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WA Rev Code § 18.380.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.380 - Applied Behavior Analysis.|18.380.030 - Exemptions.

RCW 18.380.030 Exemptions.Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit or restrict:(1) An individual who holds a credential issued by this state, other than as a licensed behavior analyst, a licensed assistant behavior analyst, or a certified behavior technician, to engage in the practice of that occupation or profession without obtaining an additional credential from the state, so long as the practice is within that profession's or occupation's scope of practice;(2) A person employed as a behavior analyst, assistant behavior analyst, or behavior technician by the government of the United States if the person provides behavior analysis services solely under the direction or control of the agency by which the person is employed;(3) An employee of a school district, charter school, or private school approved under chapter 28A.195 RCW in the performance of his or her regular duties of employment, so long as the employee does not offer behavior analytic services to any person or entity other than the school employer and does not accept remuneration for providing behavior analytic services other than the remuneration he or she receives from the school employer;(4) The practice of applied behavior analysis by a matriculated college or university student if he or she: (a) Participates in a defined course, internship, practicum, or program of study; (b) is supervised by college or university faculty or a licensed behavior analyst; and (c) uses a title that clearly indicates trainee status, such as "behavior analysis student," "behavior analysis intern," or "behavior analysis trainee";(5) The practice of applied behavior analysis by an individual pursuing supervised experiential training to meet eligibility requirements for licensure under this chapter or national certification in behavior analysis, so long as the training is supervised by a licensed behavior analyst who meets any additional requirements established by the secretary or by a professional who meets supervisor requirements determined by a national certifying entity;(6) Implementation of a behavior analysis treatment plan by a family member or legal guardian of a recipient of behavior analysis services, as defined in rule, so long as the family member or legal guardian is under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst or a licensed assistant behavior analyst;(7) The activities of a behavior analyst who practices with nonhumans including, but not limited to, animal trainers and applied animal behaviorists; or(8) The activities of a behavior analyst who provides general behavior analysis services to organizations so long as those services are for the benefit of the organization and do not involve direct services to individuals.[ 2015 c 118 § 3.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 c 118: See note following RCW 18.380.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.380.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.380 - Applied Behavior Analysis.|18.380.040 - Applied behavior analysis advisory committee.

RCW 18.380.040 Applied behavior analysis advisory committee.(1) The Washington state applied behavior analysis advisory committee is established.(2) The committee consists of the following five members:(a) Three members who are licensed behavior analysts or, for the initial members of the committee, certified by the national behavior analyst certification board as either a board certified behavior analyst or a board certified behavior analyst - doctoral;(b) One member who is a licensed assistant behavior analyst or, for the initial members of the committee, certified by the national behavior analyst certification board as a board certified assistant behavior analyst; and(c) One member of the public who is not a member of any other health care licensing board or commission and does not have a material or financial interest in the rendering of services regulated under this chapter. The public member may be the parent or guardian of a recipient of behavior analysis services.(3) The secretary shall appoint the committee members. Committee members serve at the pleasure of the secretary. The secretary may appoint members of the initial committee to staggered terms of one to four years, and thereafter all terms are for four years. No member may serve more than two consecutive terms.(4) It is recommended that one of the three licensed behavior analysts appointed to the committee also has an additional mental health license, such as a psychologist.(5) The committee shall elect officers each year. The committee shall meet at least twice each year and may hold additional meetings as called by the chair. A majority of the committee appointed and serving constitutes a quorum.(6) The secretary shall consult with the committee in determining the qualifications for licensure or certification under RCW 18.380.050.(7) Committee members must be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240. Members must be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the actual performance of their duties, as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.[ 2015 c 118 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 18.380.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.380 - Applied Behavior Analysis.|18.380.050 - Licensure or certification requirements.

