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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS (Repealed) › Section 388-61A-0660 - What will happen if there is a complaint to DSHS about the domestic violence agency? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						Chapter
						70.123 RCW. 10-22-040,
						§ 388-61A-0660, filed 10/27/10, effective
						11/27/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS (Repealed) › Section 388-61A-0670 - Can DSHS waive any of the minimum standards of this chapter? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						Chapter
						70.123 RCW. 10-22-040,
						§ 388-61A-0670, filed 10/27/10, effective
						11/27/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › DEFINITIONS › Section 388-61A-1000 - What definitions apply to this chapter?

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The following definitions apply to this chapter:
(1)
"Advocacy"
means that the
				  client is involved with an advocate in individual or group sessions with a
				  primary focus of safety planning, empowerment, and education of the client
				  through reinforcement of the client's autonomy and self-determination. Advocacy
				  also means speaking and acting for change or justice with, or on behalf of,
				  another person or cause. Advocacy is survivor-centered and uses non-victim
				  blaming methods that include:
(a) Identifying
				  barriers and strategies to enhance safety, including safety planning;
(b) Clarifying and increasing awareness of
				  the power and control associated with domestic violence and the options one may
				  have to obtain resources while staying safe; and
(c) Supporting independent decision making
				  based on the unique needs and circumstances of each individual.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1005 - What is the legal basis for establishing minimum standards for domestic violence programs?

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Chapter 70.123 RCW authorizes the department to establish
					 minimum standards for programs that receive funding from the department to
					 provide supportive services and prevention efforts.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1010 - What is the purpose of this chapter?

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The rules of this chapter are to establish minimum uniform
					 statewide standards for domestic violence supportive services, emergency
					 shelters, and prevention efforts funded by the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1015 - What service model must be used to provide the services required by this chapter?

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Supportive services and emergency shelters for victims of
					 domestic violence are essential to provide protection to victims from further
					 abuse and physical harm. Research demonstrates that access to supportive
					 services that increase a survivor's knowledge of safety planning and awareness
					 of community resources leads to increased safety and well-being over time.
					 Consequently, the model for providing services must incorporate all the
					 following practices and minimum standards:
(1) Services provided to victims must include
				  access to safety, advocacy, information about options, and referrals to helping
				  resources.
(2) Services must use a
				  survivor-centered and empowerment service model that:
(a) Promotes safety for all victims of
				  intimate partner violence and their children;
(b) Is survivor-centered and treats victims
				  with dignity and respect;
(c)
				  Builds on the strengths and resources of individuals and families, respecting
				  their autonomy and self-determination;
(d) Supports the relationship between victims
				  and their children;
(e) Offers
				  options and support for autonomous decision making that is based on the needs
				  and circumstances of each victim and their family;
(f) Assists individuals and families in
				  accessing protection and services that are respectful and inclusive of cultural
				  and community characteristics;
(g)
				  Ensures program accountability by involving victims in evaluating the services
				  they receive from the domestic violence program; and
(h) Supports engagement and collaboration
				  with other community agencies and systems for the purpose of developing a
				  comprehensive response system for victims and their children.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1020 - Is the department required to provide funding to any program that requests funding?

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(1) We are not
				  obligated to disburse funds to all domestic violence programs that meet the
				  minimum standards set forth in this chapter. Our goals are to:
(a) Provide for a statewide network of
				  supportive services, including emergency shelter, and advocacy for victims of
				  domestic violence and their children;
(b) Provide for culturally specific and
				  appropriate services for victims of domestic violence and their children from
				  populations that have been historically underserved or unserved; and
(c) Assist communities in efforts to increase
				  public awareness about, and prevention of, domestic violence.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1025 - What services must a department-funded domestic violence program provide?

