Advisory board hears update on Assisted Outpatient Treatment rollout and local readiness

Mar 24, 2026

The board received a briefing on Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) implementation: eligibility criteria, up-to-18-month orders, petitioner types, and plans for local coordination. Frontier Behavioral Health will monitor LRA orders and the region is participating in a learning collaborative to align processes.

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Kayn (Kayen Roy) and Ashley McGee briefed members on Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), an existing Washington statute-based court-ordered outpatient treatment program with recent updates and statewide implementation efforts.

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