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When is a functional assessment required?

(1) Each client supported by a stabilization, assessment, and intervention facility (SAIF) must receive a functional assessment for the target behavior that prevents the client from receiving residential services.

(2) The client's functional assessment must:

(a) Be based on two or more of the following:

(i) Direct observation;

(ii) An interview with anyone who has personal knowledge of the client;

(iii) A questionnaire; or

(iv) A record review.

(b) Describe:

(i) The target behavior;

(ii) The target behavior's apparent function; and

(iii) Client history and antecedents pertinent to the target behavior.

(i) In draft form no more than seven days after the client's admission to SAIF; and

(ii) In final form no more than 14 days after the client's admission to SAIF.

(3) A draft functional assessment must define the target behavior and its apparent function.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and 2019 c 415 § 203(j). WSR 22-11-056, § 388-847-0080, filed 5/16/22, effective 6/16/22.]