WAC 182-140-0040. Application requirements for exempt community-based crisis teams

A community-based crisis team (CBCT) exempt from minimum personnel standards must submit the application described in WAC 182-140-0030 (1) and: (1) Policies and procedures that outline how the exempt CBCT will comply with the training requirements in WAC 182-140-0090 ; (2) A memorandum of understanding with a licensed behavioral health agency (BHA) certified to provide crisis services and direct, real-time consultation through a behavioral health provider while the team is responding to a crisis call; (3) A copy of the BHA's active contract with the behavioral health administrative services organization (BH-ASO) located in the region where the exempt CBCT will operate; (4) A written plan describing how the responders will access the required real-time consultation with the behavioral health clinicians, which includes: (a) The equipment to be used; and (b) How the consultation will be documented and by which party. (5) A staffing plan that identifies: (a) How the exempt CBCT will be staffed 24 hours per day, seven days a week, with an outline of when each position is available to respond; and (b) Policies and procedures that describe how staff will respond safely and meet the time requirements in the regional dispatch protocols. (6) Policies and procedures to ensure follow-up crisis services are provided after an initial response or a copy of a memorandum of understanding with a mobile rapid response crisis team (MRRCT) to provide follow-up crisis services. The memorandum of understanding must: (a) Be with an MRRCT that is licensed and certified to provide crisis services that are clinically appropriate; and (b) Contain clear guidelines on how and when the transfer of care will occur and the expectation to follow up within a defined set of time.