RCW 18.380.050 Licensure or certification requirements.(1) The secretary shall issue a license to an applicant who submits a completed application, pays the appropriate fees, and meets the following requirements:(a) For a licensed behavior analyst:(i) Graduation from a master's or doctorate degree program in behavior analysis or other natural science, education, human services, engineering, medicine, or field related to behavior analysis approved by the secretary;(ii) Completion of a minimum of two hundred twenty-five classroom hours at graduate level instruction in specific behavior analysis topics, as determined in rule;(iii) Successful completion of a supervised experience requirement, consisting of a minimum of one thousand five hundred hours, or an alternative approved by the secretary by rule; and(iv) Successful completion of an examination approved by the secretary;(b) For a licensed assistant behavior analyst:(i) Graduation from a bachelor's degree program approved by the secretary;(ii) Completion of one hundred thirty-five classroom hours of instruction in specific behavior analysis topics, as determined by the secretary in rule; and(iii) Successful completion of a supervised experience requirement, consisting of a minimum of one thousand hours, or an alternative approved by the secretary by rule;(c) For a certified behavior technician:(i) Successful completion of a training program of at least forty hours that is approved by the secretary; and(ii) Any other requirements determined by the secretary in rule;(d) Demonstrates good moral character;(e) Has not engaged in unprofessional conduct as defined in RCW 18.130.180;(f) Is not currently subject to any disciplinary proceedings; and(g) Is not unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety as defined in RCW 18.130.170.(2) In addition, an applicant for an assistant behavior analyst license or a behavior technician certification must provide proof of ongoing supervision by a licensed behavior analyst.(3) The secretary may accept certification by a national accredited professional credentialing entity in lieu of the specific requirements identified in subsection (1)(a) through (c) of this section.(4) A license or certification issued under this section is valid for a period of two years.[ 2015 c 118 § 5.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 c 118: See note following RCW 18.380.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.380.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.380 - Applied Behavior Analysis.|18.380.060 - Licensing or certification—Applications—Fees.

RCW 18.380.060 Licensing or certification—Applications—Fees.Applications for licensing or certification must be submitted on forms provided by the secretary. The secretary may require any information and documentation that reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria for licensing or certification provided for in this chapter and chapter 18.130 RCW. Each applicant shall pay a fee determined by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250. The fee must accompany the application.[ 2015 c 118 § 6.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 c 118: See note following RCW 18.380.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.380.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.380 - Applied Behavior Analysis.|18.380.070 - License or certification—Renewal.

RCW 18.380.070 License or certification—Renewal.(1) The secretary shall establish by rule the requirements for renewal of a license or certification, but may not increase the licensure or certification requirements provided in this chapter. The secretary shall establish administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees for license and certification periods and renewals as provided in RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.(2) Failure to renew the license or certification invalidates the license or certification and all privileges granted by the license or certification. If a license or certification has lapsed for a period longer than three years, the person shall demonstrate competence to the satisfaction of the secretary by completing continuing competency requirements or meeting other standards determined by the secretary.[ 2015 c 118 § 7.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 c 118: See note following RCW 18.380.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.380.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.380 - Applied Behavior Analysis.|18.380.080 - Temporary license.

RCW 18.380.080 Temporary license.The secretary may grant a temporary license to a person who does not reside in this state if he or she: (1) Is licensed to practice applied behavior analysis in another state or province of Canada; or (2) meets other qualifications established by the secretary. A temporary license holder may only practice applied behavior analysis for a limited period of time, as defined by the secretary.[ 2015 c 118 § 8.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 c 118: See note following RCW 18.380.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.380.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.380 - Applied Behavior Analysis.|18.380.090 - License—Reciprocity.

RCW 18.380.090 License—Reciprocity.An applicant holding a license in another state or a province of Canada may be licensed to practice in this state if the secretary determines that the licensing standards of the other state or province are substantially equivalent to the licensing standards in this chapter.[ 2015 c 118 § 9.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 c 118: See note following RCW 18.380.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.380.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.380 - Applied Behavior Analysis.|18.380.100 - Uniform disciplinary act—Application.

RCW 18.380.100 Uniform disciplinary act—Application.The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of a license or certification, and the discipline of persons licensed or certified under this chapter.[ 2015 c 118 § 10.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 c 118: See note following RCW 18.380.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.380.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.380 - Applied Behavior Analysis.|18.380.110 - Authority of secretary.

