(1) The stabilization, assessment, and intervention facility (SAIF) provider must document a client's choice not to participate in:
- (a) Monthly emergency fire drills; or
- (b) Health care support as described in WAC 388-847-0060.
(2) If a client chooses not to participate in a fire drill or health care support, SAIF must document:
- (a) Concerns expressed by the client in regard to not participating;
- (b) Events related to the client's choice not to participate;
- (c) That the client was informed of the benefits of the fire drill or health care support and the possible risks of choosing not to participate;
- (d) SAIF's efforts to provide or acquire the support for the client; and
- (e) Health or safety risks posed by the client's choice not to participate.
(3) If a client's health and safety is adversely affected by their choice not to participate in the fire drill or health care support, SAIF must send a written notice to the client's case manager, and legal representative if the client has one. The notice must:
- (a) Describe SAIF's efforts to provide or acquire the support for the client; and
- (b) Describe health or safety risks posed by the client's choice not to participate.
- (4) SAIF must discuss the client's lack of participation during individualized team meetings.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and 2019 c 415 § 203(j). WSR 22-11-056, § 388-847-0240, filed 5/16/22, effective 6/16/22.]