# RCW 71.24.016: RCW 71.24.016: Intent—Management of services—Work group on long-term involuntary inpatient care integration > Washington · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S016 ## Section - **Citation:** RCW 71.24.016 - **Heading:** RCW 71.24.016: Intent—Management of services—Work group on long-term involuntary inpatient care integration - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Code / Title 71 / Chapter 24 / Section 016 ## Text (1) The legislature intends that eastern and western state hospitals shall operate as clinical centers for handling the most complicated long-term care needs of patients with a primary diagnosis of mental disorder. It is further the intent of the legislature that the community behavioral health service delivery system focus on maintaining individuals with mental illness in the community. The program shall be evaluated and managed through a limited number of outcome and performance measures, as provided in RCW 71.24.435 , 70.320.020 , and 71.36.025 . (2) The legislature intends to address the needs of people with mental disorders with a targeted, coordinated, and comprehensive set of evidence-based practices that are effective in serving individuals in their community and will reduce the need for placements in state mental hospitals. The legislature further intends to explicitly hold behavioral health administrative services organizations, within available resources, and managed care organizations accountable for serving people with mental disorders within the boundaries of their regional service area. (3) The authority shall establish a work group to determine: (a) How to appropriately manage access to adult long-term inpatient involuntary care and the children's long-term inpatient program in the community and at eastern and western state hospitals, until such a time as the risk for long-term involuntary inpatient care may be fully integrated into managed care organization contracts, and provide advice to guide the integration process; and (b) how to expand bidirectional integration through increased support for co-occurring disorder services, including recommendations related to purchasing and rates. The work group shall include representation from the department of social and health services, the department of health, behavioral health administrative services organizations, at least two managed care organizations, the Washington state association of counties, community behavioral health providers, including providers with experience providing co-occurring disorder services, and the Washington state hospital association. Managed care representation on the work group must include at least one member with financial expertise and at least one member with clinical expertise. The managed care organizations on the work group shall represent the entire managed care sector and shall collaborate with the nonrepresented managed care organizations. The work group shall provide recommendations to the office of financial management and appropriate committees of the legislature by December 15, 2019. ## Nearby sections - [RCW 71.24.011 RCW 71.24.011: Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S011.md) - [RCW 71.24.015 RCW 71.24.015: Legislative intent—Community behavioral health system.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S015.md) - [RCW 71.24.016 RCW 71.24.016: Intent—Management of services—Work group on long-term involuntary inpatient care integration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S016.md) - [RCW 71.24.025 RCW 71.24.025: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S025.md) - [RCW 71.24.030 RCW 71.24.030: Grants, purchasing of services, for community behavioral health programs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S030.md) - [RCW 71.24.035 RCW 71.24.035: Director's powers and duties as state behavioral health authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S035.md) - [RCW 71.24.037 RCW 71.24.037: Licensed or certified behavioral health agencies—Minimum standards—Inspections.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S037.md) - [RCW 71.24.038 RCW 71.24.038: Investigations and inspections—Violations—Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S038.md) - [RCW 71.24.045 RCW 71.24.045: Behavioral health administrative services organization powers and duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S045.md) - [RCW 71.24.061 RCW 71.24.061: Children's mental health provider networks—Children's mental health evidence-based practice institute—Partnership access line pilot programs—Report to legislature.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S061.md) - [RCW 71.24.062 RCW 71.24.062: Psychiatry consultation line—Implementation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S062.md) - [RCW 71.24.063 RCW 71.24.063: Partnership access lines—Psychiatric consultation lines—Data collection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S063.md) - [RCW 71.24.064 RCW 71.24.064: Partnership access lines—Psychiatric consultation lines—Funding—Performance measures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S064.md) - [RCW 71.24.066 RCW 71.24.066: Partnership access line pilot programs—Determination to be made permanent—Long-term funding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S066.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T71_C24_S016. 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