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(1) Supportive
				  services provided by the domestic violence program must align with the
				  survivor-centered and empowerment service model described in this chapter, and
				  must also:
(a) Include a discussion of safety
				  and options with each victim of domestic violence seeking assistance;
(b) Be respectful, respond to each client's
				  life situation, and respect each person's right to
				  self-determination;
(c) Be provided
				  in a safe and supportive environment that offers the client the opportunity to
				  examine the events that led to the need for domestic violence services;
				  and
(d) Be provided in a private
				  setting for the comfort of the client and to protect the client's right to
				  confidentiality.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1030 - What are the requirements for providing emergency shelter?

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(1) Programs that we contract with for
				  emergency shelter must also provide:
(a) A
				  crisis hotline or helpline;
(b) A
				  place of temporary lodging that complies with the service and facility
				  requirements of this chapter;
(c) A
				  day program or drop in service for victims who have a need for supportive
				  services but do not need emergency shelter;
(d) Resident access to a trained staff person
				  twenty-four hours a day, three hundred sixty-five days a year;
(e) The opportunity for residents to receive
				  and participate in supportive services during their stay in emergency shelter;
				  and
(f) Age-appropriate supportive
				  services and resources for children/youth residing in emergency
				  shelter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1035 - What services and resources must be available to children/youth residing in emergency shelter?

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(1)
				  With the parent's or guardian's permission, you must offer children/youth the
				  opportunity to receive and participate in the following age-appropriate
				  supportive services during their emergency shelter residency:
(a) Orientation to the emergency
				  shelter;
(b) Information about
				  domestic violence;
(c) Individual
				  or group advocacy and support; and
(d) Information and referral to other
				  supportive services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › SERVICE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1040 - What are the requirements for a crisis hotline or helpline?

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(1) Emergency
				  shelters must provide a crisis hotline/helpline telephone number for accessing
				  the services of the domestic violence program. The telephone number must be
				  widely distributed throughout the service area covered by the domestic violence
				  program and be identified as the crisis hotline/helpline of the
				  program.
(2) The crisis
				  hotline/helpline service must comply with the following minimum requirements:
(a) It must operate twenty-four hours a day,
				  three hundred sixty-five days a year;
(b) It must be a dedicated telephone line
				  that serves as the crisis hotline or helpline;
(c) Staff that answer the hotline/helpline
				  must be trained in, periodically review, and be familiar with, the crisis
				  helpline/hotline written procedures and all referral and intake practices of
				  the domestic violence program;
(d)
				  In most cases, callers to the hotline/helpline must be able to speak, within
				  fifteen minutes, to a trained staff person who can help the caller obtain
				  services, including access to emergency shelter;
(e) Staff must have access to a
				  telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or similar technology, and they
				  must be trained in its use; and
(f)
				  Staff must address safety in every call.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › PREVENTION STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1045 - What prevention efforts must you provide?

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Prevention is changing the social norms that allow and
					 perpetuate domestic violence. The core strategy for preventing domestic
					 violence is the promotion of healthy, respectful, nonviolent relationships by
					 shifting attitudes, behaviors, and social norms at the individual,
					 relationship, community, and societal levels. While prevention activities will
					 vary by community and population, programs that we contract with must design
					 and engage in efforts that:
(1)
				  Promote attitudes, behaviors, and social conditions aimed at preventing
				  domestic violence before it happens;
(2) Attempt to decrease risk factors for
				  perpetration of abuse as well as victimization while also promoting positive
				  factors that protect individuals from perpetrating or experiencing
				  abuse;
(3) Include strategies that
				  use varied teaching methods to address multiple learning processes;
(4) Are age and developmentally
				  appropriate;
(5) Are culturally and
				  linguistically applicable to the specific community;
(6) Engage with a subsection of the broader
				  community, reaching beyond the program's community of clients;
(7) Emphasize multi-session, comprehensive
				  activities with small, defined communities; and
(8) Include strategies, policies, and
				  programs that are concentrated, can be sustained and expanded over time, and
				  focus on at least one of the following:
(a)
				  Increasing community dialogue about the root causes of intimate partner
				  violence;
(b) Shifting cultural
				  norms;
(c) Building skills for
				  healthy relationships;
(d)
				  Promoting respectful and healthy relationships.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › PREVENTION STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1050 - What activities are not considered prevention?

