Admission team means an interdisciplinary group at a youth transitional care facility who reviews a youth's application and supporting documentation to determine if there is capacity to safely serve the youth at the facility and to establish an admission date.

Behavioral health services means a range of services intended to prevent, diagnose, and treat mental health and substance use conditions.

Behavioral supports means a set of strategies intended to support youth with complex behaviors to successfully participate in their communities.

DCYF means the department of children, youth, and families.

DDA means the developmental disabilities administration within the department of social and health services.

Dedicated review committee means a committee of subject matter experts that reviews a youth's eligibility for specialized treatment at a youth transitional care facility.

Genetic condition means a condition that is the result of variants in the genome and impairs the cognitive or developmental growth or abilities of the youth.

Habilitation means services that are intended to help a client acquire, retain, or improve upon the self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in a community-based setting.

Individualized treatment plan means a detailed plan that documents treatment activities that uses the youth's strengths and protective factors (e.g., community and family supports, coping strategies, skills) to support treatment activities, therapies, training, and future planning customized to address the youth's needs as a whole person. The individualized treatment plan is continuously reassessed and changed based on the youth's treatment progress and evolving needs.

Neurological condition means a neurological condition that affects the brain, spinal cord, or system, and impairs the cognitive or developmental growth or abilities of the youth.

Neurodevelopmental disorder means types of disorders that influence how the brain functions and alters neurological development, causing difficulties in social, cognitive, and emotional functioning.

Psychiatric diagnosis means a clinically significant condition that affects the person's ability to think, regulate their emotions or behaviors, and represents a dysfunction in psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying their mental functioning. Clinically trained professionals evaluate conditions and make diagnostic determinations consistent with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) or the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10) or their successors.

Specialized treatment means adapted mental health modalities and habilitative interventions through an interdisciplinary approach to support eligible youth.

Youth transitional care facility or facility means the staff-secure and voluntary facility offering specialized treatment and habilitative interventions for eligible youth.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 2024 c 376 ss 203 (1)(nn) and 227(44). WSR 25-09-007, s 388-843-0015, filed 4/3/25, effective 5/4/25.]