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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › TRANSPORTATION › Section 388-829C-250 - When may a companion home provider transport a client?

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(1) The companion home provider may transport
				  a client if the provider has:
(a) A valid
				  driver's license under chapter 46.20 RCW; and
(b) Automobile insurance under chapter 46.29
				  and 46.30 RCW
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › MANAGEMENT OF CLIENT FUNDS › Section 388-829C-270 - May a companion home provider manage a client's funds?

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A companion home provider may manage a client's funds if
					 the provider:
(1) Has written consent
				  from the client, or the client's legal representative if the client has one;
				  or
(2) Is the client's
				  representative payee .
Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.30 [71A.12.030] and Title
						71A RCW. 07-16-102, § 388-829C-270, filed 7/31/07, effective
						9/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › MANAGEMENT OF CLIENT FUNDS › Section 388-829C-275 - When must a client have an individual financial plan and what components must be included?

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(1) The
				  companion home provider must develop and implement an individual financial plan
				  if:
(a) The client's person-centered service
				  plan identifies that the client needs support to manage their funds;
				  and
(b) The companion home provider
				  manages any portion of the client's funds.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › MANAGEMENT OF CLIENT FUNDS › Section 388-829C-280 - What are the companion home provider's responsibilities when managing client funds?

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(1) When managing a
				  client's funds, the companion home provider must:
(a) Protect the client's financial interests;
(b) Include the client to the
				  highest degree possible in decision making about how their funds are
				  spent;
(c) Maintain a detailed
				  ledger with a running balance for each account managed by the provider,
				  including:
(i) Cash received from writing
				  checks over the purchase amount; and
(ii) A list of where the money was spent or
				  gift card funds were used;
(d) Deposit any client funds into the
				  client's bank account within one week of receiving the funds;
(e) Reconcile the client's accounts,
				  including cash and gift card accounts, on a monthly basis;
(f) Retain receipts, bills, and invoices for
				  purchases over twenty-five dollars;
(g) Notify DDA if the client's resources
				  reach one thousand seven hundred dollars; and
(h) Assist the client with writing checks, if
				  needed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › MANAGEMENT OF CLIENT FUNDS › Section 388-829C-290 - What is mismanagement of client funds?

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(1) Mismanagement of client funds includes
				  any action or inaction by the companion home provider when managing a client's
				  funds that results in:
(a) Interest
				  charges;
(b) Late payment
				  fees;
(c) Overdraft and
				  non-sufficient funds fees;
(d) A
				  violation of the room and board agreement;
(e) Any stolen, missing, or misplaced
				  funds;
(f) Expenditures over
				  twenty-five dollars without documentation; or
(g) Past-due financial obligations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › MANAGEMENT OF CLIENT FUNDS › Section 388-829C-305 - When must the companion home provider transfer the client's funds?

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(1) If a client
				  chooses a new service provider and the current provider manages the client's
				  funds, the current provider must:
(a)
				  Establish a written agreement with the client, before the client moves, that
				  states the amount of money the provider may withhold to cover any unpaid bills
				  and room and board;
(b) Provide to
				  the client's case manager a copy of any agreement under subsection (1)(a) of
				  this section;
(c) Give the client,
				  and the client's legal representative if the client has one, a ledger of all
				  known client funds;
(d) Transfer
				  the funds to the client or the client's designee as soon as possible, but no
				  more than thirty days after the client leaves the companion home;
(e) Give the new provider a ledger of all
				  transferred client funds if the new provider manages the client's funds;
				  and
(f) Obtain a written receipt
				  for all transferred funds.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › MANAGEMENT OF CLIENT FUNDS › Section 388-829C-310 - Must a client pay for room and board in the companion home?

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(1) A client who
				  receives residential habilitation services in a companion home must pay monthly
				  room and board to the companion home provider .
(2) The monthly room and board the client
				  pays to the provider must be specified in a room and board agreement that
				  includes:
(a) Rent;
(b) Utilities;
(c) Food costs; and
(d) The date the provider collects the room
				  and board payment each month.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › MANAGEMENT OF CLIENT FUNDS › Section 388-829C-315 - What is a violation of the room and board agreement?

