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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2780 - Change in licensee/change of ownership - Notice to department and residents

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(1) In order to
					 change the licensee of a boarding home, the current licensee must notify the
					 following in writing of the proposed change in licensee:
(a) The department; and
(b) All residents, or resident
					 representatives (if any).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2783 - Change in licensee/change of ownership - Relinquishment of license

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(1) On the
					 effective date of the change in licensee, the current boarding home licensee is
					 required to relinquish their boarding home license.
(2) To relinquish a license, the licensee
					 must mail the department the boarding home license along with a letter,
					 addressed to the department, stating licensee's intent to relinquish the
					 boarding home license to the department.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.20 RCW. WSR 09-06-063,
						  § 388-78A-2783, filed 3/2/09, effective
						  4/2/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2785 - Change in licensee/change of ownership - Ninety days notice

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The current boarding home licensee must provide written
						notice to the department and residents, or resident representatives (if any),
						ninety calendar days prior to the date of the change of licensee, if the
						proposed change of boarding home licensee is anticipated to result in the
						discharge or transfer of any resident.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.20 RCW. WSR 09-06-063,
						  § 388-78A-2785, filed 3/2/09, effective
						  4/2/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2787 - Change in licensee/change of ownership - Sixty days notice

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The current boarding home licensee must provide written
						notice to the department and residents, or resident representatives (if any),
						at least sixty calendar days prior to the date of the change of licensee, if
						the proposed change of boarding home licensee is not anticipated to result in
						the discharge or transfer of any resident.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.20 RCW. WSR 09-06-063,
						  § 388-78A-2787, filed 3/2/09, effective
						  4/2/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2790 - Annual renewal

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To renew a boarding home license, the boarding home
						must:
(1) Submit a completed license
					 renewal application on forms designated by the department, at least thirty days
					 prior to the license expiration date;
(2) Sign the application;
(3) Submit the annual license fee as
					 specified in WAC
					 388-78A-3230; and
(4) If the licensee's agent prepares a
					 renewal application on the licensee's behalf, the licensee must review, sign
					 and attest to the accuracy of the information contained on the renewal
					 application.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2790, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2800 - Changes in licensed bed capacity

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(1)
					 To change the licensed bed capacity in an assisted living facility, the
					 assisted living facility must:
(a) Submit a
					 completed request for approval to the department at least one day before the
					 intended change;
(b) Submit the
					 prorated fee for additional beds to DSHS within thirty calendar days, if
					 applicable;
(c) Update the
					 resident register pursuant to WAC
					 388-78A-2440
					 upon making the intended change;
(d) Post an amended license obtained from the
					 department, indicating the new licensed bed capacity; and
(e) Meet the additional requirements under
					 WAC
					 388-78A-2810.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2810 - Criteria for increasing licensed bed capacity

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Before the licensed bed capacity in an assisted living
						facility may be increased, the assisted living facility must:
(1) Obtain construction review services'
					 review and approval of the additional rooms or beds, and related auxiliary
					 spaces, if the rooms were not previously reviewed and approved for the physical
					 plant requirements at time of construction; and
(2) Ensure that each additional licensed bed
					 or "stand-by" bed meets the assisted living licensing requirements under this
					 chapter and chapter 388-110 WAC, when applicable.
(3) Before approving any increase in licensed
					 bed capacity, the department will determine the facility's maximum facility
					 capacity to ensure that any increase is consistent with this chapter and
					 chapter 388-110 WAC, when applicable.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2810, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2820 - Building requirements and exemptions (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2820, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2830 - Conversion of licensed nursing homes

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(1) If a person intends to convert a licensed
					 nursing home building into a licensed assisted living facility, the building
					 must meet all assisted living facility licensing requirements specified in this
					 chapter and chapter 18.20 RCW unless the licensee has a contract with the
					 department to provide enhanced adult residential care services in the assisted
					 living facility per
					 RCW
					 18.20.220.
(2) If the licensee provides contracted
					 enhanced adult residential care services in the building converted from a
					 licensed nursing home into a licensed assisted living facility, the assisted
					 living facility licensing requirements for the physical structure are
					 considered to be met if the most recent nursing home inspection report for the
					 nursing home building demonstrates compliance, and compliance is maintained,
					 with safety standards and fire regulations:
(a) As required by
					 RCW
					 18.51.140; and
(b) Specified in the applicable building
					 code, as required by
					 RCW
					 18.51.145, including any waivers that may
					 have been granted, except that the licensee must ensure the building meets the
					 licensed assisted living facility standards, or their functional equivalency,
					 for:
(i) Resident to bathing fixture ratio
					 required per WAC
					 388-78A-3030;
(ii) Resident to toilet ratio required per
					 WAC
					 388-78A-3030;
(iii) A call system required per WAC
					 388-78A-2930;
(iv) Resident room door closures;
					 and
(v) Resident room windows
					 required per WAC
					 388-78A-3010.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2840 - Licenses for multiple buildings

