PDFWAC 139-09-030
Crisis intervention training—Eight-hour course.
(1) Agencies seeking to provide the eight-hour crisis intervention training shall receive a certification from the commission and use commission-certified curricula and instructors.
(2) Agencies must use commission-approved curricula that contains at the minimum the following subject matter:
(a) Signs and symptoms of common mental health issues encountered by law enforcement personnel;
(b) Recommended crisis intervention techniques for common behavioral health and substance use disorder issues; and
(c) Deescalation skills.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.101.080 and 43.404.427. WSR 19-07-038, § 139-09-030, filed 3/14/19, effective 4/14/19.]