PERMANENT RULES
(Chemical Dependency Professionals)
Date of Adoption: May 15, 2000.
Purpose: There is a need to implement the 1998 legislation to further define what will be required for the client disclosure information standards for chemical dependency professional certification.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.205.060(15).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-08-100 on April 5, 2000.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
June 6, 2000
Nancy Ellison
for Mary C. Selecky
Secretary
OTS-3718.2
CLIENT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
NEW SECTION
WAC 246-811-090
Who must provide client disclosure
information?
Chemical dependency professionals must provide disclosure information to each client prior to the delivery of certified services (WAC 440-22-010). Disclosure information may be printed in a format of the chemical dependency professional's choosing or in a general format used by a state approved treatment facility.
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(1) The following information must be printed on all disclosure statements provided to counseling clients in language that can be easily understood by the client:
(a) Name of firm, agency, business, or chemical dependency professional's practice.
(b) Chemical dependency professional's business address and telephone number.
(c) Washington state certified chemical dependency professional number.
(d) The chemical dependency professional's name with credentials.
(e) Billing information, including:
(i) Client's cost per each counseling session;
(ii) Billing practices, including any advance payments and refunds.
(f) A list of the acts of unprofessional conduct in RCW 18.130.180 including the name, address, and contact telephone number within the department of health.
(2) The chemical dependency professional and the client must sign and date a statement indicating that the client has been provided a copy of the required disclosure information and the client has read and understands the information provided.
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Failure to provide to the client any of the disclosure information required by WAC 246-811-090 and 246-811-100 constitutes an act of unprofessional conduct as defined in RCW 18.130.180(7) and may be grounds for disciplinary action.
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