BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION E2SHB 1874
HB 1874: Adolescent behavioral health
Implementing policies related to expanding adolescent behavioral health care access as reviewed and recommended by the children's mental health work group.
Summary
Authorizes mental health professionals to provide certain mental health treatment information to a parent who is involved in the treatment of the adolescent when the mental health professional believes that sharing this information would not be detrimental to the adolescent.
Authorizes the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to share certain mental health treatment records with a care provider.
Authorizes a parent of an adolescent to request and receive medically necessary outpatient mental health or substance use disorder treatment for the adolescent for up to 12 sessions within a three-month period and treatment in other less restrictive settings.
Expands the definition of "parent" for purposes of family-initiated treatment to include individuals whom the minor's parent has given a signed authorization to make health care decisions, a stepparent who is involved in the caring for the adolescent, or another relative who is responsible for the health care of the adolescent.
Requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to provide online training for behavioral health providers related to parent-initiated treatment and other treatment options.
Requires the HCA to conduct an annual survey of parents, youth, and behavioral health providers to measure the impacts of policy changes in family-initiated treatment.
From the Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill Report (E2SHB 1874), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
AN ACT Relating to implementing policies related to expanding adolescent behavioral health care access as reviewed and recommended by the children's mental health work group;