) Hold a valid
international gambling counselor certification board-approved clinical
consultant credential, a valid Washington state certified gambling counselor II
certification credential, or a valid national certified gambling counselor II
certification credential; and
(ii)
Complete training requirements on problem gambling and gambling disorder
specific clinical supervision approved by a state, national, or international
organization including, but not limited to, the:
(A) Washington state gambling counselor
certification committee;
(B)
National or international gambling counselor certification board; or
(C) The health care authority problem
gambling program.
(3) An agency that provides only problem gambling-related services, including diagnostic screening, brief intervention, case management, referral to certified problem gambling agencies, and educational sessions, but does not provide problem gambling assessment and treatment, is not required to be certified for problem gambling services.
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