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(1) A provider violates the room and board
				  agreement if the provider:
(a) Requests the
				  client's room and board payment earlier than the due date established in the
				  room and board agreement; or
(b)
				  Requests a payment other than the amount established in the room and board
				  agreement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › SAFETY › Section 388-829C-320 - What are the physical and safety requirements for companion homes?

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(1) A companion
				  home must :
(a) Be accessible to the
				  client;
(b) Provide the client
				  direct, unrestricted access to all common areas;
(c) Have adequate space for mobility aids,
				  such as a wheelchair, walker, or lifting device;
(d) Have unblocked exits;
(e) Be maintained in a safe and healthy
				  manner;
(f) Safely store flammable
				  and combustible materials;
(g) Have
				  a working smoke detector, located close to the client's bedroom , that meets
				  the client's specialized needs, including any vision or hearing loss;
(h) Have a five-pound 2A:10B-C fire
				  extinguisher ;
(i) Have a
				  first-aid kit;
(j) Provide the
				  client access to a telephone;
(k)
				  Provide the client access to a working flashlight or alternative light source;
(l) Display emergency contact
				  information in a manner accessible to the client;
(m) Display an evacuation plan, which must be
				  practiced monthly with the client; and
(n) Have a railing for any patio, deck,
				  porch, or balcony that is more than twelve inches off the ground.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › SAFETY › Section 388-829C-325 - How must a companion home provider protect a client from risks associated with bodies of water?

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(1) Any body of
				  water at the companion home over twenty-four inches deep must be enclosed by a
				  fence at least forty-eight inches high.
(2) Any door or gate that directly leads to
				  the body of water must have an audible alarm.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › SAFETY › Section 388-829C-330 - Must a companion home provider regulate the water temperature at the companion home?

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The companion home provider must :
(1) Maintain the water temperature in the
				  home no higher than 120 degrees Fahrenheit;
(2) Check the water temperature when the
				  client moves into the home and monthly thereafter; and
(3) Document compliance with this requirement
				  under WAC 388-829C-345.
Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.30 [71A.12.030] and Title
						71A RCW. 07-16-102, § 388-829C-330, filed 7/31/07, effective
						9/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › PROVIDER RECORDS › Section 388-829C-340 - What client records must the companion home provider maintain?

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A companion home provider must maintain all of the
					 following client records:
(1) The
				  client's name, address, and social security number.
(2) The name, address, and telephone number
				  of the client's legal representative, if the client has one, and any of the
				  client's relatives that the client chooses to include:
(3) Appropriate documents establishing the
				  legal representative's legal authority to act on behalf of the client, if
				  applicable.
(4) Signed
				  authorization for release of information forms.
(5) Health care information, including:
(a) The name, address, and telephone number
				  of the client's health care providers;
(b) Instructions from the client's health
				  care providers;
(c) The client's
				  health care appointment dates;
(d)
				  The client's known major health events;
(e) The client's medication, health, and
				  surgery records;
(f) Written
				  documentation that instructions from the client's health care providers have
				  been followed;
(g) A copy of the
				  client's medical insurance card; and
(h) Refusals to participate in services under
				  WAC
				  388-829C-370.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › PROVIDER RECORDS › Section 388-829C-345 - What records must the companion home provider maintain?

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The companion home provider must maintain:
(1) Client records under WAC
				  388-829C-340;
(2) Water temperature monitoring records
				  under WAC
				  388-829C-330;
(3) Provider training records under WAC
				  388-829C-110;
(4) An evacuation plan and practice records
				  under WAC
				  388-829C-320;
(5) An emergency response plan under WAC
				  388-829C-410;
(6) Quarterly reports under WAC
				  388-829C-350;
(7) A signed copy of form DSHS
				  10-403;
(8) Nurse delegation
				  records under WAC
				  388-829C-340;
(9) The room and board agreement under WAC
				  388-829C-310;
				  and
(10) Financial records under
				  WAC
				  388-829C-270
				  through
				  388-829C-280,
				  if the provider is managing any portion of the client's funds.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › PROVIDER RECORDS › Section 388-829C-350 - What quarterly reports must the companion home provider submit to DDA?

