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71.34.780 – Minor’s failure to adhere to outpatient conditions—Deterioration of minor’s functioning—Transport to facility or program—Order of apprehension and detention—Revocation of alternative treatment or conditional release—Hearings.

RCW 71.34.780 Minor’s failure to adhere to outpatient conditions—Deterioration of minor’s functioning—Transport to facility or program—Order of apprehension and detention—Revocation of alternative treatment or conditional release—Hearings. (Effective until July 1, 2026.) (1) If the professional person in charge of an outpatient treatment program, a designated crisis responder, or the director or secretary, as appropriate, determines […]

71.34.795 – Transferring or moving persons from juvenile correctional institutions or facilities to evaluation and treatment facilities.

RCW 71.34.795 Transferring or moving persons from juvenile correctional institutions or facilities to evaluation and treatment facilities. When in the judgment of the department of children, youth, and families the welfare of any person committed to or confined in any state juvenile correctional institution or facility necessitates that the person be transferred or moved for […]

71.34.796 – Transfer of person committed to juvenile correction institution to institution or facility for juveniles with behavioral health disorders.

RCW 71.34.796 Transfer of person committed to juvenile correction institution to institution or facility for juveniles with behavioral health disorders. When, in the judgment of the department of social and health services, the welfare of any person committed to or confined in any state juvenile correctional institution or facility necessitates that such a person be […]

71.34.730 – Petition for fourteen-day commitment—Requirements.

RCW 71.34.730 Petition for fourteen-day commitment—Requirements. (1) The professional person in charge of an evaluation and treatment facility, secure withdrawal management and stabilization facility, or approved substance use disorder treatment program where a minor has been admitted involuntarily for the initial one hundred twenty hour treatment period under this chapter may petition to have a […]

71.34.735 – Commitment hearing—Continuance or postponement.

RCW 71.34.735 Commitment hearing—Continuance or postponement. (1) In any proceeding for involuntary commitment under this chapter, the court may continue or postpone such proceeding for a reasonable time on motion of the respondent for good cause, or on motion of the prosecuting attorney or the attorney general if: (a) The respondent expressly consents to a […]

71.34.740 – Commitment hearing—Requirements—Findings by court—Commitment—Release.

RCW 71.34.740 Commitment hearing—Requirements—Findings by court—Commitment—Release. (Effective until July 1, 2026.) (1) A commitment hearing shall be held within one hundred twenty hours of the minor’s admission, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and holidays, unless a continuance is ordered under RCW 71.34.735. (2) The commitment hearing shall be conducted at the superior court or an appropriate place […]

71.34.750 – Petition for one hundred eighty-day commitment—Hearing—Requirements—Findings by court—Commitment order—Release—Successive commitments.

RCW 71.34.750 Petition for one hundred eighty-day commitment—Hearing—Requirements—Findings by court—Commitment order—Release—Successive commitments. (Effective until July 1, 2026.) (1) At any time during the minor’s period of fourteen-day commitment, the professional person in charge may petition the court for an order requiring the minor to undergo an additional one hundred eighty-day period of treatment. The evidence […]

71.34.755 – Less restrictive alternative treatment—Requirements.

RCW 71.34.755 Less restrictive alternative treatment—Requirements. (1) Less restrictive alternative treatment, at a minimum, must include the following services: (a) Assignment of a care coordinator; (b) An intake evaluation with the provider of the less restrictive alternative treatment; (c) A psychiatric evaluation, a substance use disorder evaluation, or both; (d) A schedule of regular contacts […]

71.34.760 – Placement of minor in state evaluation and treatment facility or substance use disorder treatment program—Placement committee—Facility or program to report to committee.

RCW 71.34.760 Placement of minor in state evaluation and treatment facility or substance use disorder treatment program—Placement committee—Facility or program to report to committee. (1) If a minor is committed for one hundred eighty-day inpatient treatment and is to be placed in a state-supported program, the director shall accept immediately and place the minor in […]