PENINSULA COUNSELING CENTER v. RAHM

No. 52045-3.

105 Wn.2d 929 (1986)

719 P.2d 926

PENINSULA COUNSELING CENTER, ET AL, Respondents, v. KAREN RAHM, as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Mary C. Barrett and Karen McCarty Lundahl, Assistants, for appellant.

Steve W. Berman (of Bernstein, Litowitz, Berger & Grossmann) and Frances E. Pennell (of Shidler, McBroom, Gates & Lucas), for respondents.


GOODLOE, J.

In 1982, the Legislature passed the Community Mental Health Services Act (RCW 71.24). This act establishes a comprehensive mental health program which provides patients access to state subsidized mental health facilities. Because of the amount of state funding involved, the act specifically attempts to ensure "[a]ccountability of services through state-wide standards for management, monitoring, and reporting of information ..." RCW 71.24.015(2). This requirement...

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