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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › TRAUMA/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Chapter 246-980 - Home care aide rules › REQUIREMENTS FOR A PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATION › Section 246-980-065 - Home care aide provisional certification

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(1) The department may issue a provisional
				  certification to a long-term care worker who is limited-English proficient and
				  submits:
(a) A request for a provisional
				  certification; and
(b) Verification
				  of his or her date of hire as a long-term care worker, as follows:
(i) For individual providers, verification of
				  the applicant's date of hire submitted directly by the department of social and
				  health services; or
(ii) For all
				  other applicants, a form supplied by the department and completed by the
				  employer who hired the applicant as a long-term care worker, verifying the
				  applicant's date of hire.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › TRAUMA/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Chapter 246-980 - Home care aide rules › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE AIDE CERTIFICATION › Section 246-980-100 - Examination and reexamination for home care aide certification

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(1) The
				  certification examination will consist of both a written knowledge test and a
				  skills demonstration.
(2) The
				  certification examination will test the core competencies, including but not
				  limited to:
(a) Communication
				  skills;
(b) Worker
				  self-care;
(c) Problem
				  solving;
(d) Maintaining
				  dignity;
(e) Consumer directed
				  care;
(f) Cultural
				  sensitivity;
(g) Body
				  mechanics;
(h) Fall
				  prevention;
(i) Skin and body
				  care;
(j) Home care aide roles and
				  boundaries;
(k) Supporting
				  activities of daily living; and
(l)
				  Food preparation and handling.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › TRAUMA/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Chapter 246-980 - Home care aide rules › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE AIDE CERTIFICATION › Section 246-980-110 - Continuing education

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(1) A home care
				  aide must demonstrate completion of twelve hours of continuing education per
				  year as required by
				  RCW
				  74.39A.341. The required continuing education
				  must be obtained during the period between renewals. Continuing education is
				  subject to the provisions of chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 7.
(2) Verification of completion of the
				  continuing education requirement is due upon renewal. If the first renewal
				  period is less than a full year from the date of certification, no continuing
				  education will be due for the first renewal period.
Statutory
					 Authority: Chapters 18.88B and
					 18.130 RCW,
					 2012 c
					 164 , and 2013 c 259 . WSR 13-19-087, §
					 246-980-110, filed 9/18/13, effective 10/19/13. Statutory Authority: Chapters
					 18.88B and 74.39A RCW. WSR 10-15-103, § 246-980-110, filed 7/20/10,
					 effective 1/1/11. WSR 13-18-003, § 246-980-110, filed 8/21/2013, effective
					 9/21/2013
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › TRAUMA/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Chapter 246-980 - Home care aide rules › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE AIDE CERTIFICATION › Section 246-980-115 - Renew or reinstate an expired certification

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(1) To renew a home care aide certification
				  the practitioner must:
(a) Renew the
				  certification every year by the home care aide's birthday as provided in
				  chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2;
(b)
				  Submit a completed application as provided by the department; and
(c) Provide verification of twelve hours of
				  continuing education as required by
				  RCW
				  74.39A.341 and WAC
				  246-980-110
				  with the renewal application.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › TRAUMA/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Chapter 246-980 - Home care aide rules › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE AIDE CERTIFICATION › Section 246-980-120 - Home care aide-Application- Conviction data-Criteria for denial or conditional license

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(1) An applicant
				  who has any criminal history may be denied certification or may be granted
				  certification with conditions pursuant to
				  RCW
				  18.130.055.
(2) In determining whether to deny
				  certification or grant certification with conditions due to an applicant's
				  criminal history, the department may consider, but is not limited to, the
				  following factors:
(a) The severity of the
				  crime as classified under law;
(b)
				  The number of convictions and whether the applicant has exhibited a pattern of
				  criminal conduct;
(c) The amount of
				  time elapsed since the date of conviction or the date of offense;
(d) The amount of time the applicant has
				  spent in the community after release from custody;
(e) Whether any conviction is listed by the
				  department of social and health services as a disqualifying crime, including
				  those offenses listed in
				  RCW
				  43.43.830(7), (8), or
				  (9);
(f) Whether the applicant has complied with
				  court-ordered conditions such as treatment, restitution, or other remedial or
				  rehabilitative measures;
(g) Other
				  remediation or rehabilitation by the applicant subsequent to the conviction
				  date;
(h) Whether the applicant
				  disclosed the conviction on the certification application; and
(i) Any other factor relating to the
				  applicant's ability to practice as a home care aide with reasonable skill and
				  safety.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › TRAUMA/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Chapter 246-980 - Home care aide rules › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE AIDE CERTIFICATION › Section 246-980-130 - Provision for delegation of certain tasks to a home care aide

