Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-17A - Classifications for Washington workers' compensation insurance › Section 296-17A-6108 - Classification 6108

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
6108-00
Nursing homes and skilled nursing centers
Classification
6108
applies to skilled nursing
				facilities (SNF). This includes nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and
				similar facilities. While the level of care is less urgent than for patients
				requiring hospitalization, SNFs, such as nursing homes, provide 24-hour
				supervised nursing care. They also provide personal care, therapy, nutritional
				management, organized activities, and social services to individuals unable to
				care for themselves due to injury, illness, or advanced age. These facilities
				are inspected and licensed by the Washington department of social and health
				services (DSHS); their administrators are licensed by the Washington department
				of health (DOH).
Types of workers employed in nursing homes often include, but
				are not limited to:
* Activity directors;
* Administrative staff;
* Caregivers;
* Chaplains;
* Cooks and chefs;
* Dietary aides;
* Dieticians;
* Dishwashers;
* Housekeepers;
* Janitors;
* Laundry workers;
* Lawn care workers;
* Maintenance personnel;
* Nurses' aides and assistants;
* Practical nurses;
* Registered nurses;
* Social workers;
* Therapists and therapists' assistants.
Medical services provided to residents generally
				include:
* Checking and monitoring for wellness;
* Dispensing medicine;
* Medical exams;
* Rehabilitative therapies;
* Total nursing care due to illness, injury, or surgery.
				Personal care provided to residents may include performing or assisting
				with:
* Bathing;
* Brushing teeth or hair;
* Dressing;
* Feeding;
* Shaving.
This classification excludes:
* Residences providing varying levels of medical services or
				basic personal care but not licensed by DSHS as SNF or nursing home, that are
				to be reported separately in classification
6509
.
* Hospitals inspected and licensed by the DOH which are
				classified in
6105
,
6120
,
6121
,
7200
, or
7400
(assigned only by the hospital
				underwriter).
* Home care providers working in their clients' homes who are
				to be reported separately in classification
6511
or
6512
.
* Home health and nursing providers working in their clients'
				homes who are to be reported separately in classification
6110
.
For administrative purposes, classification
6108
is divided into the following subclassification(s):
6108-00
DSHS licensed nursing
			 homes.
07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-6108, filed 12/8/06,
				  effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-685,
				  filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-685,
				  filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), § 296-17-685,
				  filed 2/28/85, effective 4/1/85; 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), § 296-17-685,
				  filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; 82-24-047 (Order 82-38), § 296-17-685,
				  filed 11/29/82, effective 1/1/83; 81-24-042 (Order 81-30), § 296-17-685,
				  filed 11/30/81, effective 1/1/82; Order 75-38, § 296-17-685, filed
				  11/24/75, effective 1/1/76; Order 73-22, § 296-17-685, filed 11/9/73,
				  effective 1/1/74.