RCW 71.34.918 — Authority outreach—Parent portal—Report to legislature.

1. (1) The authority shall convene stakeholders to design, further define, and implement a parent portal. The authority shall work with stakeholders including Washington state community connectors and consider the website prototype already under development by that organization. The stakeholders convened must additionally include other parents and young adults with relevant lived experience.

2. (2) As used in this section, "parent portal" means a method for connecting families to their community's service and education infrastructure related to behavioral health services for minors, including services supported or provided by:

   1. (a) A behavioral health provider as defined in RCW 71.24.025 that provides services to minors;
   2. (b) A licensed or certified behavioral health agency as defined in RCW 71.24.025 that provides behavioral health services to minors;
   3. (c) A long-term care facility as defined in RCW 43.190.020 in which minors with behavioral health conditions reside;
   4. (d) The child study and treatment center as identified in RCW 71.34.380;
   5. (e) A facility or agency that receives state funding to provide behavioral health treatment services to minors with a behavioral health condition;
   6. (f) The department of children, youth, and families;
   7. (g) The office of the superintendent of public instruction; and
   8. (h) The department.

3. (3) By November 1, 2022, the authority shall provide a report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature detailing:

   1. (a) The stakeholder engagement conducted under this section;
   2. (b) The design and further definition of the parent portal; and
   3. (c) Other relevant information about successfully implementing the parent portal, including needed legislative changes or support.

[ 2022 c 134 s 2.]