Section 388-877A-0150. Outpatient mental health services—Group therapy services.

Group therapy services are provided to an individual in a group setting to assist the individual in attaining the goals described in the individual service plan. An agency providing group therapy services must:

(1) Have a written description of each group's purpose.

(2) Ensure group services are provided with a staff ratio of one staff member for every twelve individuals.

(3) Ensure a group does not contain more than twenty-four individuals.

(4) Ensure any nonmental health professional facilitating a group receives supervision by a mental health professional.

(5) Ensure any group containing more than twelve individuals has at least one facilitator or co-facilitator that is a mental health professional.

(6) Ensure group notes are recorded in each individual's clinical record before the next group meeting. Group notes must include:

(a) The attendance of the individual;

(b) The participation of the individual;

(c) Progress towards goals stated in the individual's service plan;

(d) Any significant events shared by the individual; and

(e) If the group was facilitated by a nonmental health professional as described in (4) of this section, documentation the nonmental health professional was supervised by a mental health professional.

[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, § 388-877A-0150, filed 5/31/13, effective 7/1/13.]

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, § 388-877A-0150, filed 5/31/13, effective 7/1/13.