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While valuable, we do not consider certain activities to
					 be prevention. Examples of these activities include, but are not limited
					 to:
(1) Community education as defined
				  in this chapter;
(2) Transformative
				  and restorative justice efforts;
(3) Single session or one-time activities,
				  such as trainings, presentations, or events;
(4) Activities that focus on defining
				  domestic violence, or teaching data, dynamics, and the impacts of domestic
				  violence;
(5) Providing information
				  on how to access domestic violence services or how to help others in accessing
				  services;
(6) Support groups as
				  defined in this chapter (support groups are considered a supportive service);
				  and
(7) Activities that focus on
				  improving responsiveness to domestic violence survivors by community members or
				  system partners.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1055 - What information must be in a client's file?

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(1) You must have a written file for each
				  client served by your domestic violence program. Client files must:
(a) Include an intake that clearly documents
				  the client's eligibility for domestic violence services;
(b) Include copies of all required releases
				  and client notices;
(c) Be brief in
				  documenting the services provided to the client; and
(d) Document only sufficient information to
				  identify the service provided, and do not include any of the following:
(i) References to service recipient feelings,
				  emotional or psychological assessments, diagnoses, or similar subjective
				  observations or judgments;
(ii)
				  Direct quotes from the client.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1060 - What information must the domestic violence program keep confidential?

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(1)
				  Agents, employees, and volunteers of a domestic violence program must maintain
				  the confidentiality of all personally identifying information, confidential
				  communications, and all confidential information as defined in this chapter.
				  Information that individually or together with other information could identify
				  a particular victim of domestic violence must also be kept
				  confidential.
(2) Any reports,
				  records, working papers, or other documentation, including electronic files
				  that are maintained by the domestic violence program and information provided
				  to the domestic violence program on behalf of the client, must be kept
				  confidential. Any information considered privileged by statute, rule,
				  regulation, or policy that is shared with the domestic violence program on
				  behalf of the client must not be divulged without a valid written waiver of the
				  privilege that is based on informed consent, or as otherwise required by
				  law.
(3) You must comply with the
				  provisions of this section regarding confidential communications concerning
				  clients regardless of when the client received the services of the domestic
				  violence program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1065 - What information may be disclosed?

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(1) You may disclose confidential information
				  only when one or more of the following is met:
(a) The client provides informed, written
				  consent to the waiver of confidentiality that relates only to the client or the
				  client's dependent children;
(b)
				  Your failure to disclose is likely to result in a clear, imminent risk of
				  serious physical injury or death of the client or other person;
(c) Disclosure is required under chapter
				  26.44 RCW;
(d) Release of
				  information is otherwise required by law, court order, or following in camera
				  review pursuant to
				  RCW
				   70.123.075, with the following additional
				  requirements:
(i) The domestic violence
				  program must make reasonable attempts to provide notice to the person affected
				  by the disclosure of the information; and
(ii) If personally identifying information is
				  or will be disclosed, the domestic violence program must take steps necessary
				  to protect the privacy and safety of the persons affected by the disclosure of
				  information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1070 - What are the requirements for a written waiver of confidentiality?

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(1) To be valid, a
				  written waiver of confidentiality must:
(a) Be
				  voluntary;
(b) Relate only to the
				  client or the client's dependent children;
(c) Clearly describe the scope and any
				  limitations of the information to be released;
(d) Include an expiration date for the
				  release; and
(e) Inform the client
				  that consent may be withdrawn at any time whether it is made orally or in
				  writing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1075 - What must you provide to clients about their right to confidentiality?