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(1) A home care
				  aide-certified may perform tasks delegated by a registered nurse for patients
				  in community-based care settings or in-home care settings each as defined in
				  RCW
				  18.79.260(3)(e).
(2) Before performing any delegated task a
				  home care aide-certified must show the certificate of completion of the core
				  delegation training from the department of social and health services to the
				  registered nurse delegator.
(3) A
				  home care aide-certified who is performing nurse delegation tasks must comply
				  with all applicable requirements of the nursing care quality assurance
				  commission in WAC
				  246-840-910 through
				  246-840-970.
(4) A home care aide-certified, who may be
				  performing insulin injections must show a certificate of completion of diabetic
				  training from the department of social and health services to the registered
				  nurse delegator.
(5) A home care
				  aide-certified must meet any additional training requirements identified by the
				  department of social and health services.
(6) For the purposes of this section,
				  delegated nursing care tasks must be performed:
(a) Only for the specific patient for whom
				  those tasks are delegated;
(b) Only
				  with the patient's consent; and
(c)
				  In compliance with all applicable requirements in WAC
				  246-840-910 through
				  246-840-970.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › TRAUMA/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Chapter 246-980 - Home care aide rules › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE AIDE CERTIFICATION › Section 246-980-140 - Scope of practice for long-term care workers

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(1) A long-term care worker performs
				  activities of daily living or activities of daily living and instrumental
				  activities of daily living. A person performing only instrumental activities of
				  daily living is not acting under the long-term care worker scope of practice.
(a) "Activities of daily living" means
				  self-care abilities related to personal care such as bathing, eating,
				  medication assistance, using the toilet, dressing, and transfer. This may
				  include fall prevention, skin and body care.
(b) "Instrumental activities of daily living"
				  means activities in the home and community including cooking, shopping, house
				  cleaning, doing laundry, working, and managing personal finances.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › TRAUMA/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Chapter 246-980 - Home care aide rules › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE AIDE CERTIFICATION › Section 246-980-160 - Sexual misconduct

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A long-term care worker shall not engage in sexual
					 misconduct as defined in WAC
					 246-16-100.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › TRAUMA/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES › Chapter 246-980 - Home care aide rules › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME CARE AIDE CERTIFICATION › Section 246-980-990 - Home care aide certification fees

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(1) Certifications
				  must be renewed every year on the practitioner's birthday as provided in
				  chapter 246-12 WAC.
(2) The
				  following nonrefundable fees will be charged for home care aide:
Title of Fee
Fee
Application
$100.00
Certification renewal
100.00
Late renewal penalty
50.00
Expired certification reactivation
30.00
Duplicate certification
15.00
Verification
25.00
Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.88B and 74.39A RCW.
						10-15-103, § 246-980-990, filed 7/20/10, effective
						1/1/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-02 - Organization, operations and procedures › Section 247-02-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter shall be to provide guidance on the
				organization, operation, and procedures of the Washington health care
				facilities authority.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-02-010, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-02 - Organization, operations and procedures › Section 247-02-020 - Rules of interpretation

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(1) All
			 adjectives and adverbs, including but not limited to the words "adequate,"
			 "approved," "qualified," "reasonable," "reputable," "satisfactory,"
			 "sufficiently," and "suitable," as used in Title 247 WAC to qualify a person,
			 procedure, process or otherwise shall be as determined by the authority or its
			 designee.
(2) Where the word
			 "shall" is used in Title 247 WAC, the subject rule or action to which the word
			 relates is mandatory.
(3) Where the
			 word "should" is used in Title 247 WAC, it indicates suggestion or
			 recommendation but not a requirement.
(4) Where the word "may" is used in Title 247
			 WAC, the action or rule to which the word relates is permissive or
			 discretionary.
(5) Words importing
			 the singular number may also be applied to the plural of persons and things;
			 words importing the plural may be applied to the singular; and words importing
			 the masculine gender or relating to a man may also be extended to the feminine
			 gender and be considered to relate equally to a woman.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-02-020, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-02 - Organization, operations and procedures › Section 247-02-030 - Definitions

