"Aging and long-term support administration (ALTSA)" is an administration within the department of social and health services that promotes choice, independence, and safety through innovative services and partnerships with tribes, advocates, providers, and care-givers to support seniors, and people with disabilities so they can live with good health, independence, dignity, and control over decisions that affect their lives.
"Behavioral health administration (BHA)" is an administration within the department of social and health services that supports sustainable recovery, independence, and wellness. This is done by funding and supporting effective prevention and intervention services for youth and family, and treatment and recovery support for youth and adults with addiction and mental health conditions (also known as behavioral health). BHA operates three state psychiatric hospitals and the office of forensic mental health services that deliver high quality services to adults and children with complex needs.
"Civil transitions program" is a program implemented according to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5440 to provide support services to individuals recently subject to criminal charges and found incompetent to stand trial due to an intellectual or developmental disability, traumatic brain injury, or dementia.
"Competency evaluation" is an assessment of the ability of a defendant to understand and rationally participate in a court process under the United States criminal justice system.
"Conditional services" is a term that describes the services available under the civil transitions program for an individual who does not meet functional eligibility criteria under medicaid personal care level of care under WAC 388-106-0210 or nursing facility level of care under WAC 388-106-0355 or is not financially eligible for Washington apple health, or is not functionally or financially eligible.
"Dementia" is a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving, and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life. The term "dementia" is no longer used to refer to the etiological subgroups for which it is standard, but it is instead included under the newly titled term significant neurocognitive disease. For consistency, the term "dementia" is still used in the DSM-5 and can be applied in situations where patients and doctors are familiar with it. The phrase neurocognitive disorder is commonly used, while dementia is the standard word for illnesses such as the degenerative dementias that typically impact older persons (DSM-5-TR).
Neurocognitive disorder is characterized by the progressive and persistent deterioration of cognitive function. Cognitive deficits are sufficient to interfere with independence, do not occur exclusively in the context of a delirium, and are not attributable to another mental disorder (e.g. major depressive disorder, schizophrenia).
Specific major neurocognitive diagnosis, primary diagnosis:
"Not Competent" means a legal determination has been made by a court that a defendant is unable to stand trial based on being diagnosed with a mental disease or defect which prevents them from understanding court proceedings or being able to rationally assist in their own defense per chapter 10.77 RCW.
"Not Restorable" means a court has found that a person lacks the capacity to have competency restored via inpatient or outpatient treatment.
"Office of forensic mental health services (OFMHS)" is a division of the department of social and health services' behavioral health administration that oversees the state's adult forensic mental health system.
"Washington apple health" means the public health insurance programs for eligible Washington residents defined in WAC 182-500-0120. Washington apple health or apple health is the name used in Washington state for medicaid, the children's health insurance program (CHIP), and state-only funded health care programs.
Wash. Admin. Code § 388-106-2000