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(1) You must
				  provide each client with a written "notice of rights" at the time of the
				  initial intake and any subsequent intake into the domestic violence program. At
				  a minimum, the notice of rights must inform clients of the following:
(a) The client's right to privacy and
				  confidentiality of the information shared with the domestic violence
				  program;
(b) Exceptions to
				  confidentiality as described in this chapter;
(c) That if the client signs a written waiver
				  of confidentiality that allows their information to be shared with others, the
				  client does not give up their right to have that information protected under
				  other statutes, rules, or laws;
(d)
				  That the client has the right to withdraw a written waiver of confidentiality
				  at any time; and
(e) That the
				  domestic violence program will not condition the provision of services to the
				  client based on a requirement that the client sign one or more releases of
				  confidential information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1080 - What type of training is required for staff of the domestic violence program?

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Initial and continuing education training of domestic
					 violence program staff is critically important. In addition, quality
					 supervision is an integral component for the provision of excellent advocacy
					 and in supporting staff. Advocates and advocate supervisors must be able to
					 demonstrate an understanding of the nature and scope of domestic violence as
					 defined by this chapter, as well as the historical and societal attitudes in
					 which domestic violence is rooted. Training must be current and relevant to the
					 provision of empowerment based advocacy. Domestic violence agencies should also
					 strive to ensure that staff incorporate training on services to underserved
					 populations as part of each advocate's annual continuing education hours. In
					 furtherance of these goals, domestic violence program staff must meet the
					 following minimum training requirements.
Initial training
(1) Staff providing supportive services and
				  prevention efforts, and supervisors of staff must obtain a minimum of twenty
				  hours of initial basic training that covers all the following topics and
				  skills:
(a) Theory and implementation of
				  empowerment based advocacy;
(b) The
				  history of the domestic violence movement;
(c) Active listening skills;
(d) Legal, medical, social service, and
				  systems advocacy;
(e)
				  Anti-oppression and cultural competency theory and practice;
(f) Confidentiality and ethics;
(g) Safety planning skills and barriers to
				  safety;
(h) Planning, clarifying
				  issues and options, and crisis intervention;
(i) Providing services and advocacy to
				  individuals from culturally specific populations; and
(j) Policies and procedures of the domestic
				  violence program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1090 - Must supervisors of domestic violence program staff have specific experience and training?

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Supervisors of staff providing supportive services to
					 domestic violence clients must have the following minimum experience and
					 training requirements prior to being hired as a supervisor:
(1) At least two years of experience
				  providing advocacy to victims of domestic violence within a domestic violence
				  program; and
(2) A minimum of fifty
				  hours of training on domestic violence issues and advocacy within three years
				  prior to being hired as a supervisor.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1095 - What written policies or procedures do you need to have?

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The domestic violence program must have written policies
					 or procedures on the following:
(1)
				  Programs that provide emergency shelter must have procedures for the intake
				  process, including that victims who are at immediate risk of harm or in
				  immediate danger due to domestic violence must be given priority for emergency
				  shelter;
(2) Confidentiality and
				  protection of client records and communication;
(3) Nondiscrimination relating to staff,
				  clients, and provision of services;
(4) The provision of bilingual and
				  interpreter services to clients;
(5) Responding to calls from non English
				  speaking and hearing impaired callers;
(6) Programs that are required to have a
				  crisis hotline/ helpline and use an answering service, or any other similar
				  system to answer calls, must have procedures for providing training to the
				  answering service staff and how you will monitor the services the answering
				  service provides to your program;
(7) Responding to subpoenas and
				  warrants;
(8) Reporting of child
				  abuse as legally mandated;
(9)
				  Client access to their files;
(10)
				  Grievance procedure for clients;
(11) Prohibiting harassment of service
				  recipients based on race, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression),
				  religion, and national origin, and procedures for addressing
				  violations;
(12) Emergency
				  procedures in the event of fire, disaster, and first aid, medical, or law
				  enforcement intervention;
(13)
				  Responding to disruptive or dangerous contact from abusers and other possible
				  intruders or uninvited individuals requesting or seeking access to the domestic
				  violence program;
(14) Records
				  retention;
(15) Accounting
				  procedures; and
(16) Personnel
				  policies and procedures that include the following:
(a) Recruitment of staff and volunteers,
				  including that programs recruit, to the extent feasible:
(i) Persons who are former victims of
				  domestic violence; and
(ii) Persons
				  from relevant communities to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate
				  services;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1100 - What safety requirements are emergency shelters required to meet?

