A triage stabilization plan must be developed for each individual voluntarily or involuntarily admitted to a triage facility for longer than twenty-four hours. For an individual admitted twenty-four hours or less, the facility must document the results of the assessment performed by a mental health professional (MHP) required under WAC 246-341-1146.

(1) The triage stabilization plan must:

(a) Be developed collaboratively with the individual within twenty-four hours of admission;

(b) Either improve or resolve the individual's crisis, or both in the least restrictive manner possible;

(c) Be written in a language that is understandable to the individual or the individual's support system, or both, if applicable;

(d) Be mindful of the individual's culture, life style, economic situation, and current mental and physical limitation;

(e) Have goals that are relevant to the presenting crisis and demonstrate how they impact the crisis by improving the individual's ability to function;

(f) Include any recommendation for treatment from the mental health professional (MHP) assessment provided with three hours of the individual's arrival at the facility; and

(g) Include:

(i) The date and time the designated crisis responder (DCR) evaluated the individual in accordance with the detention criteria under chapter 71.05 RCW; and

(ii) The DCR's determination of whether the individual should be detained.

(2) The individual's clinical record must:

(a) Contain a copy of the triage stabilization plan;

(b) Contain charting that demonstrates how requirements of the individual's triage stabilization were met; and

(c) Document the services provided to the individual.