Improving the Washington state behavioral health system for better coordination and recognition with the Indian behavioral health system.
Summary
Includes tribes, Indian health care providers, and tribal entities in processes under the Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA), including: providing tribes with notice and a limited right to intervene when a member is subject to ITA proceedings, requiring designated crisis responders (DCRs) to collaborate with tribal law enforcement, and requiring behavioral health service providers to accept tribal court orders from tribes in Washington.
Requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to develop guidelines for culturally appropriate evaluations of American Indians and Alaska Natives and consult with tribal governments on DCR protocols.
Allows tribes to seek reimbursement from the HCA for judicial costs of civil commitment proceedings, and allows the HCA to make grants or purchase services from tribes for community behavioral health programs.
Adds tribal entities and Indian health care providers to provisions allowing disclosure of mental health information and records of court proceedings for specified purposes.
From the Second Substitute House Bill Report (2SHB 1877), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
AN ACT Relating to improving the Washington state behavioral health system for better coordination and recognition with the Indian behavioral health system;