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(1) "Act" means chapter 70.37 RCW.
(2) "Washington health care facilities
			 authority" and "authority" each mean the corporate and politic public body
			 created by the act and, unless the context indicates otherwise, also refer to
			 the staff and employees of the authority.
The terms defined in the act shall have the same meaning when
				used in Title 247 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-02-030, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-02 - Organization, operations and procedures › Section 247-02-040 - Description of organization

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(1) The authority
			 is a public entity established under the provisions of chapter 70.37 RCW, which
			 exercises essential governmental functions.
(2) Officers. The officers of the authority
			 shall be a chair, who shall be the governor, and a secretary. The secretary
			 shall be elected by a majority vote of the board members and shall continue to
			 hold that office until his or her successor is later elected. Whenever a
			 vacancy occurs in the office of secretary, the members of the authority shall
			 elect a successor who shall serve out the remaining term.
(3) Authority staff: The staff of the
			 authority shall consist of an executive director and such other employees as
			 are determined by the authority as necessary to fulfill its responsibilities
			 and duties. The executive director shall be the chief administrative officer of
			 the authority and subject to its direction. All other staff shall be under his
			 or her supervision and direction. The executive director shall keep a record of
			 the proceedings of the authority and, when required by the authority, shall
			 sign notes, contracts and other instruments. The executive director shall have
			 custody of and be responsible for all moneys and securities of the authority
			 and shall deposit all such moneys forth with in such banks as the authority may
			 designate from time to time.
(4)
			 Administrative office: The administrative office of the authority shall be
			 located at 410 11th Ave. S.E., Suite 201, Olympia, Washington 98504, which
			 office shall be open each day for the transaction of business from 8:00 a.m. to
			 5:00 p.m. (Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excepted.
(5) Address for communications: All
			 communications with the authority, including but not limited to the submission
			 of materials pertaining to its operations and these rules, requests for copies
			 of the authority's decisions and other matters, shall be addressed as follows:
			 Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, 410 11th Ave. S.E., Suite 201,
			 Olympia, Washington 98504.
Statutory Authority: RCW 73.37.050 [70.37.050]. 81-24-038
				  (Order 9, Resolution No. 81-1), §
										247-02-040, filed 11/25/81.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-02-040, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-02 - Organization, operations and procedures › Section 247-02-050 - Operations and procedures