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You must keep your equipment and the physical structures
					 in the emergency shelter, including furniture and appliances, safe and clean
					 for the clients you serve. You must:
(1) Maintain the emergency shelter, premises,
				  equipment, and supplies in a clean, safe and sanitary condition, free of
				  hazards, and in good repair;
(2)
				  Provide guard or handrails, as necessary, for stairways, porches, and
				  balconies;
(3) Have a method for
				  securing all windows, doors, and other building accesses to prevent the entry
				  of intruders;
(4) Make sure that
				  clients residing in emergency shelter are able to immediately enter the shelter
				  if they do not have the ability to independently access the facility with their
				  own key, key card, door code, or other device;
(5) Provide adequate lighting of exterior
				  areas to ensure the safety of clients residing in emergency shelter and staff
				  during the night;
(6) Provide a way
				  for staff to enter any area occupied by clients should there be an
				  emergency;
(7) Secure all unused
				  refrigerators and freezers accessible to children in such a way that prevents
				  them from climbing in and becoming trapped;
(8) Request an annual fire and life safety
				  inspection from the local fire department or fire marshal and:
(a) Document and maintain the request and any
				  report issued as a result of the inspection; and
(b) Immediately correct any violations noted
				  by the inspector;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1105 - What are the requirements for bedrooms?

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The minimum requirements for bedrooms are as
					 follows:
(1) A bed for each resident
				  that is in good condition, with a clean and comfortable mattress;
(2) A minimum ceiling height of seven and
				  one-half feet; and
(3) At least
				  fifty square feet of usable floor area per bed and floor area where the ceiling
				  is less than five feet is not considered usable floor area.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1110 - What are the requirements for cribs or bassinets?

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If the emergency shelter provides cribs or bassinets, the
					 shelter must comply with the crib safety standards issued by the United States
					 Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1115 - What kind of diaper changing area must I provide?

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You must provide a sanitary diaper changing area. In
					 addition, you must develop and post in view of the changing area hygienic
					 procedures for handling and storing diapers and sanitizing the changing area.
					 These procedures must also be provided in writing to all residents with
					 infants.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1120 - What are the kitchen requirements?

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The following are the minimum general requirements for
					 kitchen facilities:
(1) A sink for
				  washing dishes;
(2) A refrigerator
				  or other storage equipment capable of maintaining a consistent temperature of
				  forty five degrees Fahrenheit or lower;
(3) A range or stove;
(4) Covered garbage container;
(5) Eating and cooking utensils that are
				  clean and in good repair; and
(6)
				  Counter surfaces that are clean and resistant to moisture.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1125 - What are the requirements for providing food to clients residing in emergency shelter?

