PDFWAC 388-78A-2500

Specialized training for mental illness.

The assisted living facility must ensure completion of specialized training, consistent with chapter 388-112A WAC, to serve residents with mental illness, whenever at least one of the residents in the assisted living facility has a mental illness that is the resident's primary special need and is a person who has been diagnosed with or treated for an Axis I or Axis II diagnosis, as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision, and:
(1) Who has received the diagnosis or treatment within the previous two years; and
(2) Whose diagnosis was made by, or treatment provided by, one of the following:
(a) A licensed physician;
(b) A mental health professional;
(c) A psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner; or
(d) A licensed psychologist.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.20 RCW. WSR 18-20-018, § 388-78A-2500, filed 9/21/18, effective 10/22/18; WSR 13-13-063, § 388-78A-2500, filed 6/18/13, effective 7/19/13. Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.20 and 74.39A RCW. WSR 10-16-085, § 388-78A-2500, filed 7/30/10, effective 1/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090. WSR 06-01-047, § 388-78A-2500, filed 12/15/05, effective 1/15/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter 18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2500, filed 7/30/04, effective 9/1/04.]