Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-6509 - Classification 6509

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
6509-04 Adult family homes, group homes, treatment
				centers, safe houses, shelters, halfway houses, and similar facilities not
				specifically assigned to another subclassification, N.O.C.
Applies to:
Businesses and facilities with residents who do not require
				24hour nursing care, but often need some degree of medical monitoring and
				oversight, personal care, treatment, training, or supervision. Residents may
				need assistance due to illness, advanced age, physical or mental disabilities,
				dementia, homelessness or youth at risk, mental health concerns, or chemical
				dependency.
Most facilities in this classification are inspected and
				licensed by the department of social and health services (DSHS), or the
				department of health (DOH).
Note:
Some facilities included in classification 6509, such
						  as a retirement community, may not require any special facilities license from
						  DSHS or DOH.
Facilities include, but are not limited to:
* Adult family homes;
* Enhanced services facilities;
* Homeless shelters;
* Hospice care centers;
* Independent living centers;
* Intermediate care facilities;
* Residential treatment facilities;
* Safe houses for victims of domestic violence;
* Transitional housing (halfway houses) for persons previously
				in a treatment facility or incarcerated; and
* Similar facilities not specifically assigned to another
				classification.
Occupations include, but are not limited
				to:
* Activity directors;
* Caregivers;
* Cooks and chefs;
* Counselors;
* Dietary aides;
* Dieticians;
* Dishwashers;
* Drivers;
* Housekeepers;
* Janitors;
* Laundry workers;
* Lawn care workers;
* Maintenance personnel;
* Nurses;
* Nurses' aides and assistants;
* Resident assistants;
* Social workers;
* Therapists and therapists' assistants; and
* Wait staff.
Medical services provided to residents may include, but
				are not limited to:
* Assessments for mental health, chemical abuse, or basic
				skills;
* Checking and monitoring for wellness;
* Dispensing medicine;
* Physical examinations; and
* Rehabilitative therapies.
Services may include assistance with:
* Bathing;
* Brushing teeth or hair;
* Dressing;
* Feeding; and
* Shaving.
Note:
Some facilities may offer additional services such as
						  haircuts, pedicures, manicures, hairstyling, eye and hearing exams, and other
						  services not normally associated with care facilities. These services are often
						  performed by independent contractors.
Exclusions:
* DSHS licensed nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities
				are classified in 6108.
* Fraternity or sorority houses are classified in 6205.
* Home care providers working in their clients' homes are
				classified in 6511 or 6512.
* Home health and nursing providers working in their clients'
				homes are classified in 6110.
* Retirement communities without any services or meal plans,
				such as apartment buildings or condominiums that simply restrict the occupants
				to age 55 or above, are classified in 4910.
6509-07 Assisted living facilities, and retirement and
				continuing care communities
Applies to:
Businesses and facilities with residents who do not require
				24hour nursing care, but often need some degree of medical monitoring and
				oversight, personal care, treatment, training, or supervision. Residents may
				need assistance due to illness, advanced age, physical or mental disabilities,
				dementia, homelessness or youth at risk, mental health concerns, or chemical
				dependency.
Most facilities in this classification are inspected and
				licensed by the department of social and health services (DSHS), or the
				department of health (DOH).
Note:
Some facilities included in classification 6509, such
						  as a retirement community, may not require any special facilities license from
						  DSHS or DOH.
Facilities include, but are not limited to:
* Assisted living facilities;
* Continuing care communities; and
* Retirement communities.
Occupations include, but are not limited
				to:
* Activity directors;
* Caregivers;
* Cooks and chefs;
* Counselors;
* Dietary aides;
* Dieticians;
* Dishwashers;
* Drivers;
* Housekeepers;
* Janitors;
* Laundry workers;
* Lawn care workers;
* Maintenance personnel;
* Nurses;
* Nurses' aides and assistants;
* Resident assistants;
* Social workers;
* Therapists and therapists' assistants; and
* Wait staff.
Medical services provided to residents may include, but
				are not limited to:
* Assessments for mental health, chemical abuse, or basic
				skills;
* Checking and monitoring for wellness;
* Dispensing medicine;
* Physical examination; and
* Rehabilitative therapies.
Services may include assistance with:
* Bathing;
* Brushing teeth or hair;
* Dressing;
* Feeding; and
* Shaving.
Note:
Some facilities may offer additional services such as
						  haircuts, pedicures, manicures, hairstyling, eye and hearing exams, and other
						  services not normally associated with care facilities. These services are often
						  performed by independent contractors.
Exclusions:
* DSHS licensed nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities
				are classified in 6108.
* Fraternity or sorority houses are classified in 6205.
* Home care providers working in their clients' homes are
				classified in 6511 or 6512.
* Home health and nursing providers working in their clients'
				homes are classified in 6110.
* Retirement communities without any services or meal plans,
				such as apartment buildings or condominiums that simply restrict the occupants
				to age 55 or above, are classified in 4910.
Special note :
Residents of a retirement center
				  are capable of an independent lifestyle and do not require an on-site physician
				  or personal care services. Businesses engaged in providing temporary or
				  permanent residences which provide various levels of medical and personal care
				  services such as feeding, bathing, and personal hygiene are to be reported
				  separately in classification 6108.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-6509, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-722,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.04.020(1) and
				  51.16.035. 91-12-014, §
				  296-17-722, filed 5/31/91, effective 7/1/91. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), §
				  296-17-722, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), §
				  296-17-722, filed 2/28/85, effective 4/1/85; Order 73-22, § 296-17-722,
				  filed 11/9/73, effective 1/1/74.