Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 388-877 - Behavioral health services administrative requirements › Section SECTION THREE - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES-AGENCY LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION › Section 388-877-0335 - Agency licensure and certification-Denials, suspensions, revocations, and penalties

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The department
				  will deny issuing or renewing an agency's license or specific program
				  certification(s), place an agency on probation, or suspend, or revoke an
				  agency's license or specific program certification for any of the following
				  reasons:
(a) The agency fails to meet
				  requirements in this chapter.
(b)
				  The agency fails to cooperate or disrupts department representatives during an
				  on-site survey or complaint investigation.
(c) The agency fails to assist the department
				  in conducting individual interviews with either staff members or individuals
				  receiving services, or both.
(d)
				  The agency owner or agency administrator:
(i)
				  Had a license or specific program certification issued by the department
				  subsequently denied, suspended, or revoked;
(ii) Was convicted of child abuse or
				  adjudicated as a perpetrator of a founded child protective services
				  report;
(iii) Was convicted of
				  abuse of a vulnerable adult or adjudicated as a perpetrator of substantiated
				  abuse of a vulnerable adult;
(iv)
				  Obtained or attempted to obtain a health provider license, certification, or
				  registration by fraudulent means or misrepresentation;
(v) Committed, permitted, aided or abetted
				  the commission of an illegal act or unprofessional conduct as defined under
				  RCW
				   18.130.180;
(vi) Demonstrated cruelty, abuse, negligence,
				  misconduct, or indifference to the welfare of a patient or displayed acts of
				  discrimination;
(vii)
				  Misappropriated patient (individual) property or resources;
(viii) Failed to meet financial obligations
				  or contracted service commitments that affect patient care;
(ix) Has a history of noncompliance with
				  state or federal rules in an agency with which the applicant has been
				  affiliated;
(x) Knowingly, or with
				  reason to know, made a false statement of fact or failed to submit necessary
				  information in:
(A) The submitted application
				  or materials attached; or
(B) Any
				  matter under department investigation.
(xi) Refused to allow the department access
				  to view records, files, books, or portions of the premises relating to
				  operation of the program;
(xii)
				  Willfully interfered with the preservation of material information or attempted
				  to impede the work of an authorized department representative;
(xiii) Is currently debarred, suspended,
				  proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from
				  participating in transactions involving certain federal funds (this also
				  applies to any person or business entity named in the agency's application for
				  licensure or certification);
(xiv)
				  Does not meet background check requirements;
(xv) Fails to provide satisfactory
				  application materials; or
(xvi)
				  Advertises the agency as certified when licensing or certification has not been
				  granted, or has been revoked or canceled.
(e) The department determines there is
				  imminent risk to health and safety.
(f) The agency's licensure or specific
				  program certification is in probationary status and the agency fails to correct
				  the noted health and safety deficiencies within the agreed-upon time
				  frames.