- (1) Chapter 71.09 RCW authorizes the department to develop a sex offender specific treatment program for a person the court determines to be a sexually violent predator.
(2) The department's sex offender specific treatment program will provide:
- (a) Custody, supervision, and evaluation of a person court-detained to the sex offender specific treatment program to determine if the person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator under chapter 71.09 RCW;
- (b) Treatment, care, evaluation and control of a person civilly committed as a sexually violent predator; and
- (c) Discharge planning in accordance with RCW 71.09.080 (4)(a)-(g).
- (3) Evaluations and evaluation procedures may be established in coordination with the department, the department of corrections and the end of sentence review committee.
- (4) Secure facilities operated by the department for the sex offender specific treatment program include the special commitment center (SCC) total confinement facility, a secure community transition facility, and any community-based placement established under chapter 71.09 RCW and operated by the secretary or under contract with the secretary.
- (5) The secretary or designee may execute such agreements as appropriate and necessary to implement this chapter.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 71.09.070, 71.09.090, and 71.09.097. WSR 24-12-043, § 388-880-005, filed 5/30/24, effective 6/30/24. Statutory Authority: Chapter 71.09 RCW and RCW 72.01.090. WSR 10-13-130, § 388-880-005, filed 6/22/10, effective 7/23/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 71.09.040(4). WSR 03-23-022, § 388-880-005, filed 11/10/03, effective 12/11/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 71.09 RCW, 2000 c 44, 2001 c 286. WSR 02-02-054, § 388-880-005, filed 12/27/01, effective 1/27/02. WSR 99-21-001, recodified as § 388-880-005, filed 10/6/99, effective 10/6/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 71.09.230. WSR 97-24-054, § 275-155-005, filed 12/1/97, effective 1/1/98. Statutory Authority: 1990 c 3. WSR 90-17-120 (Order 3054), § 275-155-005, filed 8/21/90, effective 9/21/90.]