“The mission of the Mental Health Division is to promote recovery and safety.”
Designated Mental Health Professionals
In 2005 the Washington State Legislature changed the name
from County Designated Mental Health Professional (CDMHP) to Designated Mental
Health Professional (DMHP). Chapter 503, Laws of 2005 (ESSHB 1290)
Model Documents for Designated Mental Health Professionals (DMHPs)
The Mental Health Division is providing these model documents
in the hope that they may be of assistance to DMHPs
in their implementation of the Involuntary Treatment Acts (ITA)
- RCW
71.05 & RCW
71.34. They were written and reviewed by experienced DMHPs
and attorneys active in the ITA
practice and include many features to assist both DMHPs
and persons in the judicial system. These documents are being offered to those
that find them helpful - they should not be considered required or mandatory.
It is always good practice to have any new documents that will be submitted
to the courts be reviewed by your legal representative.
The Mental Health Division would like to express our gratitude to Jan Dobbs,
Director, Urgent Care Services, Spokane Mental Health and Neil Korbus, Deputy
Prosecutor, Spokane County Prosecutor's Office who are the primary authors
of the documents and are responsible for their high quality. We would like
to thank Scott Kuhle, President Emeritus, and the Executive Board of the Washington
Association of Designated Mental Health Professionals (WADMHP)
for their leadership in the development of these documents. We also want to
thank the many WADMHP
members, multiple attorneys and other interested persons whose review and
comments on earlier drafts helped produce the final products.
Please send any questions or comments on these documents to David
Weston, Senior Mental Health Program Administrator, by e-mail (dweston@dshs.wa.gov)
or call (360) 902-0782. You can also contact Jan
Dobbs, Director, Urgent Care Services, Spokane Mental Health, (jdobbs@smhca.org).
- Petition for Initial Detention (PFID) [44KB Word file, 7 pages]
- Petition for 90 Day LRA for Adult [47KB Word file, 8 pages]
- Petition for 180 Day LRA for Adult [48KB Word file, 8 pages]
- Petition for 180 Day LRA for Minor [46KB Word file, 7 pages]
- Petition for Initial Detention - Non-Emergency [43KB Word file, 7 pages]
- Petition for Revocation (PFR) [55KB Word file, 8 pages]
- Final Transportation Authorization (PFID) [30KB Word file, 1 page)
- Family Notification [23KB Word file, 1 page]
- Physician/Mental Health Professional Declaration [24KB Word file, 1 page]
Revisions to DMHP Protocols Finalized
The 2005 DMHP Protocol Update provides guidelines to Designated Mental Health Professionals on the process of administration of the involuntary treatment acts for adults (Chapter 71.05 RCW) and minors (Chapter 71.34 RCW) and in their role in the implementation of the criminal insanity statute (Chapter 10.77 RCW).
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