Section 388-877-1148 - Mental health inpatient services-Triage-Stabilization plan A triage stabilization plan must be developed for each individual voluntarily or involuntarily admitted to a triage facility for longer than twenty-four hours. For an individual admitted twenty-four hours or less, the facility must document the results of the assessment performed by a mental health professional (MHP) required under WAC 388-877-1146.
(1) The triage stabilization plan must: (a) Be developed collaboratively with the individual within twenty-four hours of admission;(b) Either improve or resolve the individual's crisis, or both in the least restrictive manner possible;(c) Be written in a language that is understandable to the individual or the individual's support system, or both, if applicable;(d) Be mindful of the individual's culture, life style, economic situation, and current mental and physical limitation;(e) Have goals that are relevant to the presenting crisis and demonstrate how they impact the crisis by improving the individual's ability to function;(f) Include any recommendation for treatment from the mental health professional (MHP) assessment provided with three hours of the individual's arrival at the facility; and(g) Include: (i) The date and time the designated crisis responder (DCR) evaluated the individual in accordance with the detention criteria under chapter 71.05 RCW; and(ii) The DCR's determination of whether the individual should be detained.(2) The individual's clinical record must: (a) Contain a copy of the triage stabilization plan;(b) Contain charting that demonstrates how requirements of the individual's triage stabilization were met; and(c) Document the services provided to the individual.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-877-1148
Adopted by WSR 18-06-043, Filed 3/1/2018, effective 4/1/2018