The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter
unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Assessment" means the written opinion of a qualified
professional stating, at a minimum:
(a) Whether a person meets the criteria established in RCW 71A.12.210;
(b) What restrictions are necessary.
(2) "Certified community protection program intensive
supported living services" means access to twenty-four-hour
supervision, instruction, and support services as identified in
the person's plan of care.
(3) "Community protection program" means services
specifically designed to support persons who meet the criteria of
RCW 71A.12.210.
(4) "Constitutes a risk to others" means a determination of
a person's risk and/or dangerousness based upon a thorough
assessment by a qualified professional.
(5) "Department" means the department of social and health
services.
(6) "Developmental disability" means that condition defined
in RCW 71A.10.020(3).
(7) "Disclosure" means providing copies of professional
assessments, incident reports, legal documents, and other
information pertaining to community protection issues to ensure
the provider has all relevant information. Polygraph and
plethysmograph reports are excluded from disclosure.
(8) "Division" means the division of developmental
disabilities.
(9) "Managed successfully" means that a person supported by
a community protection program does not engage in the behavior
identified in RCW 71A.12.210.
(10) "Opportunistic behavior" means an act committed on
impulse, which is not premeditated.
(11) "Predatory" means acts directed toward strangers,
individuals with whom a relationship has been established or
promoted for the primary purpose of victimization, or casual
acquaintances with whom no substantial personal relationship
exists. Predatory behavior may be characterized by planning
and/or rehearsing the act, stalking, and/or grooming the victim.
(12) "Qualified professional" means a person with at least
three years' prior experience working with individuals with
developmental disabilities, and: (a) If the person being
assessed has demonstrated sexually aggressive or sexually violent
behavior, that person must be assessed by a qualified
professional who is a certified sex offender treatment provider,
or affiliate sex offender treatment provider working under the
supervision of a certified sex offender treatment provider; or
(b) if the person being assessed has demonstrated violent,
dangerous, or aggressive behavior, that person must be assessed
by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist who has received
specialized training in the treatment of or has at least three
years' prior experience treating violent or aggressive behavior.
(13) "Treatment team" means the program participant and the
group of people responsible for the development, implementation,
and monitoring of the person's individualized supports and
services. This group may include, but is not limited to, the
case resource manager, therapist, residential provider,
employment/day program provider, and the person's legal
representative and/or family, provided the person consents to the
family member's involvement.
(14) "Violent offense" means any felony defined as a violent
offense in RCW 9.94A.030.
(15) "Waiver" means the community-based funding under
section 1915 of Title XIX of the federal social security act.
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