2018 Revised Code of Washington
Title 71 - MENTAL ILLNESS
71.24 Community mental health services act.
71.24.360 Establishment of new behavioral health organizations.
RCW 71.24.360 Establishment of new behavioral health organizations.
(1) The authority may establish new behavioral health organization boundaries in any part of the state:
(a) Where more than one organization chooses not to respond to, or is unable to substantially meet the requirements of, the request for a detailed plan under RCW 71.24.320;
(b) Where a behavioral health organization is subject to reprocurement under RCW 71.24.330; or
(c) Where two or more behavioral health organizations propose to reconfigure themselves to achieve consolidation, in which case the procurement process described in RCW 71.24.320 and 71.24.330(2) does not apply.
(2) The authority may establish no fewer than six and no more than fourteen behavioral health organizations under this chapter. No entity shall be responsible for more than three behavioral health organizations.
[ 2018 c 201 § 4020; 2014 c 225 § 52; 2012 c 91 § 1; 2005 c 504 § 805.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.
Effective date—2014 c 225: See note following RCW 71.24.016.
Findings—Intent—Severability—Application—Construction—Captions, part headings, subheadings not law—Adoption of rules—Effective dates—2005 c 504: See notes following RCW 71.05.027.
Alphabetization—Correction of references—2005 c 504: See note following RCW 71.05.020.