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(1) The companion
				  home provider must submit a quarterly report to DDA that describes the
				  instruction and support activities performed as identified in the
				  person-centered service plan.
(2)
				  The quarterly report must:
(a) Be submitted
				  every three months and upon DDA's request ;
(b) Include a list of community and other
				  activities the client has participated in;
(c) List health care appointments that have
				  occurred during the quarter;
(d)
				  Document the client's progress toward each goal identified in the client's
				  person-centered service plan;
(e)
				  Document the client's progress toward their habilitation goal; and
(f) Document the review of any client refusal
				  under WAC
				  388-829C-370.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › PROVIDER RECORDS › Section 388-829C-360 - What are the requirements for record entries?

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(1) The companion home provider must ensure
				  all record entries are:
(a) Made at the time
				  of or immediately following the event ;
(b) Made electronically or written legibly in
				  ink;
(c) Signed and dated by the
				  person making the entry;
(d) Stored
				  securely; and
(e) Kept
				  confidential.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › PROVIDER RECORDS › Section 388-829C-370 - When must a companion home provider document a client's refusal to participate in services?

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(1) The
				  companion home provider must document a client's refusal to participate in:
(a) Monthly evacuation drills under WAC
				  388-829C-320;
				  and
(b) Health care support under
				  WAC
				  388-829C-160.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › PROVIDER RECORDS › Section 388-829C-380 - Must a companion home provider keep a record of a client's property ?

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(1) A companion
				  home provider must assist a client to maintain a current, written record of the
				  client's property.
(2) The property
				  record must include:
(a) A descriptive list
				  of items with an original purchase price of twenty-five dollars or more that
				  the client owned when residential habilitation services in the companion home
				  began;
(b) A descriptive list of
				  items with an original purchase price of twenty-five dollars or more that the
				  client has acquired while living in the companion home ; and
(c) A date, explanation, and review by the
				  client's legal representative if the client has one, for any item with an
				  original purchase price of twenty-five dollars or more that is removed from the
				  client's property record.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › PROVIDER RECORDS › Section 388-829C-390 - May a provider share information about a client?

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To transfer or access information about a client, the
					 provider must have a legally valid authorization for release of
					 information.
Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.30 [71A.12.030] and Title
						71A RCW. 07-16-102, § 388-829C-390, filed 7/31/07, effective
						9/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › PROVIDER RECORDS › Section 388-829C-400 - How long must a companion home provider keep client and provider records?

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A companion home provider must keep client and provider
					 records for six years.
Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.30 [71A.12.030] and Title
						71A RCW. 07-16-102, § 388-829C-400, filed 7/31/07, effective
						9/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › EMERGENCY PLANNING › Section 388-829C-410 - What must a companion home provider do in an emergency?

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(1) The companion home provider must develop
				  an emergency response plan and practice it with the client.
(2) In a medical emergency, the companion
				  home provider must:
(a) Immediately call 911
				  in a life threatening emergency;
(b) Provide first aid or CPR if necessary,
				  unless limited by physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) or an
				  advance directive;
(c) Follow the
				  emergency response plan then notify:
(i) The
				  client's legal representative if the client has one; and
(ii) The client's case manager.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › EVALUATION OF COMPANION HOMES › Section 388-829C-449 - When must DDA immediately decertify a companion home provider?

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DDA must immediately decertify a companion home provider
					 if the provider or another person age sixteen or older living in the companion
					 home:
(1) Has been convicted of, or
				  has a pending charge for a crime that is disqualifying under chapter 388-113
				  WAC; or
(2) Has a negative action
				  under WAC
				  388-825-640.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › EVALUATION OF COMPANION HOMES › Section 388-829C-450 - What if the companion home provider fails to comply with this chapter or the companion home contract?

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(1) If a
				  companion home provider fails to comply with any part of this chapter or the
				  companion home contract, the provider and DDA resource management must develop
				  a plan of correction.
(2) The plan
				  of correction must:
(a) Outline methods for
				  the provider to complete corrective actions; and
(b) Provide a time frame for the provider to
				  complete the corrective actions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › TERMINATION AND DENIAL OF A COMPANION HOME CONTRACT › Section 388-829C-460 - When must DDA deny payment and terminate a companion home provider's contract?