RCW 18.380.110 Authority of secretary.The secretary, in consultation with the committee, may adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to implement this chapter, including rules:(1) Establishing continuing competency as a condition of license or certification renewal;(2) Establishing standards for delegation and supervision of licensed assistant behavior analysts and certified behavior technicians; and(3) Defining the tasks that a certified behavior technician may perform.[ 2015 c 118 § 11.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 c 118: See note following RCW 18.380.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.390.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.390 - Continuing Care Retirement Communities.|18.390.010 - Definitions.

RCW 18.390.010 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Application fee" means a fee charged to an individual or individuals prior to the execution of a residency agreement, apart from an entrance fee.(2) "Care" means nursing, medical, or other health-related services, protection or supervision, assistance with activities of daily living, or any combination of those services.(3) "Continuing care" means directly providing or indirectly making available, upon payment of an entrance fee and under a residency agreement, housing and care for a period of greater than one year.(4) "Continuing care retirement community" means an entity that agrees to provide continuing care to a resident under a residency agreement. "Continuing care retirement community" does not include an assisted living facility licensed under chapter 18.20 RCW that does not directly, or through a contractual arrangement with a separately owned and incorporated skilled nursing facility, offer or provide services under chapter 74.42 RCW.(5) "Department" means the department of social and health services.(6) "Entrance fee" means an initial or deferred transfer to a continuing care retirement community of a sum of money or other property made or promised to be made as full or partial consideration for acceptance of one or more residents in a continuing care retirement community. "Entrance fee" does not include deposits of ten thousand dollars or less or any amount that is based on rental or lease payments of one month or more.(7) "Prospective resident" means a person who has completed an application for admission to a continuing care retirement community and makes a refundable deposit to reserve a unit, excluding applicable administrative fees.(8) "Residency agreement" means a contract between a continuing care retirement community and a resident for the provision of continuing care for a period of greater than one year.(9) "Resident" means a person who enters into a residency agreement with a continuing care retirement community or who is designated in a residency agreement to be a person being provided with continuing care.[ 2016 c 183 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 18.390.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.390 - Continuing Care Retirement Communities.|18.390.020 - Requirement to register.

RCW 18.390.020 Requirement to register.A person or entity must be registered by the department under this chapter prior to:(1) Operating a continuing care retirement community;(2) Entering into a residency agreement with a prospective resident;(3) Soliciting a prospective resident to pay an application fee or executing a residency agreement; or(4) Collecting an entrance fee.[ 2016 c 183 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 18.390.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.390 - Continuing Care Retirement Communities.|18.390.040 - Department of social and health services—Duties—Fees—Effect of registration activities.

RCW 18.390.040 Department of social and health services—Duties—Fees—Effect of registration activities.(1) The department shall:(a) Register an entity that submits a complete application that includes all of the materials required in RCW 18.390.030;(b) Review the disclosure statements submitted by applicants for an initial or renewal registration to operate a continuing care retirement community for completeness;(c) Establish and collect a fee that is sufficient to cover the department's costs associated with administering the requirements of this chapter; and(d) Create and maintain an online listing that is readily available to the public of the names and addresses of continuing care retirement communities that are registered with the department.(2) The department's registration activities consist of reviewing an application for completeness and do not signify that the department has otherwise issued a certification or license to the continuing care retirement community or any of its component parts.[ 2016 c 183 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 18.390.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.390 - Continuing Care Retirement Communities.|18.390.050 - Use of titles—Registration required.

RCW 18.390.050 Use of titles—Registration required.An entity that is not registered with the department may not represent itself, or refer to itself in advertising and marketing materials as a "registered continuing care retirement community" or "continuing care retirement community," as defined by this chapter.[ 2016 c 183 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 18.390.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.390 - Continuing Care Retirement Communities.|18.390.070 - Inspections by prospective residents—Resident expectations—Right to file complaint.