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(1) Model rules of
			 procedure: Practice and procedure in and before the authority are governed by
			 the model rules of procedure codified in chapter 10-08 WAC, as now or hereafter
			 amended, which rules the authority adopts as its own, subject to any additional
			 rules the authority may add from time to time. The authority reserves the right
			 to make whatever determination is fair and equitable should any question not
			 covered by its rules come before the authority, said determination to be in
			 accordance with the spirit and intent of the law.
(2) Authority meetings: The meetings of the
			 authority shall all be "special meetings" as that designation is applied in
			 chapter 42.30 RCW. They may be called at any time and place by the chair or a
			 majority of the members of the authority. The authority shall provide to the
			 members and the public such notice as may be required by law. An executive
			 session may be called by the chair or by a majority of all members of the
			 authority as permitted by law.
(3)
			 Quorum: Three members shall constitute a quorum, and the act of a majority of
			 the members present at any meeting, if there is a quorum, shall be deemed the
			 act of the authority except as specified hereafter in WAC
			 247-02-050(7).
(4) Chair's voting rights: The chair shall
			 have the right to vote on all matters before the authority, just as any other
			 authority member.
(5) Minutes of
			 meetings: Minutes shall be kept of the proceedings of the authority.
(6) Rules of order: The authority shall
			 generally follow
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised
, in
			 conducting its business meetings.
(7) Form of authority action: The authority
			 may act on the basis of a motion except when authorizing issuance of bonds
			 pursuant to WAC
			 247-16-070 and when otherwise
			 taking official and formal action with respect to the creation of special funds
			 and the issuance and sale of bonds for a project of a participant, in which
			 case the authority shall act by resolution. Such resolutions shall be adopted
			 upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the authority and
			 shall be signed by a majority of the members of the authority. Motions shall be
			 adopted upon the affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum of members present
			 at any meeting. All bonds shall be executed in the manner provided in
			 RCW
			  70.37.050.
(8) Public participation is welcomed in the
			 meetings of the authority.
(a) The authority's
			 usual practice shall be to leave time in the agenda of authority meetings for
			 public comment.
(b) The chair of
			 the authority shall recognize anyone in the audience who indicates at the time
			 of the meeting a desire to speak at such meeting, provided that remarks by any
			 individual person are limited to five minutes unless a time extension is
			 granted by the chair.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-04 - Determination of facilities as health care facilities › Section 247-04-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter shall be to provide guidance
				regarding the determination of facilities as health care facilities as defined
				for purposes of chapter 70.37 RCW, and the resulting eligibility for authority
				financial assistance. If a facility owned or operated by a participant (as
				defined in
				RCW
				 70.37.020(4))  is determined
				to be a health care facility, it shall be eligible for financing provided by
				the authority. If a facility is determined not to be a health care facility,
				then the authority shall not provide financing for such facility. If a facility
				is used for both health care and nonhealth care uses, then only those portions
				of the facility which are determined to be health care facilities shall be
				eligible for financing provided by the authority.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  70.37.050. 94-15-053, §
										247-04-010, filed 7/15/94,
				  effective 8/15/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-04 - Determination of facilities as health care facilities › Section 247-04-020 - Facilities which are health care facilities

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For the purposes of chapter 70.37 RCW, the term health care
				facility includes the following facilities which are constructed, purchased,
				acquired, leased, used, owned or operated by a participant (as defined in
				RCW
				 70.37.020(4)) :
(1) Hospices licensed under chapter 70.127
			 RCW;
(2) Hospitals licensed under
			 chapter
			 70.41 RCW;
(3) Rural health facilities as defined in
			 RCW
			  70.175.020;
(4) Psychiatric hospitals licensed under
			 chapter
			 71.12 RCW;
(5) Nursing homes licensed under
			 chapter
			 18.51 RCW (excluding any
			 facility maintained by a participant as an independent nursing home);
(6) Community mental health centers licensed
			 under chapter 71.05
			 or 71.24
			 RCW;
(7) Kidney disease treatment
			 centers licensed under
			 chapter
			 70.41 RCW;
(8) Ambulatory diagnostic, treatment or
			 surgical facilities licensed under
			 chapter
			 70.41 RCW;
(9) Drug and alcohol treatment facilities
			 licensed under
			 chapter
			 70.96A RCW;
(10) Home health agencies licensed under
			 chapter 70.127 RCW;
(11) Abortion
			 clinics;
(12) Acupuncture
			 clinics;
(13) Asthma and allergy
			 clinics;
(14) Birthing
			 centers;
(15) Blood banks and blood
			 centers;
(16) Children's clinics or
			 hospitals;
(17) Chiropractic
			 clinics;
(18) Community health
			 clinics or centers;
(19)
			 Comprehensive cancer centers;
(20)
			 Comprehensive community health centers;
(21) Cosmetic surgery clinics;
(22) Dental clinics;
(23) Emergency hospitals;
(24) Evaluation and treatment facilities for
			 mentally ill persons;
(25) Extended
			 care facilities;
(26) Eye
			 banks;
(27) Fertility
			 clinics;
(28) Foot and ankle
			 clinics;
(29) Freestanding
			 ambulatory surgery centers;
(30)
			 Health maintenance organizations;
(31) Homeopathic clinics;
(32) Hypnotherapy centers;
(33) Medical test sites;
(34) Mental health clinics or
			 centers;
(35) Naturopathic
			 clinics;
(36) Optometry
			 clinics;
(37) Orthopedic
			 clinics;
(38) Osteopathic
			 clinics;
(39) Physical therapy
			 clinics or centers;
(40) Prosthetic
			 and orthotic clinics;
(41)
			 Psychiatric clinics;
(42) Skilled
			 nursing facilities;
(43) Sports
			 medicine clinics; and
(44) Women's
			 health care clinics.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  70.37.050. 94-15-053, §
										247-04-020, filed 7/15/94,
				  effective 8/15/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-04 - Determination of facilities as health care facilities › Section 247-04-030 - Facilities which may be health care facilities

