Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
"Community facility" means a group care facility operated for the care of juveniles committed to the department under RCW
13.40.185. A county detention facility that houses juveniles committed to the department under RCW
13.40.185 pursuant to an interagency agreement with the department is not a community facility.
"Community placement eligibility requirements" means requirements developed by JRA that must be met by a youth to demonstrate progress in treatment and low public safety risk, which justify an institutional minimum or minimum security classification for the youth.
"Initial security classification assessment" means a written instrument, developed by JRA and administered by diagnostic staff, to determine to what extent a juvenile is a threat to public safety for the purpose of determining the juvenile's security classification when the juvenile initially is committed to JRA.
"JRA" means juvenile rehabilitation administration, department of social and health services.
"Juvenile" means a person under the age of twenty-one who has been sentenced to a term of confinement under the supervision of the department under RCW
13.40.185.
"Program administrator" means institution superintendent, regional administrator, or their designees.
"Residential treatment and care program" means a single family residence operated for the care of juveniles committed to the department under RCW
13.40.185.
"Separate living unit" means sleeping quarters and areas used for daily living activities not specific to treatment and education programs located in a building, wing, or on a different floor which separates resident groups.
"Service provider" means the entity that operates a community facility or is contracted to provide a residential treatment and care program.
"Specialized treatment program" means a program that addresses additional rehabilitation needs such as sex offender treatment, drug/alcohol treatment, mental health interventions, gang intervention, gender/age specific intervention and other programs meeting specific rehabilitation needs of juveniles.
[WSR 19-14-079, recodified as § 110-730-0010, filed 7/1/19, effective 7/1/19. Statutory Authority: RCW
13.40.460 and
72.05.150. WSR 03-03-070, § 388-730-0010, filed 1/15/03, effective 2/15/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter
72.05 RCW. WSR 00-22-019, recodified as § 388-730-0010, filed 10/20/00, effective 11/20/00. Statutory Authority: RCW
72.05.400, [72.05.]405, [72.05.]410, [72.05.]415, [72.05.]425, [72.05.]430, [72.05.]435, [72.05.]440,
74.15.210,
13.40.460 and [13.40.]480. WSR 98-18-056, § 275-46-010, filed 8/31/98, effective 9/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW
13.40.460. WSR 96-18-041, § 275-46-010, filed 8/29/96, effective 9/29/96.]
