Section 388-877B-0130. Substance use disorder detoxification services requiring program-specific certification—Youth detoxification services.

Youth detoxification services are substance use disorder services provided to an individual seventeen years of age or younger. Youth detoxification services are optional detoxification services that require program-specific certification by the department's division of behavioral health and recovery. An agency providing youth detoxification services must:

(1) Admit youth only with the written permission of the youth's parent or, if applicable, the youth's legal guardian. If a youth meets the requirements of a child in need of services (CHINS), the youth may sign themselves into treatment.

(2) Assess the individual's need for referral to the department's child welfare services.

(3) Ensure the following for individuals who share a room:

(a) An individual fifteen years of age or younger must not room with an individual eighteen years of age or older.

(b) An individual sixteen or seventeen years of age must be evaluated for clinical appropriateness before being placed in a room with an individual eighteen years of age or older.

(4) Allow communication between the youth and the youth's parent or if applicable, a legal guardian, and facilitate the communication when clinically appropriate.

(5) Notify the parent or legal guardian within two hours of any change in the status of the youth and document all notification and attempts of notification in the clinical record.

(6) Discharge the youth to the care of the parent or legal guardian. For emergency discharge and when the parent or legal guardian is not available, the agency must contact the appropriate authority.

(7) Ensure at least one adult staff member of each gender is present or available by phone at all times if co-educational treatment services are provided.

(8) Ensure a staff member who demonstrates knowledge of adolescent development and addiction is available at the facility or available by phone.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.02.290, 70.02.340, 70.96A.040(4), 71.05.560, 71.24.035 (5)(c), 71.34.380, and 2014 c 225. WSR 16-13-087, § 388-877B-0130, filed 6/15/16, effective 7/16/16. Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.02, 70.96A, 71.05, 71.24, 71.34, 74.50 RCW, RCW 74.08.090, 43.20A.890, and 42 C.F.R. Part 8. WSR 13-12-053, § 388-877B-0130, filed 5/31/13, effective 7/1/13.]

RCW 70.02.290, 70.02.340, 70.96A.040(4), 71.05.560, 71.24.035 (5)(c), 71.34.380, and 2014 c 225. WSR 16-13-087, § 388-877B-0130, filed 6/15/16, effective 7/16/16. Statutory Authority: Chapters 70.02, 70.96A, 71.05, 71.24, 71.34, 74.50 RCW, RCW 74.08.090, 43.20A.890, and 42 C.F.R. Part 8. WSR 13-12-053, § 388-877B-0130, filed 5/31/13, effective 7/1/13.