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(1) Upon investigation, at the request of a
			 participant, the authority may determine other facilities (including land,
			 structures, systems, machinery, equipment or other real or personal property or
			 appurtenances useful for or associated with the delivery of inpatient or
			 outpatient health care service or support for such care or any combination
			 thereof) to be health care facilities for purposes of chapter 70.37 RCW, to the
			 extent that the participant intends such health care activities to be a
			 principal use of such facility. Such facilities may include the following,
			 among others:
(a) Adult day care
			 centers;
(b) Counseling
			 centers;
(c) Family planning
			 centers;
(d) Group care facilities
			 for children with disabilities;
(e)
			 Juvenile evaluation and treatment facilities;
(f) Occupational health clinics;
(g) Rehabilitation centers;
(h) Speech and hearing clinics; and
(i) Training centers for persons with
			 developmental disabilities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-04 - Determination of facilities as health care facilities › Section 247-04-040 - Factors to be considered in determining whether health care use is a principal use

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(1) For purposes of
			 this chapter, a use or intended use of a participant's facility, or portion
			 thereof, shall be a principal use only if it is one that will utilize more than
			 10% of a facility.
(2) The
			 authority may consider the following factors, among others, in determining
			 whether a health care use is a principal use of a facility:
(a) The relative amounts of land or space in
			 structures or improvements to be utilized for health care and nonhealth care
			 uses;
(b) The relative fair market
			 or rental value of facilities to be utilized for health care and nonhealth care
			 uses; and
(c) The relative amounts
			 of time a particular facility is utilized for health care and nonhealth care
			 uses.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-06 - Providing financial assistance to nursing homes › Section 247-06-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter shall be to provide guidance
				regarding the circumstances under which a nursing home facility is a health
				care facility as defined for purposes of chapter 70.37 RCW, and the resulting
				eligibility for authority financing assistance. If the authority determines
				that a nursing home facility is an independent nursing home, then the nursing
				home is not a health care facility and is not eligible for authority financing
				assistance.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  70.37.020(3). 94-15-054,
				  §
										247-06-010, filed 7/15/94,
				  effective 8/15/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-06 - Providing financial assistance to nursing homes › Section 247-06-020 - Determination process

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(1) Upon the request
			 of a participant (as defined in
			 RCW
			  70.37.020(4)), the
			 executive director, in consultation with the authority's assistant attorney
			 general and authority's bond counsel, shall evaluate whether a nursing home
			 qualifies for financing assistance under the Washington health care facilities
			 authority statute, chapter 70.37 RCW (the act), and shall make a recommendation
			 to the authority board based upon such evaluation. The participant's request
			 shall include information with respect to the participant and the nursing home
			 that is responsive to the criteria and factors described in WAC
			 247-06-030 below and such other
			 information as the executive director may require.
(2) Upon receipt and consideration of the
			 executive director's recommendation, the board shall determine whether a
			 nursing home is eligible for authority financing assistance.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  70.37.020(3). 94-15-054,
				  §
										247-06-020, filed 7/15/94,
				  effective 8/15/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-06 - Providing financial assistance to nursing homes › Section 247-06-030 - Criteria for providing financing assistance to nursing homes

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The criteria which will serve as the basis for the review and
				evaluation for determining whether a nursing home is not independent and thus
				qualifies for authority financing assistance shall include, but need not be
				limited to, the following:
(1) Control
			 by related participant. This criterion relates to the nature of the
			 relationship between the related participant and the nursing home and the level
			 of organizational control the related participant exercises or will exercise
			 over the nursing home. The closer the relationship between the related
			 participant and the nursing home and the greater the level of control the
			 related participant exercises over the nursing home, the more likely it is that
			 a nexus exists between the participant and the nursing home sufficient to
			 support the conclusion that the nursing home is not independent. Factors to
			 consider may include, but need not be limited to, the following:
(a) Who the legal owner of the nursing home
			 is;
(b) How the members of the
			 board of trustees/directors of the nursing home and/or the related participant
			 are chosen;
(c) How the management
			 of the nursing home is chosen;
(d)
			 How the nursing home budget is approved and whether the related participant has
			 veto authority; and
(e) What entity
			 holds the license to operate the nursing home.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-010 - Purpose (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-12-010, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-015 - Authority and purpose

