WSR 17-06-056
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
(Board of Psychology)
[Filed February 28, 2017, 10:25 a.m., effective March 31, 2017]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 246-924-255 Suicide intervention training standards, the examining board of psychology has adopted rules to be consistent with 2015 amendments to RCW 43.70.442 requiring psychologists, by July 1, 2017, to take suicide prevention continuing education training only from those approved training programs listed on the department of health's model list.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-924-255.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.83.090 and 43.70.442.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-20-073 on October 3, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: November 18, 2016.
Shari Roberts, Board Chair
Examining Board of Psychology
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 14-01-071, filed 12/16/13, effective 1/1/14)
WAC 246-924-255 Suicide intervention training standards.
(1) An approved training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management must:
(a) ((Be approved by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, American Psychological Association, American Medical Association, regional or state psychological associations or their subchapters, psychology internship training centers, or an equivalent organization, educational institution or association which approves training based on observation and experiment or best available practices.
(b))) Cover training in suicide assessment, including screening and referral, suicide treatment, and suicide management((.
(c)));
(b) Be provided by a single provider and must be at least six hours in length, which may be provided in one or more sessions; and
(c) Be on the department's model list developed in accordance with RCW 43.70.442. Nothing in this section invalidates trainings completed according to this chapter before July 1, 2017.
(2) A licensed psychologist who is a state or local government employee is exempt from the requirements of this section if he or she receives a total of at least six hours of training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management from his or her employer every six years. For purposes of this subsection, the training may be provided in one six-hour block or may be spread among shorter training sessions at the employer's discretion.
(3) A licensed psychologist who is an employee of a community mental health agency licensed under chapter 71.24 RCW or a chemical dependency program certified under chapter 70.96A RCW is exempt from the requirements of this section if he or she receives a total of at least six hours of training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management from his or her employer every six years. For purposes of this subsection, the training may be provided in one six-hour block or may be spread among shorter training sessions at the employer's discretion.
(4) A licensed psychologist who obtained training under subsection (2) or (3) of this section may obtain continuing education credit for that training subject to documentation as defined in WAC 246-924-300.