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(1)
					 The licensee may have multiple buildings operating under a single boarding home
					 license if:
(a) All of the buildings are
					 located on the same property with the same legal description; or
(b) All of the buildings are located on
					 contiguous properties undivided by:
(i)
					 Public streets, not including alleyways used primarily for delivery services or
					 parking; or
(ii) Other land that is
					 not owned and maintained by the owners of the property on which the boarding
					 home is located.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2850 - Required reviews of building plans

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(1) A person or assisted living facility must
					 notify construction review services of all planned construction regarding an
					 assisted living facility prior to beginning work on any of the following:
(a) A new building or portion thereof to be
					 used as an assisted living facility;
(b) An addition of, or modification or
					 alteration to an existing assisted living facility, including, but not limited
					 to, the assisted living facility's:
(i)
					 Physical structure;
(ii) Electrical
					 fixtures or systems;
(iii)
					 Mechanical equipment or systems;
(iv) Fire alarm fixtures or
					 systems;
(v) Fire sprinkler
					 fixtures or systems;
(vi) Wall
					 coverings 1/28 inch thick or thicker; or
(vii) Kitchen or laundry equipment.
(c) A change in the
					 department-approved use of an existing assisted living facility or portion of
					 an assisted living facility; and
(d) An existing building or portion thereof
					 to be converted for use as an assisted living facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2851 - Applicability requirements for physical plant

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(1) The purpose of physical environment
					 requirements is to provide for a safe and effective resident care environment
					 in the buildings or portions of buildings licensed as assisted living
					 facilities and used to provide assisted living services. This section applies
					 to new construction which includes:
(a) New
					 buildings to be licensed;
(b)
					 Conversion of an existing building or portion of an existing
					 building;
(c) Additions;
(d) Alterations; and
(e) Excludes buildings used exclusively for
					 administration functions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2852 - Exemptions or alternative methods

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(1)
					 The department may exempt an assisted living facility from meeting a specific
					 requirement related to the physical environment or may approve an alternative
					 method for meeting the requirement, if the department determines the exemptions
					 or alternative method will:
(a) Not
					 jeopardize the health or safety of residents;
(b) Not adversely affect the residents'
					 quality of life;
(c) Not change the
					 fundamental nature of the assisted living facility operation into something
					 other than an assisted living facility;
(d) Demonstrate that the proposed alterations
					 will serve to correct deficiencies or upgrade the facility in order to better
					 serve residents; and
(e)
					 Demonstrate to the director of residential care services, that substitution of
					 procedures, materials, or equipment for requirements specified in this chapter
					 would better serve residents.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2853 - New licenses and use of construction

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The department will not issue an assisted living facility
						license unless:
(1) Construction
					 review services:
(a) Notifies the department
					 that construction has been completed; and
(b) Provides the department:
(i) A copy of the certificate of occupancy
					 granted by the local building official;
(ii) A copy of the functional program;
					 and
(iii) A reduced copy of the
					 approved floor plan indicating room numbers or names and the approved use;
					 and
(c) The state fire
					 marshal has inspected and approved for fire life safety
					 RCW
					 18.20.130.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2860 - Relocation of residents during construction

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(1) Prior to moving residents out of the
					 assisted living facility during construction, the assisted living facility
					 must:
(a) Notify the residents and the
					 residents' representatives at least thirty days prior to the anticipated move
					 date, of the required move, and their options consistent with chapter 70.129
					 RCW;
(b) Notify the department at
					 least thirty days prior to the anticipated move date of the assisted living
					 facility's plans for relocating residents, including:
(i) The location to which the residents will
					 be relocated;
(ii) The assisted
					 living facility's plans for providing care and services during the
					 relocation;
(iii) The assisted
					 living facility's plans for returning residents to the building; and
(iv) The projected time frame for completing
					 the construction.
(c)
					 Obtain the department's approval for the relocation plans prior to relocating
					 residents.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2870 - Vacant buildings

