Chapter 71.24 - COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT

Section 71.24.011 - Short title
Section 71.24.015 - Legislative intent-Community behavioral health system
Section 71.24.016 - Intent-Management of services-Work group on long-term involuntary inpatient care integration
Section 71.24.025 - Definitions
Section 71.24.030 - Grants, purchasing of services, for community behavioral health programs
Section 71.24.035 - Director's powers and duties as state behavioral health authority
Section 71.24.037 - Licensed or certified behavioral health agencies-Minimum standards-Inspections
Section 71.24.038 - Investigations and inspections-Violations-Penalties
Section 71.24.045 - Behavioral health administrative services organization powers and duties
Section 71.24.061 - Children's mental health provider networks-Children's mental health evidence-based practice institute-Partnership access line pilot programs-Report to legislature
Section 71.24.062 - Psychiatry consultation line-Implementation
Section 71.24.063 - Partnership access lines-Psychiatric consultation lines-Data collection
Section 71.24.064 - Partnership access lines-Psychiatric consultation lines-Funding-Performance measures
Section 71.24.066 - Partnership access line pilot programs-Determination to be made permanent-Long-term funding
Section 71.24.067 - Partnership access lines-Psychiatric consultation lines-Review
Section 71.24.068 - Telebehavioral health access account
Section 71.24.100 - County-run behavioral health administrative services organizations-Joint operating agreements-Requirements
Section 71.24.112 - Health engagement hubs pilot program
Section 71.24.113 - Grant program-Employment and education opportunities for persons recovering from a substance use disorder
Section 71.24.115 - Recovery navigator programs
Section 71.24.125 - Grant program-Treatment services-Regional access standards
Section 71.24.135 - Expanded recovery support services program-Regional expanded recovery plans
Section 71.24.145 - Homeless outreach stabilization transition program-Psychiatric outreach-Contingency management resources-Substance misuse prevention effort-Grants
Section 71.24.155 - Grants to behavioral health administrative services, managed care organizations, and Indian health care providers-Accounting
Section 71.24.160 - Proof as to uses made of state funds-Use of maintenance of effort funds
Section 71.24.200 - Expenditures of county funds subject to county fiscal laws
Section 71.24.215 - Sliding-scale fee schedules for clients receiving behavioral health services
Section 71.24.220 - State grants may be withheld for noncompliance with chapter or related rules
Section 71.24.240 - Eligibility for funding-Community behavioral health program plans to be approved by director prior to submittal to federal agency
Section 71.24.250 - Behavioral health administrative services organizations-Receipt of gifts and grants
Section 71.24.260 - Waiver of postgraduate educational requirements-Mental health professionals
Section 71.24.300 - Behavioral health administrative services organizations-Advisory boards-Inclusion of tribes-Roles and responsibilities
Section 71.24.335 - Reimbursement for behavioral health services provided through telemedicine or store and forward technology-Coverage requirements-Audio-only telemedicine
Section 71.24.370 - Behavioral health services contracts-Limitation on state liability
Section 71.24.380 - Purchase of behavioral health services-Contracting-Requirements
Section 71.24.381 - Contracting for crisis services and medically necessary physical and behavioral health services
Section 71.24.383 - Managed care organization contracting-Requirements
Section 71.24.385 - Behavioral health administrative services and managed care organizations-Mental health and substance use disorder treatment programs-Development and design requirements
Section 71.24.400 - Streamlining delivery system-Finding
Section 71.24.405 - Streamlining delivery system
Section 71.24.415 - Streamlining delivery system-Authority duties to achieve outcomes
Section 71.24.420 - Expenditure of funds for operation of service delivery system-Appropriation levels-Outcome and performance measures-Report
Section 71.24.430 - Coordination of services for behavioral health clients-Collaborative service delivery
Section 71.24.432 - Coordination with regional crisis response systems-Regional protocols-Recommendations
Section 71.24.435 - Behavioral health system-Improvement strategy
Section 71.24.450 - Offenders with mental illnesses-Findings and intent
Section 71.24.455 - Offenders with mental illnesses-Contracts for specialized access and services
Section 71.24.460 - Offenders with mental illnesses-Report to legislature
Section 71.24.470 - Reentry community services program-Contract for case management-Use of appropriated funds
Section 71.24.480 - Reentry community services program-Limitation on liability due to treatment-Reporting requirements
Section 71.24.490 - Evaluation and treatment services-Capacity needs-Behavioral health administrative services and managed care organizations
Section 71.24.500 - Written guidance and trainings-Managed care-Incarcerated and involuntarily hospitalized persons
Section 71.24.510 - Integrated comprehensive screening and assessment process-Implementation
Section 71.24.520 - Substance use disorder program authority
Section 71.24.522 - Substance use disorder-Training for parents of adolescents and transition age youth
Section 71.24.525 - Agreements authorized under the interlocal cooperation act
Section 71.24.530 - Local funding and donative funding requirements-Facilities, plans, programs
Section 71.24.535 - Duties of authority
Section 71.24.540 - Drug courts
Section 71.24.545 - Comprehensive program for treatment-Regional facilities
Section 71.24.546 - [Expires 12/31/2026] Substance use recovery services plan-Substance use recovery services advisory committee-Rules-Report
Section 71.24.550 - City, town, or county without facility-Contribution of liquor taxes prerequisite to use of another's facility
Section 71.24.555 - Liquor taxes and profits-City and county eligibility conditioned
Section 71.24.560 - Opioid treatment programs-Pregnant individuals-Information and education
Section 71.24.565 - Acceptance for approved treatment-Rules
Section 71.24.570 - Emergency service patrol-Establishment-Rules
Section 71.24.575 - Criminal laws limitations
