Participant rights—What are the participant rights that a program must follow and provide to the participant?
(1) Each certified program must provide assessment and treatment participants with rights.
(2) The participant's record must include a copy of the rights, which are signed by the participant and include the following:
(a) A treatment program must provide each participant with the highest quality of service;
(b) Treatment program staff must establish a climate where all relationships with colleagues and participants are respectful;
(c) Each participant must have the assurance that the program staff will conduct themselves professionally, and avoid unprofessional conduct as specified in RCW
18.130.180;
(d) Staff working for a treatment program must not engage in or tolerate verbal abuse, physical abuse, sexual harassment, or exploitation towards a program participant;
(e) Each participant enrolled in domestic violence intervention treatment must have a written contract signed by the participant and the treatment program staff that meets therequirements of WAC
388-60A-0370; and
(f) The participant has the right to request reports and other related materials from their individual file which must be sent directly to the participant or their attorney in a timely manner when it is requested by the participant and they have signed an applicable release of information.
[WSR 19-15-044, recodified as § 388-60B-0355, filed 7/11/19, effective 7/28/19. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-60A-0355, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW
26.50.150. WSR 18-12-034, § 388-60A-0355, filed 5/29/18, effective 6/29/18.]