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Whenever an assisted living facility moves out all
						residents and ceases operation for reasons other than construction, under WAC
						388-78A-2860,
						the licensee must relinquish or the department may revoke the assisted living
						facility license.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2870, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2880 - Changing use of rooms

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Prior to using a room for a purpose other than what was
						approved by construction review services, the assisted living facility
						must:
(1) Notify construction review
					 services:
(a) In writing;
(b) Thirty days or more before the intended
					 change in use;
(c) Describe the
					 current and proposed use of the room; and
(d) Provide all additional documentation as
					 requested by construction review services;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Licensing › Section 388-78A-2890 - Time frame for approval (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2890, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-2900 - Retention of approved construction documents

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The assisted living facility must retain paper or
						electronic copies of the following on the assisted living facility
						premises:
(1) Specification data on
					 materials used in construction, for the life of the product;
(2) Stamped "approved" set of construction
					 documents;
(3) The certificate of
					 occupancy or final inspection granted by the local building official;
(4) The functional program required under WAC
					 388-78A-2361; and
(5) Any approved
					 exemption or alternative methods of compliance issued by the
					 department.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2900, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-2910 - Applicable building codes (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.20 RCW. WSR 10-03-066,
						  § 388-78A-2910, filed 1/15/10, effective 2/15/10. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090. WSR 06-01-047, §
						  388-78A-2910, filed 12/15/05, effective 1/15/06. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2910, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-2920 - Area for nursing supplies and equipment

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(1) In each building, the assisted living
					 facility must provide for the safe and sanitary storage and handling of nursing
					 equipment and supplies appropriate to the needs of their residents, as well as
					 for the soiled nursing equipment by providing:
(a) A "clean" utility area for the purposes
					 of storing and preparing nursing supplies, or durable and disposable medical
					 equipment equipped with:
(i) A work counter
					 or table; and
(ii) A handwashing
					 sink, with soap and paper towels or other approved hand-drying
					 device;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-2930 - Communication system

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(1) The assisted
					 living facility must:
(a) Provide residents
					 and staff persons with the means to summon on-duty staff assistance from all
					 resident-accessible areas including:
(i)
					 Bathrooms and toilet rooms;
(ii)
					 Resident living rooms and resident sleeping rooms; and
(iii) Corridors, as well as common and
					 outdoor areas accessible to residents.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-2940 - Two-way intercom systems

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The boarding home may use a two-way intercom system
						between staff persons and residents in other rooms only when:
(1) A resident initiates the contact;
					 or
(2) Staff persons announce to
					 the resident that the intercom has been activated at the time it is activated,
					 and:
(a) The resident and any others in the
					 room agree to continue the contact;
(b) The boarding home deactivates the
					 intercom when the conversation is complete; and
(c) The boarding home ensures each resident
					 is aware the intercom is operating at all times the intercom is in use in the
					 resident's room.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-2950 - Water supply

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The assisted living facility must:
(1) Provide water meeting the provisions of
					 chapter 246-290 WAC, Group A public water supplies or chapter 246-291 WAC,
					 Group B public water systems;
(2)
					 Protect and maintain the assisted living facility water systems against
					 cross-connection in accordance with American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Recommended Practice for Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection
					 Control.
(3) Meet the
					 requirements of the plumbing code adopted by the Washington state building code
					 council;
(4) Install vacuum
					 breakers or backflow prevention devices on hose bibs and supply nozzles used to
					 connect hoses or tubing to housekeeping sinks, and where used, bedpan-flushing
					 attachments;
(5) Provide hot and
					 cold water under adequate pressure readily available throughout the assisted
					 living facility;
(6) Provide all
					 sinks in resident rooms, toilet rooms and bathrooms, and bathing fixtures used
					 by residents with hot water between 105°F and 120°F at all times;
					 and
(7) Label or color code
					 nonpotable water supplies as "unsafe for domestic use."
Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.20 and
						  74.34 RCW. WSR 09-01-052, §
						  388-78A-2950, filed 12/10/08, effective 1/10/09. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2950, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-2960 - Sewage and liquid waste disposal

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The assisted living facility must:
(1) Ensure that all sewage and waste water
					 drain into a municipal sewage disposal system according to chapter 246-272A
					 WAC, if available; or
(2) Provide
					 on-site sewage disposal systems designed, constructed, and maintained as
					 required by chapters 246-272B and 173-240 WAC, and local ordinances.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090. WSR 06-01-047, §
						  388-78A-2960, filed 12/15/05, effective 1/15/06. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2960, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-2970 - Garbage and refuse disposal