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DDA must deny payment and terminate a companion home
					 provider's contract if the provider:
(1) Is no longer providing paid services to
				  the client; or
(2) Fails to
				  maintain certification as a companion home provider.
Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.30 [71A.12.030] and Title
						71A RCW. 07-16-102, § 388-829C-460, filed 7/31/07, effective
						9/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › TERMINATION AND DENIAL OF A COMPANION HOME CONTRACT › Section 388-829C-480 - What if the companion home provider is no longer willing or able to provide services to a client?

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(1) If a
				  companion home provider is no longer willing or able to provide services to a
				  client, they must provide a sixty-day written notice to:
(a) The client;
(b) The client's legal representative if the
				  client has one; and
(c)
				  DDA.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › APPEAL RIGHTS › Section 388-829C-490 - What are a client's administrative hearing rights?

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A client has the right to an administrative hearing to
					 appeal department decisions under WAC
					 388-825-120.
Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.30 [71A.12.030] and Title
						71A RCW. 07-16-102, § 388-829C-490, filed 7/31/07, effective
						9/1/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › APPEAL RIGHTS › Section 388-829C-492 - What if the companion home provider disagrees with a certification evaluation or certification decision?

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If a companion home provider disagrees with a
					 certification evaluation or certification decision under this chapter, the
					 companion home provider may request an informal dispute resolution meeting with
					 DDA by:
(1) Submitting a written
				  request to DDA no more than ten days after receiving the final certification
				  letter and report; and
(2)
				  Including a written statement that identifies the challenged action, describes
				  the provider's concerns, and lists regulations and contract standards
				  cited.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829C - Companion homes › APPEAL RIGHTS › Section 388-829C-494 - What if the companion home provider disagrees with a certification action or the outcome of an informal dispute resolution?

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(1) If a companion home provider disagrees
				  with a certification action or the outcome of an informal dispute resolution,
				  the companion home provider may request an administrative hearing under chapter
				  388-02 WAC.
(2) To request an
				  administrative hearing the companion home provider must submit a written
				  request to the office of administrative hearings no more than twenty-eight days
				  after receiving the written notice of the outcome of the informal dispute
				  resolution.
(3) The administrative
				  hearing request must include:
(a) A copy of
				  the contested certification action; and
(b) The reason the provider is contesting the
				  certification action.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-011 - Who is eligible to receive overnight planned respite services?

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To be eligible to receive overnight planned respite services,
				  a client must:
(1) Be eligible for DDA
				services under chapter 388-823 WAC;
(2) Be 18 or older;
(3) Live at home with a primary caregiver and
				not currently receive:
(a) Residential
				habilitation services, unless receiving services from a companion provider; or
(b) Community first choice
				residential services; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-012 - How are overnight planned respite services requested?

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The case resource manager assists the client or the client's
				  primary caregiver to complete a respite application and submit it to the
				  respite services committee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-013 - What does the respite services committee consider when reviewing a respite request?

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The adult respite services committee will consider the
				  following factors when reviewing a respite request:
(1) Whether the client is eligible to receive
				overnight planned respite services under WAC 388-829R-011;
(2) Whether the client's needs can be safely
				met in the respite setting;
(3)
				Whether a respite site is available to accommodate the client's accessibility
				needs; and
(4) Whether there are
				vacancies within six months of the requested service dates.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-018 - What limits apply to overnight planned respite services?

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(1) A client must not receive overnight
				planned respite services more than fourteen days in a calendar year.
(2) A provider must not provide overnight
				planned respite services to more than one unrelated client per respite home at
				a time.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-020 - What are the responsibilities of an overnight planned respite services provider?

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An overnight planned respite services provider must:
(1) Meet the requirements of this
				chapter;
(2) Deliver the service on
				the dates approved by DDA;
(3)
				Complete the overnight planned respite services individualized agreement with
				the client or the client's primary caregiver before the respite stay;
(4) Provide supports and services outlined in
				the overnight planned respite services individualized agreement;
(5) Provide adequate staff to administer the
				program and meet the needs of clients;
(6) Ensure that clients have access to
				employees or the means to contact employees at all times; and
(7) Retain all records and other material
				related to the services contract for six years after expiration of the
				contract.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-025 - What requirements must a provider meet to contract with DDA to provide overnight planned respite services?

