Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 71.05 - Behavioral Health Disorders.
71.05.300 - Filing of petition—Appearance—Notice—Advice as to rights—Appointment of attorney, expert, or professional person.

RCW 71.05.300
Filing of petition—Appearance—Notice—Advice as to rights—Appointment of attorney, expert, or professional person.

(1) The petition for ninety day treatment shall be filed with the clerk of the superior court at least three days before expiration of the fourteen-day period of intensive treatment. The clerk shall set a trial setting date as provided in RCW 71.05.310 on the next judicial day after the date of filing the petition and notify the designated crisis responder. The designated crisis responder shall immediately notify the person detained, his or her attorney, if any, and his or her guardian or conservator, if any, the prosecuting attorney, and the behavioral health administrative services organization administrator, and provide a copy of the petition to such persons as soon as possible. The behavioral health administrative services organization administrator or designee may review the petition and may appear and testify at the full hearing on the petition.
(2) The attorney for the detained person shall advise him or her of his or her right to be represented by an attorney, his or her right to a jury trial, and, if the petition is for commitment for mental health treatment, his or her loss of firearm rights if involuntarily committed. If the detained person is not represented by an attorney, or is indigent or is unwilling to retain an attorney, the court shall immediately appoint an attorney to represent him or her. The court shall, if requested, appoint a reasonably available licensed physician, physician assistant, psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner, psychologist, psychiatrist, or other professional person, designated by the detained person to examine and testify on behalf of the detained person.
(3) The court may, if requested, also appoint a professional person as defined in RCW 71.05.020 to seek less restrictive alternative courses of treatment and to testify on behalf of the detained person. In the case of a person with a developmental disability who has been determined to be incompetent pursuant to *RCW 10.77.086(4), the appointed professional person under this section shall be a developmental disabilities professional.

[ 2020 c 302 § 43; 2019 c 325 § 3007; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 14 § 19. Prior: 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 236; 2016 c 155 § 7; 2014 c 225 § 84; prior: 2009 c 293 § 5; 2009 c 217 § 4; 2008 c 213 § 8; 2006 c 333 § 303; 1998 c 297 § 17; 1997 c 112 § 25; 1989 c 420 § 14; 1987 c 439 § 8; 1975 1st ex.s. c 199 § 7; 1974 ex.s. c 145 § 21; 1973 1st ex.s. c 142 § 35.]
NOTES:

*Reviser's note: RCW 10.77.086 was amended by 2022 c 288 § 4, changing subsection (4) to subsection (5).


Effective date—2019 c 325: See note following RCW 71.24.011.


Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 14 §§ 9, 12, 14, 15, and 17-21: See note following RCW 71.05.590.


Effective dates—2016 sp.s. c 29: See note following RCW 71.05.760.


Short title—Right of action—2016 sp.s. c 29: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.


Effective date—2014 c 225: See note following RCW 71.24.016.


Finding—Purpose—Intent—Severability—Part headings not law—Effective dates—2006 c 333: See notes following RCW 71.24.016.


Effective dates—Severability—Intent—1998 c 297: See notes following RCW 71.05.010.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 71 - Behavioral Health

Chapter 71.05 - Behavioral Health Disorders.

71.05.010 - Legislative intent.

71.05.012 - Legislative intent and finding.

71.05.020 - Definitions.

71.05.025 - Integration with chapter 71.24 RCW—Behavioral health administrative services organizations—Duty to institute procedures for timely consultation with resource management services.

71.05.026 - Behavioral health services contracts—Limitation on state liability.

71.05.027 - Integrated comprehensive screening and assessment process for substance use and mental disorders.

71.05.030 - Commitment laws applicable.

71.05.040 - Detention or judicial commitment of persons with developmental disabilities, impaired by substance use disorder, or suffering from dementia.

71.05.050 - Voluntary application for treatment of a behavioral health disorder—Rights—Review of condition and status—Detention—Person refusing voluntary admission, temporary detention.

71.05.100 - Financial responsibility.

71.05.110 - Compensation of appointed counsel.

71.05.120 - Exemptions from liability.

71.05.130 - Duties of prosecuting attorney and attorney general.

71.05.132 - Court-ordered treatment—Required notifications.

71.05.135 - Mental health commissioners—Appointment.

71.05.137 - Mental health commissioners—Authority.

71.05.140 - Records maintained.

71.05.145 - Offenders with behavioral health disorders who are believed to be dangerous—Less restrictive alternative.

71.05.148 - Assisted outpatient treatment—Petitions, court orders for less restrictive alternative treatment—Procedure.

71.05.150 - Petition for initial detention of persons with behavioral health disorders—Evaluation and treatment period—Procedure—Tribal jurisdiction.

71.05.153 - Emergency detention of persons with behavioral health disorders—Procedure.

71.05.154 - Detention of persons with behavioral health disorders—Evaluation—Consultation with emergency room physician.

71.05.156 - Evaluation for imminent likelihood of serious harm or imminent danger—Individual with grave disability.

71.05.157 - Evaluation by designated crisis responder—When required—Required notifications.

71.05.160 - Petition for initial detention.

71.05.170 - Acceptance of petition—Notice—Duty of state hospital.

71.05.180 - Detention period for evaluation and treatment.

71.05.182 - Six-month suspension of right to possess firearms after detention for evaluation and treatment of person who presents likelihood of serious harm as a result of behavioral health disorder, substance use disorder, or both—Automatic restorat...