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The boarding home must:
(1) Provide an adequate number of garbage
					 containers to store refuse generated by the boarding home:
(a) Located in a storage area convenient for
					 resident and staff use;
(b)
					 Constructed of nonabsorbent material;
(c) Cleaned and maintained to prevent:
(i) Entrance of insects, rodents, birds, or
					 other pests;
(ii) Odors;
					 and
(iii) Other
					 nuisances.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-2980 - Lighting

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(1) The assisted
					 living facility must provide emergency lighting in residents units, dining and
					 activity rooms, laundry rooms, and other spaces where residents may be at the
					 time of a power outage.
(2) The
					 assisted living facility must maintain electric light fixtures and lighting
					 necessary for the comfort and safety of residents and for the activities of
					 residents and staff.
(3) The
					 assisted living facility must provide enough lighting in each resident's room
					 to meet the resident's needs, preferences and choices.
(4) New assisted living facility construction
					 must, at a minimum, meet the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
					 (IESNA) recommendations for lighting in common areas as established in the
					 IESNA lighting handbook. The applicable handbook is the edition in effect on
					 the date a construction review fee is paid to the department of health,
					 construction review services, for new assisted living facility
					 construction.
(5) Existing assisted
					 living facility construction must maintain, at a minimum, the Illuminating
					 Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) recommendations for lighting in
					 common areas as established in the IESNA lighting handbook. The applicable
					 handbook is the edition in effect on the date a construction review fee was
					 paid to the department of health, construction review services, for the
					 assisted living facility or that portion of the assisted living facility that
					 underwent construction review.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.20 and
						  74.34 RCW. WSR 09-01-052, §
						  388-78A-2980, filed 12/10/08, effective 1/10/09. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2980, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-2990 - Heating-cooling-Temperature

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The assisted living facility must:
(1) Equip each resident-occupied building
					 with an approved heating system capable of maintaining a minimum temperature of
					 70°F. The assisted living facility must:
(a) Maintain the assisted living facility at
					 a minimum temperature of 60°F during sleeping hours; and
(b) Maintain the assisted living facility at
					 a minimum of 68°F during waking hours, except in rooms:
(i) Designated for activities requiring
					 physical exertion;
(ii) Where
					 residents can individually control the temperature in their own living units,
					 independent from other areas; or
(iii) Where residents cannot individually
					 control the temperature in their own living units, maintain all living units at
					 a temperature range of 70°F to 75°F;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3000 - Ventilation

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The assisted living facility must meet the ventilation
						requirements of the mechanical code as adopted and amended by the Washington
						state building council; and
(1)
					 Ventilate rooms to:
(a) Prevent excessive
					 odors or moisture; and
(b) Remove
					 smoke.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3010 - Resident units

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The assisted living facility resident units must have the
						following:
(1)
General
					 characteristics:
(a) Units must have
					 lever door hardware and option for lockable entry doors;
(i) Locking entry doors must unlock with
					 single lever handle motion;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3011 - Resident unit furnishings

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(1) The
					 assisted living facility must ensure each resident sleeping room contains:
(a) A bed for each resident, except when:
(i) Two residents mutually agree to share a
					 bed; or
(ii) A resident requests or
					 provides alternate furniture for sleeping.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3020 - Calculating floor space (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. 04-16-065, § 388-78A-3020, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3030 - Toilet rooms and bathrooms

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(1)
					 The assisted living facility must provide private or common-use toilet rooms
					 and bathrooms to meet the needs of each resident.
(2) The assisted living facility must provide
					 each toilet room and bathroom with:
(a) Water
					 resistant, smooth, low gloss, nonslip and easily cleanable materials;
(b) Washable walls to the height of splash or
					 spray;
(c) Grab bars installed and
					 located to minimize accidental falls including one or more grab bars at each:
(i) Bathing fixture; and
(ii) Toilet.
(d) Plumbing fixtures designed for easy use
					 and cleaning and kept in good repair; and
(e) Provide mechanical ventilation to the
					 outside; and
(f) Separation from
					 other rooms or areas by four walls and a door.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3040 - Laundry

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(1) The assisted
					 living facility must provide laundry and linen services on the premises, or by
					 commercial laundry.
(2) The
					 assisted living facility must handle, clean, and store linen according to
					 acceptable methods of infection control. The assisted living facility must:
(a) Provide separate areas for handling clean
					 laundry and soiled laundry;
(b)
					 Ensure clean laundry is not processed in, and does not pass through, areas
					 where soiled laundry is handled;
(c) Ensure areas where clean laundry is
					 stored are not exposed to contamination from other sources;
(d) Ensure all staff persons wear gloves and
					 use other appropriate infection control practices when handling soiled laundry;
					 and
(e) Have a utility sink and a
					 table or counter for folding clean laundry.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3050 - Common areas

