WAC 388-880-050. Rights of a person court-detained or civilly committed to the special commitment center

(1) During a person's period of detention or commitment, the department must: (a) Provide access to the person and the person's records in accordance with RCW 71.09.080 (3) and WAC 388-880-044 ; and (b) When a resident requests review of their SCC records to the SCC records department, the SCC records department will compile all records and schedule a time and location for the resident to review those records. (2) A person the court detains for evaluation or commits to the SCC will: (a) Receive adequate care, individualized treatment, and discharge planning; (b) Be permitted to wear the person's own clothing and maintain the person's own possessions except when: (i) Required to wear state issued clothing during an escorted leave from the secure facility; (ii) Doing so would impact the health, safety, or security of the facility, self, or others; (iii) Limiting the quantity of the person's personal possessions to within facility limitations, or for the protection of property within the TCF or SCTF; (c) Be permitted to accumulate and spend a reasonable amount of money in the person's SCC resident trust account, while residing in the TCF; (d) Have access to approved visitors; (e) Have access to a telephone to make and receive confidential calls within SCC limitations; and (f) Have access to letter writing material and to: (i) Receive and send correspondence through the mail within SCC policies; and (ii) Send written communication regarding the fact of the person's detention or commitment. (3) A person the court commits to the SCC will have the following procedural rights to: (a) Have reasonable access to an attorney and be informed of the name and address of the person's designated attorney; (b) Petition the court for release from the SCC; and (c) Receive annual written notice of the person's right to petition the committing court for release. The department's written notice and waiver must: (i) Include the option to voluntarily waive the right to petition the committing court for release; and (ii) Annually be forwarded to the committing court by the department.