Section 71.24.580 - Criminal justice treatment account
Section 71.24.585 - Opioid and substance use disorder treatment-State response
Section 71.24.587 - Opioid use disorder treatment-Possession or use of lawfully prescribed medication-Declaration by state
Section 71.24.589 - Law enforcement assisted diversion-Grant program
Section 71.24.590 - Opioid treatment-Program licensing or certification by department, department duties-Use of medications by program-Definition
Section 71.24.593 - Opioid use disorder treatment-Care of individuals and their newborns-Authority recommendations required
Section 71.24.595 - Statewide treatment and operating standards for opioid treatment programs-Evaluation and report
Section 71.24.594 - Opioid overdose reversal medications-Education-Distribution-Labeling-Liability
Section 71.24.597 - Opioid overdose reversal medication-Coordinated purchasing and distribution
Section 71.24.598 - Drug overdose response team
Section 71.24.599 - Opioid use disorder-City and county jails-Funding
Section 71.24.600 - Inability to contribute to cost of services no bar to admission-Authority may limit admissions for nonmedicaid clients
Section 71.24.605 - Fetal alcohol screening and assessment services
Section 71.24.610 - Interagency agreement on prenatal substance exposure programs
Section 71.24.612 - Prenatal substance exposure-Recommendations
Section 71.24.614 - Prenatal substance exposure-Contracting
Section 71.24.615 - Chemical dependency treatment expenditures-Prioritization
Section 71.24.618 - Withdrawal management services-Substance use disorder treatment services-Prior authorization-Utilization review-Medical necessity review
Section 71.24.619 - Standard set of criteria-Authority review
Section 71.24.621 - Withdrawal management services-Requirements for limiting medication usage
Section 71.24.625 - Uniform application of chapter-Training for designated crisis responders
Section 71.24.630 - Integrated, comprehensive screening and assessment process for substance use and mental disorders
Section 71.24.635 - [Expires 12/31/2028] Cannabis consumption-Health care provider guidance-Promotion of reduction and cessation programs for populations at risk of serious complications-Request for proposal-Report
Section 71.24.640 - Standards for certification or licensure of evaluation and treatment facilities
Section 71.24.645 - Standards for certification or licensure of crisis stabilization units
Section 71.24.647 - [Repealed]
Section 71.24.648 - Standards for certification or licensure of intensive behavioral health treatment facilities
Section 71.24.649 - Standards for certification or licensure of mental health peer-run respite centers
Section 71.24.650 - Standards for certification or licensure of a clubhouse
Section 71.24.657 - Recovery residences-Funding-Voucher program-Outreach-Training
Section 71.24.660 - Recovery residences-Referrals by licensed or certified service providers
Section 71.24.665 - Psychiatric treatment, evaluation, and bed utilization for American Indians and Alaska Natives-Report by authority
Section 71.24.670 - Substance use disorder treatment facilities and entities-Record sharing
Section 71.24.700 - Long-term inpatient care and mental health placements-Contracting with community hospitals and evaluation and treatment facilities
Section 71.24.710 - Reentry services-Work group
Section 71.24.715 - Reentry services-Waiver application
Section 71.24.720 - Less restrictive alternative treatment-Transition teams
Section 71.24.845 - Transfer of clients between behavioral health administrative services organizations-Uniform transfer agreement
Section 71.24.847 - Transfer of clients-Policy and statistic reporting
Section 71.24.850 - Regional service areas-Report-Managed care integration
Section 71.24.852 - Intensive behavioral health treatment facilities-Resident rights and access to ombuds services-Recommendations to governor and legislature
Section 71.24.855 - Finding-Intent-State hospitals
Section 71.24.861 - Behavioral health system coordination committee
Section 71.24.870 - Behavioral health services-Adoption of rules-Audit
Section 71.24.872 - Regulatory parity between primary care and behavioral health care settings-Initial documentation requirements for patients-Administrative burdensomeness
Section 71.24.880 - Interlocal leadership structure-Transition to fully integrated managed care within a regional service area
Section 71.24.885 - Medicaid rate increases-Review authority-Reporting
Section 71.24.887 - Training support grants for community mental health providers-Behavioral health workforce pilot program
Section 71.24.890 - National 988 system-Designated 988 contact hubs-Technology and platform development-Agency collaboration
Section 71.24.892 - [Expires 12/31/2026] National 988 system-Crisis response improvement strategy committee-Membership-Steering committee-Reports
Section 71.24.894 - National 988 system-Department reporting-Audit
Section 71.24.896 - National 988 system-Duties owed to public-Independent contractors
Section 71.24.898 - National 988 system-Technical and operational plan
Section 71.24.899 - National 988 system-Informational materials-Social media campaign
Section 71.24.903 - Mobile rapid response crisis team endorsement
Section 71.24.905 - Co-response services
Section 71.24.906 - National 988 system-Needs assessment-Recommendations-Report
Section 71.24.907 - National 988 system-Limitation of liability
Section 71.24.908 - Data integration platform to support diversion efforts-Development and implementation-Exempt from public disclosure
Section 71.24.909 - Washington state institute for public policy study on recovery navigator programs and law enforcement assisted diversion programs
Section 71.24.910 - Balance billing violations-Discipline
Section 71.24.911 - Statewide behavioral health treatment and recovery support services mapping tool
Section 71.24.912 - Work group-Systems, policies, and processes related to intake, screening, and assessment for substance use disorders
Section 71.24.913 - Substance use disorders-Comprehensive assessments, reports
Section 71.24.915 - Crisis continuum of care forum
Section 71.24.916 - 23-hour crisis relief centers-Licensing and certification-Rules-Standards
Section 71.24.920 - Certified peer specialists-Courses of instruction-Duties
Section 71.24.922 - Certified peer specialists-Supervision caseload reduction
Section 71.24.924 - Certified peer specialists-Billing