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(1) The assisted
					 living facility must provide one or more common areas in which residents may
					 participate in social and recreational activities. Common areas include, but
					 are not limited to:
(a) Solariums;
(b) Enclosed sun porches;
(c) Recreation rooms;
(d) Dining rooms; and
(e) Living rooms.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3060 - Storage space

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The boarding home must:
(1) Provide adequate storage space for
					 supplies, equipment and linens;
(2)
					 Provide separate, locked storage for disinfectants and poisonous compounds;
					 and
(3) Maintain storage space to
					 prevent fire or safety hazards.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-3060, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3070 - Stairs-Ramps (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-3070, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3080 - Guardrails-Handrails (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-3080, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3090 - Maintenance and housekeeping

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(1) The
					 assisted living facility must:
(a) Provide a
					 safe, sanitary and well-maintained environment for residents;
(b) Keep exterior grounds, assisted living
					 facility structure, and component parts safe, sanitary and in good
					 repair;
(c) Keep facilities,
					 equipment and furnishings clean and in good repair; and
(d) Ensure each resident or staff person
					 maintains the resident's quarters in a safe and sanitary condition consistent
					 with the negotiated service agreement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3100 - Safe storage of supplies and equipment

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The boarding home must secure potentially hazardous
						supplies and equipment commensurate with the assessed needs of residents and
						their functional and cognitive abilities. In determining what supplies and
						equipment may be accessible to residents, the boarding home must consider at a
						minimum:
(1) The residents'
					 characteristics and needs;
(2) The
					 degree of hazardousness or toxicity posed by the supplies or
					 equipment;
(3) Whether or not the
					 supplies and equipment are commonly found in a private home, such as hand soap
					 or laundry detergent; and
(4) How
					 residents with special needs are individually protected without unnecessary
					 restrictions on the general population.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-3100, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3110 - Areas for cleaning and storing soiled equipment, supplies and laundry (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-3110, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3120 - Areas for handling and storing clean supplies and equipment (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-3120, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Building › Section 388-78A-3130 - Plant restrictions

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The boarding home must not use poisonous or toxic plants
						in areas of the boarding home premises accessible to residents who, based on
						their diagnosed condition or cognitive disabilities, may ingest or have harmful
						contact with such plants.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-3130, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Inspections, Enforcement Remedies, and Appeals › Section 388-78A-3140 - Responsibilities during inspections

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The boarding home must:
(1) Cooperate with the department during any
					 on-site inspection or complaint investigation;
(2) Provide requested records to the
					 representatives of the department; and
(3) Ensure the boarding home administrator or
					 the administrator's designee is available during any inspection or complaint
					 investigation to respond to questions or issues identified by department
					 staff.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-3140, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Inspections, Enforcement Remedies, and Appeals › Section 388-78A-3141 - Inspection timelines

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(1) In response
					 to the COVID-19 pandemic, the governor suspended the requirement for the
					 department to conduct full licensing inspections of assisted living facilities
					 required by
					 RCW
					 18.20.110.
(2) During the suspension of the full
					 licensing inspection requirements, the department continued to conduct
					 complaint investigations in assisted living facilities when it became aware of
					 information that indicated an immediate threat to resident health and safety
					 may exist.
(3) The department must
					 prioritize and resume full licensing inspections of assisted living facilities
					 affected by the suspension of the inspection requirements by applying the
					 following criteria collectively:
(a) The
					 department has identified an ongoing threat to the health and safety of
					 residents through one or more reported complaints, previous inspections, or
					 previous investigations;
(b)
					 Whether the assisted living facility has had a remedy imposed in the last 24
					 months; and
(c) The length of time
					 since the last full licensing inspection of the assisted living
					 facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Inspections, Enforcement Remedies, and Appeals › Section 388-78A-3150 - Statements of deficiencies

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The department will give the administrator or the
						administrator's designee a written statement of deficiencies report specifying
						any violations of chapters 18.20, 70.129, or
						74.34 RCW, this chapter, or any
						other applicable laws or rules that the department found during any inspection
						or complaint investigation.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090, 2008 c 146, and chapter 18.20 RCW.
						  09-01-079, § 388-78A-3150, filed 12/15/08, effective 5/1/09. Statutory
						  Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. 04-16-065, § 388-78A-3150, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Inspections, Enforcement Remedies, and Appeals › Section 388-78A-3152 - Plan of correction - Required

