Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-847 - Occupational therapists
Section 246-847-066 - Suicide assessment training standards
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-847-066
Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024
(1) A qualifying training in suicide assessment must:
(a) Be an empirically
supported training in suicide assessment that includes risk assessment,
screening, and referral;
(b) Be
provided by a single provider and must be at least three hours in length which
may be provided in one or more sessions; and
(c)
(i)
Until July 1, 2017, meet any other requirements of
RCW
43.70.442; and
(ii) Beginning July 1, 2017, be taken from a
provider listed on the department's suicide prevention training model
list.
(2) The hours spent completing a training program in suicide assessment under this section count toward meeting any applicable continued competency requirements.
(3) Nothing in this section is intended to expand or limit the occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant scope of practice.
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