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To be eligible to contract with DDA to provide overnight
				  planned respite services, a provider must:
(1) Be approved as a contractor by the
				department; and
(2) Receive initial
				certification no more than ninety days after the first date of service
				delivery.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-030 - Who must have a background check?

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(1) An overnight planned respite services
				provider employee, administrator, owner, direct support professional,
				volunteer, and any other employee who may have unsupervised access to a DDA
				client must have a background check.
(2) Any person required to have a background
				check under this section must have a nondisqualifying background check result
				every two years, or more frequently if required by DSHS.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-035 - What will disqualify a direct support professional providing overnight planned respite services or a volunteer from working in a capacity that may involve access to individuals with a developmental disability?

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(1) Criminal convictions and pending charges
				that disqualify a direct support professional providing overnight planned
				respite services or a volunteer from working with individuals with a
				developmental disability are listed in chapter 388-113 WAC.
(2) A volunteer or person employed by an
				overnight planned respite services provider who receives a DSHS background
				check with a disqualifying result is prohibited from any unsupervised access to
				DDA clients.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-060 - What are the minimum requirements for direct support professionals providing overnight planned respite services?

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To provide overnight planned respite services, a direct
				  support professional must:
(1) Have a
				high school diploma or GED equivalent, unless hired before September 1,
				1991;
(2) Be eighteen or
				older;
(3) Have a clear
				understanding of job responsibilities, person-centered service plans, and
				overnight planned respite services individualized agreements; and
(4) Have a current background check as
				required by WAC
				388-829R-030.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-065 - What training requirements must overnight planned respite services employees meet?

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(1) Overnight
				planned respite services provider employees must meet all training and
				certification requirements that apply to community residential service
				businesses in accordance with chapter 388-829 WAC.
(2) A direct support professional must be
				trained on a client's overnight planned respite services individualized
				agreement before working alone with the client as verified by a signature on
				the overnight planned respite services individualized agreement.
(3) The provider must document that employees
				have met these requirements and make this documentation available for
				DDA.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-070 - What policies and procedures must overnight planned respite services providers have?

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(1) Overnight
				planned respite services providers must develop and implement policies and
				procedures that address:
(a) Client rights,
				including a client's right to file a complaint or suggestion without
				interference;
(b) Reporting
				requirements for suspected abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and
				abandonment;
(c) Client protections
				when there have been allegations of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or
				abandonment;
(d) Emergent
				situations that may pose a danger or risk to the client or others;
(e) Response to a missing person and other
				client emergencies;
(f) Emergency
				response plans for natural and other disasters;
(g) Client access to medical, mental health,
				and law enforcement resources for clients;
(h) Notification to client's primary
				caregiver, legal representative, or relatives in case of emergency;
(i) Client grievances;
(j) Appropriate response and supports for
				clients who engage in aggressive or assaultive behavior as informed by the
				client's overnight planned respite services individualized agreement;
				and
(k) All aspects of medication
				management including:
(i) Supervision of
				medication;
(ii) Client
				refusal;
(iii) Nurse delegation
				under chapter 246-840 WAC;
(iv) The
				monitoring of a client who self-administers medication;
(v) Medication assistance under chapter
				246-888 WAC; and
(vi) What the
				service provider will do in the event it becomes aware that a client is no
				longer safe to take his or her own medications.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-075 - What are the requirements for an overnight planned respite services individualized agreement?

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(1) An overnight
				planned respite services provider must develop an overnight planned respite
				services individualized agreement with the client's primary caregiver, and
				legal representative if the client has one, at least three business days before
				the client's start date for respite services.
(2) The overnight planned respite services
				individualized agreement must:
(a) Outline
				supports and services that may be provided during the respite stay;
				and
(b) Be signed by the client, or
				the legal representative if the client has one, and the client's primary
				caregiver before the client's start date for respite services. An email
				approval is acceptable if the provider is unable to obtain a
				signature.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-080 - What services and activities must be a part of overnight planned respite services?