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(1)RCW
			  42.56.070(1) requires each
			 agency to make available for inspection and copying non-exempt "public records"
			 in accordance with published rules. The act defines "public record" at
			 RCW
			  42.56.010(3) to include any
			 "writing containing information relating to the conduct of government or the
			 performance of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned, used,
			 or retained" by the agency.
			 RCW
			  42.56.010(3) excludes from
			 the definition of "public record" the records of volunteers that are not
			 otherwise required to be retained by the agency and which are held by
			 volunteers who do not serve in an administrative capacity; have not been
			 appointed by the agency to an agency board, commission or internship; and do
			 not have a supervisory role or delegated authority.
			 RCW
			  42.56.070(2) requires each
			 agency to set forth "for informational purposes" every law, in addition to the
			 Public Records Act, that exempts or prohibits the disclosure of public records
			 held by that agency.
(2) The
			 purpose of these rules is to establish the procedures the Washington health
			 care facilities authority (authority) will follow in order to provide full
			 access to public records. These rules provide information to persons wishing to
			 request access to public records of the authority and establish processes for
			 both requestors and authority staff that are designed to best assist members of
			 the public in obtaining such access.
(3) The purpose of the act is to provide the
			 public full access to information concerning the conduct of government, mindful
			 of individuals' privacy rights and the desirability of the efficient
			 administration of government. The act and these rules will be interpreted in
			 favor of disclosure. In carrying out its responsibilities under the act, the
			 authority will be guided by the provisions of the act describing its purposes
			 and interpretation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-020 - Definitions (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-12-020, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-025 - Agency description-Contact information-Public records officer

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(1) The Washington health care facilities
			 authority (authority) acts as a conduit to allow nonprofit health care
			 providers access to the tax-exempt municipal bond market. The authority's
			 central office is located at 410 11th Avenue S.E., Suite 201, Olympia,
			 Washington 98501.
(2) Any person
			 wishing to request access to public records of the authority, or seeking
			 assistance in making such a request should contact the public records officer
			 of the authority:
Public Records Officer
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority
410 11th Avenue S.E.
Olympia, WA 98501
Telephone: 360-753-6185
Fax: 360-586-9168
E-mail: whcfarecords@whcfa.wa.gov
Information is also available at the authority's website at
http://www.whcfa.wa.gov
.
(3) The public records officer will
			 oversee compliance with the act but another authority staff member may process
			 the request. Therefore, these rules will refer to the public records officer
			 "or designee." The public records officer or designee and the authority will
			 provide the "fullest assistance" to requestors; create and maintain for use by
			 the public and authority officials an index to public records of the authority;
			 ensure that public records are protected from damage or disorganization; and
			 prevent fulfilling public records requests from causing excessive interference
			 with essential functions of the authority.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-030 - Public records available (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-12-030, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-035 - Availability of public records

