WSR 17-02-005 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [Filed December 22, 2016, 12:03 p.m., effective January 22, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 246-809-210 Definitions, amending the definition of "approved educational program" for licensed mental health counselors and licensed mental health counselor associates to accept as approved those programs accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) will remain as another option for recognizing accrediting bodies in Washington state.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-809-210.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-20-048 on September 29, 2016.
A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Brad Burnham, Washington State Department of Health, P.O. Box 47852, Olympia, WA 98504-7852, phone (360) 236-4912, fax (360) 236-2901, email brad.burnham@doh.wa.gov.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: December 22, 2016.
John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 09-15-039, filed 7/8/09, effective 7/8/09)
WAC 246-809-210 Definitions.
The following definitions apply to the licensure of mental health counselors and mental health counselor associates.
(1) "Approved educational program" means any college or university accredited by an accreditation body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or ((its successor, at the time the applicant completed the required)) United States Department of Education.
(2) "Approved setting" includes facilities, agencies or private practice where an applicant works with individuals, families, couples or groups under the supervision of an approved supervisor.
(3) "Approved supervisor" means a qualified licensed mental health counselor or equally qualified licensed mental health practitioner who has been licensed without restrictions for at least two years.
(4) "Equally qualified licensed mental health practitioner" means a licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed psychologist, licensed physician practicing as a psychiatrist, or licensed psychiatric nurse practitioner.
(5) "Group supervision" means face-to-face supervision with an approved supervisor, involving one supervisor and no more than six licensure candidates.
(6) "Immediate supervision" means a meeting with an approved supervisor, involving one supervisor and no more than two licensure candidates.
(7) "Licensure candidate" means an individual that is accruing supervised clinical experience required for licensure.
(8) "Supervision of supervision" means supervision by an approved supervisor for the purpose of training and qualifying a licensee to act as an approved supervisor for purposes of chapter 18.225 RCW and WAC 246-809-234.
(9) "Peer" means a co-worker who is not the licensure candidate's employer or supervisor.
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