71.05.190 - Persons not admitted—Transportation—Detention of arrested person pending return to custody.

71.05.195 - Not guilty by reason of insanity—Detention of persons who have fled from state of origin—Probable cause hearing.

71.05.201 - Petition for initial detention when designated crisis responder does not detain—Procedure—Court review.

71.05.203 - Notice—Petition for detention by family member, guardian, or conservator.

71.05.210 - Evaluation—Treatment and care—Release or other disposition.

71.05.212 - Evaluation—Consideration of information and records.

71.05.214 - Protocols—Development—Submission to governor and legislature.

71.05.215 - Right to refuse antipsychotic medicine—Rules.

71.05.217 - Rights—Posting of list.

71.05.220 - Property of committed person.

71.05.230 - Commitment beyond initial evaluation and treatment period—Petition for fourteen day involuntary treatment or ninety days of less restrictive alternative treatment—Procedure.

71.05.232 - Discharge reviews—Consultations, notifications required.

71.05.235 - Examination, evaluation of criminal defendant—Hearing.

71.05.236 - Involuntary commitment hearing—Postponement—Continuance.

71.05.237 - Judicial proceedings—Court to enter findings when recommendations of professional person not followed.

71.05.240 - Petition for up to 14 days of involuntary treatment or 90 days or 18 months of less restrictive alternative treatment—Probable cause hearing.

71.05.245 - Determination of grave disability, likelihood of serious harm, or need of assisted outpatient treatment—Use of recent history evidence.

71.05.260 - Release from involuntary intensive treatment—Exception.

71.05.270 - Temporary release.

71.05.280 - Additional commitment—Grounds.

71.05.285 - Additional confinement—Prior history evidence.

71.05.290 - Petition for additional commitment—Affidavit.

71.05.300 - Filing of petition—Appearance—Notice—Advice as to rights—Appointment of attorney, expert, or professional person.

71.05.310 - Time for hearing—Due process—Jury trial—Continuation of treatment.

71.05.320 - Remand for additional treatment—Less restrictive alternatives—Duration—Grounds—Hearing.

71.05.325 - Release—Authorized leave—Notice to prosecuting attorney.

71.05.330 - Early release—Notice to court and prosecuting attorney—Petition for hearing.

71.05.335 - Modification of order for inpatient treatment—Intervention by prosecuting attorney.

71.05.340 - Outpatient treatment or care—Conditional release.

71.05.350 - Assistance to released persons.

71.05.360 - Rights of involuntarily detained persons.

71.05.365 - Involuntary commitment—Individualized discharge plan.

71.05.380 - Rights of voluntarily committed persons.

71.05.425 - Persons committed following dismissal of sex, violent, or felony harassment offense—Notification of conditional release, final release, leave, transfer, or escape—To whom given—Definitions.

71.05.435 - Discharge of person from treatment entity—Notice to designated crisis responder office.

71.05.445 - Court-ordered behavioral health treatment of persons subject to department of corrections supervision—Initial assessment inquiry—Required notifications—Rules.

71.05.455 - Law enforcement referrals to behavioral health agencies—Reports of threatened or attempted suicide—Model policy.

71.05.457 - Law enforcement referrals to behavioral health agencies—Reports of threatened or attempted suicide—General authority law enforcement policy.

71.05.458 - Law enforcement referral—Threatened or attempted suicide—Contact by designated crisis responder.

71.05.500 - Liability of applicant.

71.05.510 - Damages for excessive detention.

71.05.520 - Protection of rights—Staff.

71.05.530 - Facilities part of comprehensive behavioral health program.

71.05.560 - Adoption of rules.

71.05.570 - Rules of court.

71.05.575 - Less restrictive alternative treatment—Consideration by court.

71.05.585 - Less restrictive alternative treatment.

71.05.590 - Enforcement, modification, or revocation of less restrictive alternative or conditional release orders—Initiation of inpatient detention procedures.

71.05.595 - Less restrictive alternative treatment order—Termination.

71.05.620 - Court files and records closed—Exceptions—Rules.

71.05.660 - Treatment records—Privileged communications unaffected.

71.05.680 - Treatment records—Access under false pretenses, penalty.

71.05.700 - Home visit by designated crisis responder or crisis intervention worker—Accompaniment by second trained individual.

71.05.705 - Provider of designated crisis responder or crisis outreach services—Policy for home visits.

71.05.710 - Home visit by mental health professional—Wireless telephone to be provided.

71.05.715 - Crisis visit by mental health professional—Access to information.

71.05.720 - Training for community mental health employees.

71.05.730 - Judicial services—Civil commitment cases—Reimbursement.

71.05.732 - Reimbursement for judicial services—Assessment.

71.05.740 - Reporting of commitment data.

71.05.745 - Single bed certification.

71.05.750 - Report—No bed available for person who meets detention criteria.

71.05.755 - Duties upon receipt of no bed available report—Corrective actions.

71.05.760 - Designated crisis responders—Training—Qualifications—Secure withdrawal management and stabilization facility capacity.

71.05.801 - Persons with developmental disabilities—Service plans—Habilitation services.

71.05.810 - Integration evaluation.

71.05.820 - Appearance by video technology.

71.05.940 - Equal application of 1989 c 420—Evaluation for developmental disability.

71.05.950 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.