71.34.300 - Responsibility of counties for evaluation and treatment services for minors. - Washington Statutes

Responsibility of counties for evaluation and treatment services for minors.

(1) The county or combination of counties is responsible for development and coordination of the evaluation and treatment program for minors, for incorporating the program into the county mental health plan, and for coordination of evaluation and treatment services and resources with the community mental health program required under chapter 71.24 RCW.

     (2) The county shall be responsible for maintaining its support of involuntary treatment services for minors at its 1984 level, adjusted for inflation, with the department responsible for additional costs to the county resulting from this chapter.

[1985 c 354 § 14. Formerly RCW 71.34.140.]