WAC 388-843-0010. What is a youth transitional care facility?

A youth transitional care facility is a staff-secure, voluntary, and transitional treatment facility that: (1) Specializes in services for youth who: (a) Must have an intellectual or developmental disability, or autism spectrum disorder; (b) Must have a severe psychiatric diagnosis; and (c) May have a substance use diagnosis; (2) Supports youth who require intensive behavioral supports and who may also need behavioral health services; and (3) Provides services in a way that supports the youth to transition to a less restrictive community-based setting.