Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-823 - Developmental disabilities administration intake and eligibility determination › APPLYING FOR A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADMINISTRATION ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION › Section 388-823-0010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following definitions apply to this chapter:
"ABAS-II" means adaptive behavior assessment system second
					 edition, which is a comprehensive, norm-referenced assessment of adaptive
					 behavior and skills of individuals from birth through age 89.
"CAS" means the DAS-Naglieri cognitive assessment system, a
					 clinical instrument for assessing intelligence based on a battery of cognitive
					 tasks. The test is used for children ages five through seventeen years eleven
					 months.
"Client" means a person with a developmental disability as
					 defined in chapter 388-823 WAC who is currently eligible and active with the
					 developmental disabilities administration (DDA).
"Community first choice" or "CFC" is a medicaid state plan
					 program defined in chapter 388-106 WAC.
"C-TONI" means the comprehensive test of nonverbal
					 intelligence, a battery of six subtests, designed to measure different aspects
					 of nonverbal intellectual abilities from ages six to eighteen years eleven
					 months.
"DAS" means differential ability scales, which is a
					 cognitive abilities battery for children and adolescents at least age two
					 years, six months but under age eighteen.
"DDA" means the developmental disabilities administration,
					 an administration within department of social and health services.
Department" means the department of social and health
					 services.
"Documentation" means written information that provides
					 support for certain claims, such as diagnoses, test scores, or residency for
					 the purpose of establishing DDA eligibility.
"DSM-IV-TR" means the diagnostic and statistical manual of
					 mental disorders, fourth edition, text revision.
"DSM-5" means the diagnostic and statistical manual of
					 mental disorders, fifth edition.
"Eligible" means that DDA has determined that you have a
					 condition that meets all of the requirements for a developmental disability as
					 set forth in this chapter.
"ESIT" means early support for infants and toddlers, a
					 program administered by the department of early learning.
"Expiration date" means a specific date that your
					 eligibility as a client of DDA and all services paid by DDA will stop.
"FSIQ" means the full scale intelligence quotient which is
					 a broad measure of intelligence achieved through one of the standardized
					 intelligence tests included in these rules. Any standard error of measurement
					 value will not be taken into consideration when making a determination for DDA
					 eligibility.
"Functional limitation" means a reduced ability or lack of
					 ability to perform an action or activity in the manner or within the range
					 considered to be normal.
"ICAP" means the inventory for client and agency planning.
					 This is a standardized assessment of functional ability. The adaptive behavior
					 section of the ICAP assesses daily living skills and the applicant awareness of
					 when to perform these skills. The goal is to get a snapshot of his/her
					 ability.
"K-ABC" means Kaufman assessment battery for children,
					 which is a clinical instrument for assessing intellectual development. It is an
					 individually administered test of intelligence and achievement for children at
					 least age two years, six months but under age twelve years, six months. The
					 K-ABC comprises four global scales, each yielding standard scores. A special
					 nonverbal scale is provided for children at least age four years but under age
					 twelve years, six months.
"Leiter-R" means Leiter international performance scale -
					 revised, which is an untimed, individually administered test of nonverbal
					 cognitive ability for individuals at least age two years but under age
					 twenty-one years.
"Medicaid personal care" or "MPC" is a medicaid state plan
					 program as defined in chapter 388-106 WAC.
"Necessary supplemental accommodation representative" means
					 an individual who receives copies of DDA planned action notices (PANs) and
					 other department correspondence in order to help a client understand the
					 documents and exercise the client's rights. A necessary supplemental
					 accommodation representative is identified by a client of DDA when the client
					 does not have a legal guardian and the client is requesting or receiving DDA
					 services.
"Nonverbal" means that you do not possess sufficient verbal
					 skills to complete a standard intellectual test.
"NSA" means necessary supplemental accommodations, which
					 are services provided to you if you have a mental, neurological, physical, or
					 sensory impairment or other problems that prevent you from getting program
					 benefits in the same way that an unimpaired person would get them.
"Review" means DDA must determine that a current client of
					 DDA still meets all of the requirements for a developmental disability as set
					 forth in this chapter.
"RHC" means a residential habilitation center operated by
					 the DDA.
"SIB-R" means the scale of independent behavior-revised
					 which is an adaptive behavior assessment derived from quality standardization
					 and norming. It can be administered as a questionnaire or as a carefully
					 structured interview, with special materials to aid the interview
					 process.
"SOLA" means a state operated living alternative
					 residential service for adults operated by DDA.
"Stanford-Binet" is a battery of fifteen subtests measuring
					 intelligence for individuals at least age two years but under age twenty-three
					 years.
"Termination" means an action taken by DDA that stops your
					 DDA eligibility and services paid by DDA. If your DDA eligibility is terminated
					 your DDA authorized services will also be terminated. If you remain eligible
					 for community first choice (CFC) or medicaid personal care (MPC) and you are
					 under the age of eighteen DDA will continue to authorize this service. If you
					 are eighteen or older CFC or MPC services will be authorized by the aging and
					 long-term support administration.
"VABS" means Vineland adaptive behavior scales, which is an
					 assessment to measure adaptive behavior in children from birth but under age
					 eighteen years, nine months and in adults with low functioning in four separate
					 domains: Communication, daily living skills, socialization, and motor
					 skills.
"Wechsler" means the Wechsler intelligence scale, which is
					 an individually administered measure of an individual's capacity for
					 intelligent behavior. There are three Wechsler intelligence scales, dependent
					 upon the age of the individual:
* Wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence for
					 children at least age three years but under age seven years;
* Wechsler intelligence scale for children at least age six
					 years but under age sixteen years; and
* Wechsler adult intelligence scale for individuals at
					 least age sixteen years but under age seventy-four years.
"WJ III(r)" means the Woodcock-Johnson(r) III, a test which
					 is designed to provide a co-normed set of tests for measuring general
					 intellectual ability, specific cognitive abilities, scholastic aptitude, oral
					 language, and academic achievement. The WJ III(r) is used for ages two and
					 up.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						71A.10.020,
						71A.12.030,
						71A.12.050,
						71A.12.070,
						71A.16.020,
						71A.16.030,
						71A.16.040,
						71A.16.050, and chapters 71A.10,
						71A.12, and 71A.16 RCW. 05-12-130, § 388-823-0010, filed 6/1/05, effective
						7/2/05.