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 Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016)
 Title 388. Social and Health Services, Department of
 Chapter 388-875. Criminally insane person committed to the care of the department of social and health services—Evaluation, placement, care and discharge.

  Section 388-875-0030. Mental health division.  

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  • The secretary designates to the division the responsibility for:
    (1) Evaluation and treatment of any person committed to the secretary for evaluation or treatment, under chapter 10.77 RCW;
    (2) Assisting the court in obtaining nondepartmental experts or professional persons to participate in the evaluation or a hearing on behalf of the defendant and supervising the procedure whereby such professionals will be compensated, according to fee schedule if the person being evaluated or treated is an indigent;
    (3) Assuring that any nondepartmental expert or professional person requesting compensation has maintained adequate evaluation and treatment records which justify compensation;
    (4) Assisting the court by designation of experts or professional persons to examine the defendant and report to the court when the defendant is not committed to the secretary;
    (5) Determination of what treatment facility shall have custody of persons committed to the secretary under chapter 10.77 RCW.
    (6) If the court is advised by any party that the defendant may be developmentally disabled, at least one of the experts or professional persons appointed shall be a developmental disabilities professional.
    [Statutory Authority: Chapter 10.77 RCW. WSR 01-01-008, amended and recodified as § 388-875-0030, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 72.01.090. WSR 79-03-038 (Order 1373), § 275-59-030, filed 3/1/79; Order 846, § 275-59-030, filed 8/9/73.]
Chapter 10.77 RCW. WSR 01-01-008, amended and recodified as § 388-875-0030, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 72.01.090. WSR 79-03-038 (Order 1373), § 275-59-030, filed 3/1/79; Order 846, § 275-59-030, filed 8/9/73.