RCW 18.390.070 Inspections by prospective residents—Resident expectations—Right to file complaint.(1) A prospective resident may visit each of the different care levels of the continuing care retirement community, assisted living facility, and nursing home, and may inspect the most recent inspection reports and findings of complaint investigations related to the assisted living and nursing home components covering a period of not less than two years, as available, prior to signing a residency agreement.(2) All residents of a continuing care retirement community in a living unit that is not used exclusively for assisted living or nursing services have the following expectations:(a) Transparency regarding the financial stability of the provider operating the facility;(b) Timely notifications of developments affecting the facility, including ownership changes of the provider operating the facility, a change in the financial condition of the provider operating the facility, and construction and renovation at the facility. The management of the continuing care retirement community may deem certain information to be confidential if it is of a sensitive nature such that disclosure of the information would materially harm the position of the continuing care retirement community;(c) Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities;(d) The opportunity to participate freely in the operation of independent resident organizations and associations;(e) The opportunity to seek independent counsel review of all contracts, including residency agreements, prior to executing the residency agreement; and(f) The assurance that all requests for donations, contributions, and gifts, when made by residents to the continuing care retirement community, are voluntary and may not be used as a condition of residency.(3) The continuing care retirement community shall:(a) Provide a copy of the expectations specified in this section to each prospective resident prior to signing a residency agreement; and(b) Make copies of the expectations specified in this section publicly available in areas accessible to the independent residents and visitors. The copies of the expectations must also state that independent residents have the right, as an affected party, to file a complaint with the attorney general for violations of this chapter that may constitute a violation of the consumer protection act and contain information explaining how and where a complaint may be filed.[ 2016 c 183 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 18.390.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.390 - Continuing Care Retirement Communities.|18.390.080 - Violations—Application of consumer protection act—Notice of complaints—Attorney general enforcement.

RCW 18.390.080 Violations—Application of consumer protection act—Notice of complaints—Attorney general enforcement.(1) The legislature finds that the violation of the title protection requirements of RCW 18.390.050, the failure of a continuing care retirement community to register with the department under RCW 18.390.020, the failure of a continuing care retirement community to comply with the disclosure statement delivery and content requirements under RCW 18.390.060, and the failure of a continuing care retirement community to comply with the resident expectations established under RCW 18.390.070 are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. A violation of the title protection requirements under RCW 18.390.050, registration requirement under RCW 18.390.020, the disclosure statement delivery and content requirements under RCW 18.390.060, and the resident expectations requirements under RCW 18.390.070 are not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and are an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW.(2) The attorney general shall provide notice to the management of the continuing care retirement community of submitted complaints including the name of the complainant to allow the community to take corrective action. Except for violations of the title protection requirements of RCW 18.390.050 and the failure of a continuing care retirement community to register with the department under RCW 18.390.020, the attorney general shall limit its application of the consumer protection act in subsection (1) of this section to those cases in which a pattern of complaints, submitted by affected parties, or other activity that, when considered together, demonstrate a pattern of similar conduct that, without enforcement, likely establishes an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition.[ 2016 c 183 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 18.390.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.390 - Continuing Care Retirement Communities.|18.390.090 - Scope of chapter—Limitation.

RCW 18.390.090 Scope of chapter—Limitation.Nothing in this chapter:(1) Affects any of the requirements and standards associated with a license to operate an assisted living facility under chapter 18.20 RCW or a nursing home under chapter 18.51 RCW; and(2) Applies to any of the provisions of chapter 74.46 or 70.38 RCW.[ 2016 c 183 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 18.390.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.390 - Continuing Care Retirement Communities.|18.390.900 - Prospective application of chapter.

RCW 18.390.900 Prospective application of chapter.The provisions of this chapter apply prospectively to acts and omissions that occur after July 1, 2017.[ 2016 c 183 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 18.390.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.390 - Continuing Care Retirement Communities.|18.390.901 - Effective date—2016 c 183.

RCW 18.390.901 Effective date—2016 c 183.This act takes effect July 1, 2017.[ 2016 c 183 § 11.]