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(1)
					 The boarding home must comply with all applicable licensing laws and
					 regulations at all times.
(2) When
					 the department finds the boarding home out of compliance with any licensing law
					 or regulation the department will send the home an inspection report with an
					 attestation of correction statement for each cited deficiency.
(3) The boarding home must complete an
					 attestation of correction for any inspection report as the department
					 requires.
(4) For purposes of this
					 section an "attestation of correction statement" means a statement developed by
					 the department and signed and dated by the home, that the home:
(a) Has or will correct each cited
					 deficiency; and
(b) Will maintain
					 correction of each cited deficiency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Inspections, Enforcement Remedies, and Appeals › Section 388-78A-3160 - Authorized enforcement remedies

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(1)
					 Whenever the circumstances in WAC
					 388-78A-3170(1) 
					 are present, the department may impose any enforcement remedies authorized by
					 RCW
					 18.20.050(4),
					 18.20.185(7) and
					 18.20.190 on a boarding home,
					 including:
(a) Denying a boarding home
					 license;
(b) Suspending a boarding
					 home license;
(c) Revoking a
					 boarding home license;
(d) Refusing
					 to renew a boarding home license;
(e) Suspending admissions to a boarding
					 home;
(f) Suspending admissions to
					 a boarding home of a specific category or categories of residents as related to
					 cited problems;
(g) Imposing
					 conditions on the boarding home license; and/or
(h) Imposing civil penalties of not more than
					 one hundred dollars per day per violation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Inspections, Enforcement Remedies, and Appeals › Section 388-78A-3170 - Circumstances that may result in enforcement remedies

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(1) The department is authorized to impose
					 enforcement remedies described in WAC
					 388-78A-3160 if any person
					 described in subsection (2) of this section is found by the department to have:
(a) A history of significant noncompliance
					 with federal or state laws or regulations in providing care or services to
					 frail elders, vulnerable adults or children, whether as a licensee, contractor,
					 managerial employee or otherwise. Evidence of significant noncompliance may
					 include, without limitation:
(i) Citations for
					 violation of laws or regulations imposed by regulating entities;
(ii) Sanctions for violation of laws or
					 regulations imposed by regulating entities;
(iii) Involuntary termination, cancellation,
					 suspension, or nonrenewal of a medicaid contract or medicare provider
					 agreement, or any other agreement with a public agency for the care or
					 treatment of children, frail elders or vulnerable adults;
(iv) Been denied a license or contract
					 relating to the care of frail elders, vulnerable adults or children;
					 or
(v) Relinquished or failed to
					 renew a license or contract relating to care of frail elders, vulnerable adults
					 or children following written notification of the licensing agency's initiation
					 of denial, suspension, cancellation or revocation of a license.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Inspections, Enforcement Remedies, and Appeals › Section 388-78A-3180 - Required enforcement remedies

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The department must impose an appropriate remedy
						consistent with
						RCW
						18.20.125 and as otherwise authorized by
						RCW
						18.20.185 or
						18.20.190 whenever the department
						finds an assisted living facility has:
(1) A serious problem, a recurring problem,
					 or an uncor-rected problem;
(2)
					 Created a hazard that causes or is likely to cause death or serious harm to one
					 or more residents;
(3)
					 Discriminated or retaliated in any manner against a resident, employee, or any
					 other person because that person or any other person made a complaint or
					 provided information to the department, the attorney general, a law enforcement
					 agency, or the long-term care ombuds; or
(4) Willfully interfered with the performance
					 of official duties by a long-term care ombuds.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter
						  18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-3180, filed 7/30/04, effective
						  9/1/04.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › AGING AND ADULT SERVICES › Chapter 388-78A - Assisted living facility licensing rules › ADMINISTRATION › Inspections, Enforcement Remedies, and Appeals › Section 388-78A-3181 - Remedies-Specific-Civil penalties

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(1) The
					 department may impose civil penalties of at least one hundred dollars per day
					 per violation.
(2) Fines up to one
					 thousand dollars per day per violation may be issued under
					 RCW
					 18.20.190 through June 30, 2019, and
					 thereafter as follows:
(a) Beginning July 1,
					 2019, through June 30, 2020, the civil penalties may not exceed two thousand
					 dollars per day per violation; and
(b) Beginning July 1, 2020, the civil
					 penalties may not exceed three thousand dollars per day per
					 violation.