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(1)
Hours
			 for inspection of records.
Public records are available for inspection
			 and copying during normal business hours of the Washington health care
			 facilities authority (authority), Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
			 p.m., excluding legal holidays. Records must be inspected at the offices of the
			 authority. Many public records are also available for inspection and copying on
			 the authority's website at any time, at no cost.
(2)
Organization of records.
The
			 authority will maintain its records in a reasonably organized manner. The
			 authority will take reasonable actions to protect records from damage and
			 disorganization. A requestor shall not take authority records from authority
			 offices without the permission of the public records officer or designee. A
			 variety of records is available on the authority's website at
http://www.whcfa.wa.gov
.
			 Requestors are encouraged to view the documents available on the website prior
			 to submitting a records request.
(3)
Making a request for public
			 records.
(a) Any person wishing to
			 inspect or copy public records of the authority should make the request in
			 writing on the authority's request form or through an online portal, or by
			 letter, fax, or email addressed to the public records officer at the email
			 address publicly designated by the authority, or by submitting the request in
			 person at Washington health care facilities authority at 410 11th Avenue S.E.,
			 Suite 201, Olympia, Washington 98501 and include the following information:
* Name of requestor;
* Address of requestor;
* Other contact information, including telephone number and any
				email address;
* Identification of the public records adequate for the public
				records officer or designee to locate the records; and
* The date and time of day of the request.
(b) If the requestor wishes to have copies of
			 the records made instead of simply inspecting them, he or she should so
			 indicate and make arrangements to pay for copies of the records or a deposit.
			 Pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.56.120, charges for copies are provided in
			 a fee schedule attached hereto; available at 410 11th Avenue S.E., Suite 201,
			 Olympia, Washington 98501 and online at
http://www.whcfa.wa.gov
.
(c) A records request form is available for
			 use by requestors at the office of the public records officer and online at
http://www.whcfa.wa.gov
.
(d) The public records officer or designee
			 may accept requests for public records that contain the above information by
			 telephone or in person. If the public records officer or designee accepts such
			 a request, he or she will confirm receipt of the information and the substance
			 of the request in writing.
(e) If
			 requestors refuse to identify themselves or provide sufficient contact
			 information, the agency will respond to the extent feasible and consistent with
			 the law.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-040 - Public records officer (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-12-040, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-045 - Processing of public records requests-General

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(1)
Providing "fullest assistance."
The Washington health care
			 facilities authority (authority) is charged by statute with adopting rules
			 which provide for how it will "provide full access to public records," "protect
			 records from damage or disorganization," "prevent excessive interference with
			 other essential functions of the agency," provide "fullest assistance" to
			 requestors, and provide the "most timely possible action" on public records
			 requests. The public records officer or designee will process requests in the
			 order allowing the most requests to be processed in the most efficient
			 manner.
(2) The public records
			 officer or designee will evaluate the request according to the nature of the
			 request, volume, and availability of requested records.
(3)
Acknowledging receipt of
			 request.
Following the initial evaluation of the request under
			 subsection (2) of this section, and within five business
			 days1 of receipt of the request, the public records
			 officer will do one or more of the following:
(a) Make the records available for inspection
			 or copying including:
(i) If copies are
			 available on the authority's internet website, provide an internet address and
			 link on the website to specific records requested;
(ii) If copies are requested and payment of a
			 deposit for the copies, if any, is made or other terms of payment are agreed
			 upon, send the copies to the requestor;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-050 - Office hours (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-12-050, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-055 - Processing of public records requests-Electronic records

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(1)
Requesting electronic
			 records.
The process for requesting electronic public records is the
			 same as for requesting paper public records.
(2)
Providing electronic
			 records.
When a requestor requests records in an electronic format, the
			 public records officer will provide the nonexempt records or portions of such
			 records that are reasonably locatable in an electronic format that is used by
			 the Washington health care facilities authority (authority) and is generally
			 commercially available, or in a format that is reasonably translatable from the
			 format in which the agency keeps the record. Costs for providing electronic
			 records are governed by
			 RCW
			  42.56.120,
			 42.56.130, and WAC
			 247-12-070. The fee schedule is
			 available at 410 11th Avenue S.E., Suite 201, Olympia, Washington 98501 and
http://www.whcfa.wa.gov
.
(3)
Customized electronic access
			 services.
While not required, and with the consent of the requestor, the
			 authority may decide to provide customized electronic access services and
			 assess charges under
			 RCW
			  42.56.120 (2)(f). A
			 customized service charge applies only if the authority estimates that the
			 request would require the use of information technology expertise to prepare
			 data compilations, or provide customized electronic access services when such
			 compilations and customized access services are not used by the agency for
			 other purposes. The authority may charge a fee consistent with
			 RCW
			  42.56.120(3) for such
			 customized access. The fee schedule is attached hereto; available at 410 11th
			 Avenue S.E., Suite 201, Olympia, Washington 98501 and online at
http://www.whcfa.wa.gov
.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-060 - Requests for public records (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-12-060, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-065 - Exemptions

