Wash. Admin. Code § 246-821-100

Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024

Section 246-821-100 - [Effective 1/1/2025] BHSS required education

To be eligible for certification as a behavioral health support specialist, an applicant shall:

(1) Graduate from a bachelor's degree program.

(2) Successfully complete a BHSS educational program approved by the department, which must be included as part of a:

(a) Bachelor degree program;

(b) Post-baccalaureate continuing education program; or

(c) Registered apprenticeship program.

(3) Successfully complete at least the following amount of instruction in a behavioral health curriculum:

(a) Forty-five quarter college credits;

(b) Thirty semester college credits; or

(c) Four hundred fifty hours of apprenticeship related/supplemental instruction.

Wash. Admin. Code § 246-821-100

Adopted by WSR 24-21-083, Filed 10/16/2024, effective 1/1/2025