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The overnight planned respite services provider must provide
				  the following services and activities at no cost to the client:
(1) A furnished home environment including a
				private, furnished bedroom for the respite client;
(2) Three nutritious meals and two snacks per
				day;
(3) Bedding and
				towels;
(4) Access to laundry
				facilities;
(5) Access to a
				telephone for local calls; and
(6)
				The following as identified in a client's overnight planned respite services
				individualized agreement:
(a) Up to
				twenty-four hour support from a direct support professional for each day of the
				respite stay;
(b) Medication
				assistance under chapter 246-888 WAC and medication administration under WAC
				246-840-910 through
				246-840-970
				as needed, including assistance with medical treatment prescribed by a health
				professional that does not require registered nurse delegation or
				professionally licensed services;
(c) Instruction and support
				services;
(d)
				Transportation;
(e) Supports for
				performing personal hygiene routines and activities of daily living;
				and
(f) Activities within the home
				and community.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-085 - Are overnight planned respite providers responsible to transport a client?

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(1) The client and
				client's primary caregiver are responsible for transportation to and from the
				respite services.
(2) The overnight
				planned respite services provider must ensure that the client's transportation
				needs are met during the respite stay as identified in the client's overnight
				planned respite services individualized agreement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-090 - What requirements must be met before an overnight planned respite provider transports a client?

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Before transporting a client, an overnight planned respite
				  services providers or direct support professional must have:
(1) Automobile insurance coverage under
				chapter 46.30 RCW; and
(2) A valid
				driver's license under chapter 46.20 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-115 - How may a direct support professional providing overnight planned respite services assist a client with medication?

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(1) A direct support professional providing
				overnight planned respite services may provide medication assistance under
				chapter 246-888 WAC.
(2) An
				overnight planned respite services provider may provide delegated nursing tasks
				if the direct support professional is:
(a) A
				registered nurse;
(b) A licensed
				practical nurse; or
(c) Delegated
				by a registered nurse to perform nursing care tasks.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-140 - Where must overnight planned respite services be provided?

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Overnight planned respite services providers must provide
				  overnight planned respite services in a residence maintained and furnished by
				  the provider.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-145 - How must overnight planned respite services providers regulate the water temperature at their residence?

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(1)
				Overnight planned respite services providers must regulate the water
				temperature at their residence as follows:
(a) Maintain the water temperature in the
				household between one hundred five degrees and one hundred twenty degrees
				Fahrenheit; and
(b) Check the water
				temperature at least every six months. The water temperature is best measured
				two hours after substantial hot water usage.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-150 - What are the requirements for record entries?

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(1) The overnight planned respite services
				provider must make entries at the time of or immediately following the event
				and maintain both the original and corrected entries when an error in the
				record is made.
(2) Written entries
				must be legible, in ink, and signed and dated.
(3)Electronic record entries must identify
				the date of the entry and the person who made the entry by his or her unique
				user ID.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-155 - Are client records considered confidential?

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The overnight planned respite services provider must
				  consider all client information privileged and confidential.
(1) Any transfer or inspection of records to
				parties other than DSHS must be authorized by DDA or through a release of
				information form that:
(a) Includes a
				specific description of the records the client consents to be released;
				and
(b) Is signed by the client or
				the client's legal representative.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-160 - How long must an overnight planned respite services provider keep client records?

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An overnight planned respite services provider must keep a
				  client's records for a period of six years from the end of the client's respite
				  stay.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-165 - What must overnight planned respite services providers do to plan for and respond to emergencies?

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(1) The
				over night planned respite services provider must develop an emergency response
				plan to address natural and other disasters.
(2) In an emergency, the overnight planned
				respite services provider must:
(a)
				Immediately call 911 if it is a life-threatening emergency;
(b) Provide emergency services;
(c) Notify DDA;
(d) Notify the primary caregiver, client's
				legal representative, or backup caregiver; and
(e) Submit a written report to DDA.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-170 - What records must overnight planned respite services providers keep?

