PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Health and Rehabilitative Services Administration)
(Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 440-22 WAC, Certification requirements for chemical dependancy treatment service providers.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 70.96A.020, [70.96A].040, and [70.96A].090.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The implementation of chapter 18.205 RCW, Certified chemical dependency professionals, makes it necessary for DSHS to make amendments to all sections in chapter 440-22 WAC that pertain to chemical dependency counselors (CDCs), youth CDCs, chemical dependency counselor interns (CIs), and probation assessment officers. A new section is proposed to further define patient noncompliance with court-referred chemical dependency treatment. Additional language is proposed for the intensive outpatient section to clarify minimum treatment requirements for patients referred to care through a deferred prosecution order. In addition, other sections of this chapter may also be subject to review and amendment as deemed appropriate in keeping with Governor Locke's Executive Order 97-02 and Secretary Quasim's April 17, 1997, Executive Order on Regulatory Improvement. The criteria to be used include: Need for rule; statutory authority and intent; effectiveness and efficiency; clarity; coordination with other rules; cost; and fairness.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The Washington State Department of Health (DOH), Chemical Dependency Professional Program.
The Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse is working in close collaboration with DOH as a member of its CDP Advisory Committee in the process of adopting new rules for their certification process. In turn, DOH will be providing input into this amendment process.
Process for Developing New Rule: Department of Social and Health Services welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested in participating should contact the staff person indicated below. After the rule is drafted, DSHS will file a copy with the Office of the Code Reviser and will distribute copies to a mailing list and to anyone else who requests a copy.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Gary Reynolds, Policy Leadworker, Certification Section, Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, P.O. Box 45330, Olympia, WA 98504-5330, phone (360) 438-8054, fax (360) 438-8057, e-mail reynogl@dshs.wa.gov.
April 23, 1999
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit