WSR 18-05-009 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (Behavioral Health Administration) [Filed February 8, 2018, 9:08 a.m., effective February 8, 2018, 9:08 a.m.] Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing. Purpose: The department is amending WAC 388-865-0526 Single bed certification, by emergency rule to immediately provide clearer means for individuals who have a less restrictive alternative order or conditional release revocation to be granted an exception to allow timely and appropriate treatment under a single bed certification in a facility that is not certified under WAC 388-865-0500 as an evaluation and treatment facility. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-865-0526. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 71.05.745, 71.05.560, 71.24.035, 71.34.380, and chapter 71.05 RCW. Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest. Reasons for this Finding: The department finds that some courts are not recognizing single bed certifications as applying to less restrictive alternative order revocations because revocations are not specifically mentioned in WAC 388-865-0526. This emergency rule is needed to immediately provide clarification that individuals who have a less restrictive alternative order or conditional release revocation may be granted an exception to allow timely and appropriate treatment under a single bed certification in a facility that is not certified under WAC 388-865-0500 as an evaluation and treatment facility. Clarifying the language of the WAC will help remove treatment barriers for individuals who have a less restrictive alternative order or conditional release revocation. The department has also initiated the regular rule-making process to propose permanent amendments to this rule and has filed a CR-101 as WSR 18-03-096. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Date Adopted: January 24, 2018. Katherine I. Vasquez Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 15-14-087, filed 6/29/15, effective 7/30/15)
WAC 388-865-0526 Single bed certification.
At the discretion of the department, an exception may be granted to allow timely and appropriate treatment in a facility that is not certified under WAC 388-865-0500 to an ((adult)) individual on a seventy-two hour detention, a five-day detention pending a revocation proceeding, or a fourteen-day commitment ((in a facility that is not certified under WAC 388-865-0500; or)). An exception may also be granted for a maximum of thirty days to allow a community facility to provide treatment to an ((adult)) individual on a ninety- or one hundred eighty-day inpatient involuntary commitment order or to an individual who has been revoked from a less restrictive alternative order or conditional release. For involuntarily detained or committed children, the exception may be granted to allow timely and appropriate treatment in a facility not certified under WAC 388-865-0500 until the child's discharge from that setting to the community, or until they transfer to a bed in a children's long-term inpatient program (CLIP).
(1) The ((regional support network (RSN))) behavioral health organization (BHO) or behavioral health administrative services organization (BH-ASO) or its designee must submit a written request for a single bed certification to the department. In the case of a child, the facility must submit the written request to the department. The request must be submitted and approved by the department for a facility to accept an individual for timely and appropriate treatment under this section. If the department has assumed the duties assigned to a nonparticipating ((RSN)) BHO, an entity designated by the department will perform the functions described in this section.
(2) A single bed certification may be issued to the facility for timely and appropriate mental health treatment when the following requirements are met in each instance where such certification is sought for an individual:
(a) The facility that is the site of the proposed single bed certification confirms that it is willing and able to provide directly, or by direct arrangement with other public or private agencies, timely and appropriate mental health treatment to the consumer for whom the single bed certification is sought; and
(b) The request for single bed certification describes why the consumer meets at least one of the following criteria:
(i) The consumer is expected to be ready for discharge from inpatient services within the next thirty days and being at a community facility would facilitate continuity of care, consistent with the consumer's individual treatment needs;
(ii) The consumer can receive appropriate mental health treatment in a residential treatment facility, as defined in WAC 246-337-005, and the single bed certification will be only to that facility; or
(iii) The consumer can receive appropriate mental health treatment in a hospital with a psychiatric unit, or a hospital that is willing and able to provide timely and appropriate mental health treatment, or a psychiatric hospital, and the single bed certification will apply only to that facility.
(3) In order to provide timely and appropriate mental health treatment, the facility receiving the single bed certification, or the public or private agency the facility has a direct arrangement with to provide mental health treatment, must:
(a) Implement standards for administration that include written procedures to assure that a mental health professional, as defined in RCW 71.05.020 or WAC ((388-865-0150)) 388-865-0238, and licensed physicians are available for consultation and communication with both the consumer and the direct patient care staff;
(b) Use a plan of care/treatment. The medical or clinical record must contain documentation that:
(i) An individualized mental health treatment plan was developed, when possible, collaboratively with the consumer. If the consumer is unwilling or unable to participate in development of the plan, documentation must be made in the record. Development of this plan may include participation of a multidisciplinary team, a mental health professional, as defined in RCW 71.05.020 or WAC ((388-865-0150)) 388-865-0238, or collaboration with members of the consumer's support system as identified by the consumer.
(ii) A mental health professional, as defined in RCW 71.05.020 or WAC ((388-865-0150)) 388-865-0238, has had contact with each involuntarily detained consumer at least daily for the purposes of:
(A) Observation and evaluation; and
(B) Assessing whether the consumer is appropriate for release from involuntary commitment to accept treatment on a voluntary basis.
(c) Have standards for administration and monitoring of medication, including psychiatric medications. Consumers have a right to make an informed decision regarding the use of antipsychotic medication consistent with RCW 71.05.215.
(4) If a consumer requires medical services that are not generally available at a facility certified under this chapter, or at a state psychiatric hospital ((when a court has ordered a ninety- or one hundred eighty-day inpatient commitment,)) or ((at)) a facility that meets the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a single bed certification may be issued to that facility for the consumer as follows:
(a) The single bed certification request must adequately describe why the consumer requires medical services that are not available at a facility certified under this chapter, ((or at)) a state psychiatric hospital ((when a court has ordered a ninety- or one hundred eighty-day inpatient commitment)), or ((at)) a facility that meets the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) of this section;
(b) The facility that is the site of the requested single bed certification must confirm that it is willing and able to provide the medical services; and
(c) The facility has documented that one of the following has been met:
(i) With the authorization of the hospital, and consistent with any applicable hospital policies and procedures, the ((RSN)) BHO/BH-ASO assigns a mental health professional to provide the consumer appropriate mental health treatment at the facility, including observation and evaluation, during the period of time the consumer is provided medical services; or
(ii) The hospital provides medical services and a plan that addresses the consumer's mental health treatment needs until the consumer is medically stable and the ((RSN)) BHO/BH-ASO or its designee identifies an appropriate facility for the consumer that is one of the following:
(A) The hospital providing services;
(B) A facility that is certified as an evaluation and treatment (E & T) facility; or
(C) A facility that can meet the consumer's needs under the single bed certification criteria in this section.
(d) If a qualified medical professional determines that mental health treatment for the consumer is not clinically indicated, the requirements in (c) of this subsection do not apply. When the consumer is determined to be medically stable, the facility must ensure the requirements in (c) of this subsection are met.
(5) The department makes the decision and gives written notification to the requesting entity in the form of a single bed certification. The single bed certification must not contradict a specific provision of federal or state law.
(6) A consumer who receives services under a single bed certification under this section must be transferred:
(a) To an evaluation and treatment facility if on a seventy-two hour detention, a five-day detention pending a revocation proceeding, or a fourteen-day commitment((,)); or
(b) To a state hospital if on a ninety- or one hundred eighty-day inpatient commitment or their less restrictive alternative order or conditional release was revoked, as soon as the attending physician considers the consumer medically stable and a bed becomes available, unless the treating facility consents to continue treatment and continued treatment in the current setting is consistent with the best clinical interests of the consumer.
(7) The department may make site visits at any time to verify that the terms of the single bed certification are being met. Failure to comply with any term of this exception may result in corrective action. If the department determines that the violation places consumers in imminent jeopardy, immediate revocation of this exception can occur.
(8) The ((RSN)) BHO/BH-ASO retains the responsibility for ensuring due process required by RCW 71.24.300 (6)(b).
(9) Neither consumers nor facilities have fair hearing rights as defined under chapter 388-02 WAC regarding single bed certification decisions by department staff.
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