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(1) For each
				client, the overnight planned respite services providers must keep the
				following information:
(a) The client's name
				and address;
(b) The name, address,
				and telephone number of the client's primary caregiver, and the legal
				representative if the client has one;
(c) A copy of the client's most recent
				person-centered service plan;
(d) A
				copy of the client's overnight planned respite services individualized
				agreement;
(e) Nurse delegation
				records, if applicable;
(f)
				Progress notes;
(g) Incident
				reports, if applicable;
(h)
				Medication documentation, including a medication intake form and medication
				administration records, if applicable;
(i) A list of the client's personal property
				upon arrival and departure; and
(j)
				A record of money or gift cards managed by the respite provider on behalf of
				the client during the respite stay, if applicable.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-175 - Are direct support professionals providing overnight planned respite services mandatory reporters?

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A direct support professional providing overnight planned
				  respite services is a mandatory reporter under chapter 74.34
				  RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-180 - How must overnight planned respite services providers report abuse and neglect?

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In compliance with the DDA residential reporting
				  requirements, an overnight planned respite services provider must immediately
				  report suspected abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation, or neglect of
				  vulnerable adults to:
(1) Adult
				protective services using the DSHS online reporting tool or by calling
				1-877-734-6277 (TTY: 1-800-977-5456);
(2) The DDA overnight planned respite
				services program manager or designee; and
(3) Law enforcement agencies as required
				under chapter 74.34 RCW, including when there is reason to suspect sexual or
				physical abuse.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-205 - What happens if the overnight planned respite services provider is found to be out of compliance?

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(1) If DDA finds
				in its evaluation that the overnight planned respite services provider is out
				of compliance with any part of this chapter, the provider and DDA must develop
				a corrective action plan.
(2) The
				corrective action plan must:
(a) Outline
				methods for the provider to comply with the required corrections; and
(b) Provide a time frame for the provider to
				complete the corrective actions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-210 - When may DDA stop payment authorization for overnight planned respite services?

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DDA may stop payment authorization for overnight planned
				  respite services if:
(1) The provider
				demonstrates inadequate performance or inability to deliver quality care that
				jeopardizes the client's health, safety, or well-being;
(2) The provider does not complete the
				corrective actions within the agreed upon time frame;
(3) The provider fails to comply with the
				requirements of this chapter; or
(4) DDA has a reasonable, good faith belief
				that the client's health, safety, or well-being is at risk.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-215 - May the overnight planned respite services provider request an administrative hearing to contest DDA's decision to stop payment?

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No. The overnight planned respite services provider may not
				  contest the decision to stop payment by administrative hearing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-220 - What is initial certification?

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(1)
				Initial certification is a document issued by DDA that indicates a provider
				meets the requirements under this chapter to deliver overnight planned respite
				services.
(2) A provider must
				obtain initial certification no more than ninety days after the first date of
				service delivery.
(3) The provider
				must allow a DDA-contracted evaluator to complete an on-site certification
				evaluation.
(4) Based on the
				findings of the certification evaluation, DDA may issue:
(a) Initial certification; or
(b) Provisional certification.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-225 - What is standard certification?

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(1)
				Standard certification is a document issued by DDA that indicates a provider
				meets the requirements under this chapter to deliver overnight planned respite
				services.
(2) A provider must
				obtain standard certification before their initial certification
				expires.
(3) The provider must
				allow a DDA-contracted evaluator to complete an on-site certification
				evaluation.
(4) Based on the
				findings of the evaluation, DDA may:
(a) Issue
				standard certification;
(b) Issue
				provisional certification; or
(c)
				Decertify the provider.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-829R - Overnight planned respite services › Section 388-829R-230 - What is provisional certification?

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(1) DDA may impose a provisional
				certification for a maximum of ninety days if the provider:
(a) Prevents or interferes with a
				certification evaluation or complaint investigation by DSHS;
(b) Fails to comply with chapter 388-829R
				WAC;
(c) Fails to comply with
				chapter 74.34 RCW;
(d) Knowingly
				makes a false statement of material fact to DSHS; or
(e) Fails to implement a plan of
				correction.