(1) All programs providing domestic violence assessments or domestic violence intervention treatment services must submit an application and be certified by the department.

(2) A program must not provide any domestic violence assessments or services prior to certification.

(3) If there is a gap of time between program certification expiration and recertification approval, the program may request up to a thirty-day extension of their certification in order to continue providing services while their recertification application is processed by the department.

(a) It is at the discretion of the department if an extension will be granted for up to thirty days while waiting for recertification approval or denial; and 

(b) The department's decision to deny an extension for up to thirty days is not subject to administrative review under chapter 388-02 WAC.

(4) To receive initial certification or to maintain certification the program must comply with all the requirements of chapter 388-60A WAC.

(5) Programs may request to be certified to offer one or any combination of the following domestic violence services:

(a) Domestic violence behavioral assessments;

(b) Levels one, two, and three domestic violence intervention treatment services; or

(c) Level four domestic violence intervention treatment services, which requires the program to meet additional education and documentation requirements as outlined in WAC 388-60A-0110(3).