| Inpatient commitment law (25/34: Grade B-) |
|---|
| Criteria |
(25/25) |
Comment |
| Gravely disabled standard |
(10/10) |
Yes. REV. CODE WASH. § 71.05.020(17)(a). |
| Need-for-treatment standard |
(15/15) |
Yes. REV. CODE WASH. § 71.05.020(17)(b). |
| Citizen's right to petition |
(0/5) |
Comment |
| May family member directly petition court for inpatient commitment? |
(0/3) |
No. Doc only. REV. CODE WASH. § 71.05.230. |
| May other lay adult directly petition court for inpatient commitment? |
(0/2) |
No. |
| Duration |
(0/4) |
Comment |
| Allow initial commitment order to exceed 14 days? |
(0/1) |
No. 14 days. REV. CODE WASH. § 71.05.230. |
| Allow initial commitment order to exceed 30 days? |
(0/3) |
No. |
| Outpatient commitment law (24/34: Grade C+) |
|---|
| Statutory authority for outpatient commitment? |
(4/4) |
Yes. REV. CODE WASH. § 71.05.230. |
| Criteria sufficiently broad to provide access? |
(20/20) |
Shared criteria with inpatient commitment, includes need-for-treatment standard that is well-suited to outpatient. § 71.05.020(17)(b). |
| Procedures sufficiently explained to guide practice? |
(0/5) |
No detail provided. |
| Allow initial order to exceed 90 days? |
(0/2) |
No. 90 days. REV. CODE WASH. § 71.05.230. |
| Allow initial order to exceed 180 days? |
(0/2) |
No. |
| Allow renewal to exceed 180 days? |
(0/1) |
No. 90 days. REV. CODE WASH. § 71.05.230. |
| Emergency evaluation law (8/12: Grade C) |
|---|
| Criteria aligned with state commitment standard? |
(8/8) |
Yes. REV. CODE WASH. §§ 71.05.150(1), 71.05.153. |
| Citizens’ right to petition? |
(0/4) |
No. "Designated Mental Health Pro" only. REV. CODE WASH. §§ 71.05.150(1), 71.05.153(1). |
