(1) Application. To apply for an endorsement, an eligible organization must submit an application for endorsement to the authority and all documentation required in subsection (3) of this section. Eligible organizations may apply:

(a) Online through the authority's website; or

(b) By completing the Crisis Team Endorsement Application form (HCA 82-0588) and mailing it to the authority.

(2) Submission periods for applications.

(a) A team must submit its completed application by January 1st to be eligible for a contract effective in July of the same year.

(b) A team must submit its completed application by July 1st to be eligible for a contract effective in January of the following year.

(c) The authority defers submissions received after the deadlines in (a) and (b) of this subsection until the next contract cycle.

(3) Required documentation. An eligible organization applying for an endorsement must also submit:

(a) A current contract with the behavioral health administrative services organization (BH-ASO) serving the region where the eligible organization will operate or a letter of intent to contract once the team is endorsed;

(b) The eligible organization's policies and procedures that outline how it will comply or how it currently complies with the training requirements in WAC 182-140-0090;

(c) A copy of the transportation plan outlined in WAC 182-140-0100; and

(d) A copy of the eligible organization's staffing plan described in WAC 182-140-0080.

(4) Community-based crisis teams (CBCT). A CBCT that intends to contract with a licensed and certified behavioral health agency (BHA) to provide staff must also submit:

(a) The contracting BHA's active contract with the BH-ASO located in the region where the CBCT will operate; or

(b) A letter of intent from the BH-ASO to establish a contractual relationship with the contracting BHA upon the CBCT receiving an endorsement.