Washington Administrative Codes (WACs)
DBHR has three chapters of rules in the Washington
Administrative Code (WAC). DBHR works with its stakeholders and
the department's Rules and Policies Assistance Unit to ensure
rules are written in compliance with the Administrative
Procedures Act and the principles of Regulatory Improvement,
Regulatory Reform, Clear Rule Writing, and Plain Talk. For
questions about WAC changes, call Deb Cummins, Certification
Policy Manager at 360-725-3716, or e-mail
cummida@dshs.wa.gov.
WAC
388-800
Chemical Dependency Assistance Programs -- ADATSA. ADATSA
stands for the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment and Support
Act, which is a legislative enactment providing state-financed
treatment and support to chemically dependent indigent persons.
WAC
388-805
(effective 1/1/2009)
and
WAC 388-805
(PDF)
Certification Requirements for Chemical Dependency
Service Providers. These rules describe the standards and
processes necessary to be a certified chemical dependency
treatment program. The rules have been adopted under the
authority and purposes of the following chapters of law in the
Revised Code of Washington (RCW) or in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR).
CR-103.
new!! 12/01/08
WAC 388-805 has been revised.
CR-103 notice: The CR-103 notice was filed December 1,
2008, under
RCW 34.05.310, that a state agency files to share
with the public amendments of WAC 388-805.
Amendments to WAC 388-805 effective January 1, 2009, are
located at
http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/ms/rpau/103P-08-24-083.pdf
WAC Implementation Guide (WIG) for WAC
388-805
Effective 9/1/2009 (for WAC updated 1/1/2009)
WIG as
[WORD]
WAC
388-810
Administration of County Chemical Dependency Prevention,
Treatment, and Support Program (Re the County-State
Relationship). The purpose of this chapter is to describe the
planning, contracting, and provision of chemical dependency
prevention, treatment, and support services through counties
(see
RCW 70.96A).
DOH WACs Related to Chemical
Dependency Treatment:
WAC 246-337 Residential Treatment
Facilities
WAC 246-811 Chemical Dependency
Professionals
WAC 246-810 Registered Counselors
WAC 246-15 Whistleblower
Complaints in Health Care Settings
(Note: Effective June 12, 2008, as a result of Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill 6776, which passed during the 2008
Legislative Session, the state of Washington Employee
Whistleblower Program changed. One of the most significant
changes in the bill expands the responsibility for taking
whistleblower assertions to every state government agency in
Washington.)
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