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(1) The Public Records Act provides that a
			 number of types of documents are exempt from public inspection and copying. In
			 addition, documents are exempt from disclosure if any "other statute" exempts
			 or prohibits disclosure. Requestors should be aware of the following
			 exemptions, outside the Public Records Act, that restrict the availability of
			 some documents held by Washington health care facilities authority (authority)
			 for inspection and copying:
* Records protected under the attorney-client privilege.
				(RCW
				 5.60.060 (2)(a)).
* Certain confidential personal information maintained on
				borrowers or applicants. See
				RCW
				 42.56.230(5) (exempting
				financial information from disclosure).
* Lists of individuals to be used for commercial purposes
				(RCW
				 42.56.070(8)).
* Certain confidential personal information maintained on
				employees, appointees, or elected officials to the extent disclosure violates
				the individual's right to privacy (RCW
				 42.56.230(3)).
* Records relevant to a controversy and protected under the
				work product doctrine (RCW
				 42.56.290).
(2) The authority is prohibited by statute
			 from disclosing lists of individuals for commercial
			 purposes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-070 - Copying (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-12-070, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-080 - Exemptions and denials of requested public records (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-12-080, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-085 - Review of denials of public records

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(1)
Petition
			 for internal administrative review of denial of access.
Any person who
			 objects to the initial denial or partial denial of a records request may
			 petition in writing (including email) to the public records officer for a
			 review of that decision. The petition shall include a copy of or reasonably
			 identify the written statement by the public records officer or designee
			 denying the request.
(2)
Consideration of petition for review.
The public records officer
			 or designee shall promptly provide the petition and any other relevant
			 information to the agency executive director. The authority will, within two
			 business days following receipt of the petition for review, respond with an
			 estimate of time to consider the matter. Following such review, the executive
			 director will either affirm, reverse, or amend the denial.
(3)
Review by the attorney general's
			 office.
Pursuant to
			 RCW
			  42.56.530, if the authority denies a
			 requestor access to public records because it claims the record is exempt in
			 whole or in part from disclosure, the requestor may request the attorney
			 general's office to review the matter. The attorney general has adopted rules
			 on such requests in WAC
			 44-06-160.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-090 - Review of denials of public records requests (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-12-090, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-100 - Protection of public records (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-12-100, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-12 - Public records › Section 247-12-101 - Records index (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-12-101, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-16 - Procedures and fees for preparation and processing of applications for authority assistance › Section 247-16-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter shall be to set forth the
				procedures pursuant to which the authority receives and acts on requests for
				the providing of bonds for the financing of health care
				facilities.
Statutory Authority: RCW 73.37.050 [70.37.050]. 81-24-038
				  (Order 9, Resolution No. 81-1), §
										247-16-010, filed 11/25/81.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-16-010, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-16 - Procedures and fees for preparation and processing of applications for authority assistance › Section 247-16-020 - Definitions

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(1) "Applicant" means a participant which
			 submits an application to the authority.
(2) "Application" means a formal request to
			 the authority for the providing of bonds for the financing of a health care
			 facility, in a format and containing such information as the authority shall
			 specify in these rules or in the application instructions.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 79-10-101 (Order 2, Resolution No.
				  79-3), §
										247-16-020, filed
				  9/26/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-16 - Procedures and fees for preparation and processing of applications for authority assistance › Section 247-16-030 - Applications for financial assistance

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In order to meet the unique needs of different types of
				borrowers, and/or unique financing programs, the authority will develop and
				modify from time to time, as necessary, the application forms for financial
				assistance. Any such application shall contain at least the following
				information:
(1) Identification of
			 applicant:
(a) Legal name and address of
			 applicant;
(b) Name, title and
			 telephone number of person assigned responsibility for liaison with the
			 authority;
(c) Description of
			 applicant's legal structure (e.g., private nonprofit corporation, public
			 district hospital);
(d) If
			 applicant is a private entity, attach copies of articles of incorporation or
			 other similar documentation, and a copy of IRS determination of 501 (c)(3)
			 status;
(e) Religious or other
			 group affiliation, if any.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 247 - Health Care Facilities Authority › Chapter 247-16 - Procedures and fees for preparation and processing of applications for authority assistance › Section 247-16-035 - Applications for equipment financing assistance (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   70.37.050. 83-01-061 (Order 14), §
										247-16-035, filed
				  12/15/82.