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(1) Your domestic
				  violence program must provide food and beverages for the basic sustenance of
				  clients residing in emergency shelter, unless other resources are immediately
				  available.
(2) You must store food
				  and beverages, including infant formula, at the emergency shelter to provide to
				  clients residing in shelter when other resources are not immediately available,
				  and for emergency shelter residents who are unable to safely access other food
				  resources.
(3) Milk and infant
				  formula must be available at all times for children residing in the emergency
				  shelter.
(4) You must purchase and
				  provide only food and beverages that are of safe quality to clients residing in
				  emergency shelter. Storage, preparation, and serving techniques must ensure
				  that nutrients are retained and spoilage is prevented.
(5) Food and beverages prepared for clients
				  residing in emergency shelter must be prepared, served, and stored safely and
				  in a sanitary manner.
(6) Food must
				  be available to prepare school lunches, if lunch is not otherwise available to
				  the children of emergency shelter residents.
(7) Clients residing in emergency shelter
				  must be provided, or have immediate access to, food that is in accordance with
				  their religious or cultural beliefs and personal practices.
(8) When staff prepare and serve food to
				  clients in communal emergency shelters, the food must be prepared in compliance
				  with chapter 246-215 WAC, Food Service.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1130 - What are the requirements for providing clothing to clients residing in emergency shelter?

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(1) If an adult or
				  child comes into emergency shelter without adequate clothing, you must assist
				  them with access to clean, well fitting clothing appropriate to the season, and
				  the individual's age, gender, and particular needs.
(2) Clothing that you provide must be clean
				  and have been stored in a sanitary manner.
(3) Clothing that is provided to an
				  individual becomes that person's personal property and must not be retrieved
				  from the client when they leave the emergency shelter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1135 - What personal hygiene items do I need to provide to clients residing in emergency shelter?

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All clients residing in emergency shelter must be provided
					 with personal hygiene products during their residency, such as soap, hair care
					 products, toothbrush and paste, and deodorant. Particular attention must be
					 paid to providing items for individuals that have special needs because of
					 their ethnicity, disability, or medical condition.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1140 - What are the requirements for toilets, sinks, and bathing facilities?

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You must meet the following requirements for toilets,
					 sinks, and bathing facilities:
(1) You
				  must provide at least one indoor flush-type toilet, one nearby sink for hand
				  washing, and a bathtub or shower facility. These facilities must be located
				  within the emergency shelter building premises.
(2) Communal emergency shelters must provide
				  at a minimum, one restroom facility (as defined under WAC 388-61A-1000(28))
				  for every fifteen residents who do not have access to private restroom
				  facilities. For example, communal emergency shelters must provide one restroom
				  facility for one to fifteen residents, two for sixteen to thirty residents, and
				  so on.
(3) You must comply with all
				  of the following requirements for toilet and bathing facilities:
(a) Toilet and bathing facilities must allow
				  for privacy of emergency shelter residents;
(b) The floors of all toilet and bathing
				  facilities must be resistant to moisture;
(c) Toilets, urinals, and hand washing sinks
				  must be the appropriate height for the children served, or have a safe and
				  easily cleaned step stool or platform that is water resistant;
(d) Facilities for hand washing and bathing
				  must be provided with hot and cold running water and hot water must not exceed
				  one hundred and twenty degrees Fahrenheit;
(e) Potty chairs and toilet training
				  equipment for toddlers must be regularly maintained, disinfected, and kept in a
				  sanitary condition and when in use, you must put potty chairs on washable,
				  water resistant surfaces; and
(f)
				  You must provide soap and clean washcloths and towels, disposable towels, or
				  other hand drying devices to emergency shelter residents.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1145 - What types of linen do I need to provide to clients?

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You must provide bed linen, towels, and washcloths that
					 are clean and in good repair. After use by a client, bed linen, towels, and
					 washcloths must be laundered prior to use by another client.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1150 - What are the requirements for laundry facilities?

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The requirements for laundry facilities are as
					 follows:
(1) You must provide adequate
				  laundry and drying equipment or make other arrangements for getting laundry
				  done on a regular basis. Laundry facilities in the emergency shelter must be
				  provided free to shelter residents.
(2) You must handle and store laundry in a
				  sanitary manner.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1155 - What are the requirements for drinking water?

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Water supplies that are used for human consumption must be
					 from a water system that has been approved by the local health authority or
					 department as safe for human consumption. This refers to both public water
					 systems and individual systems.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1160 - What are the requirements for sewage and liquid wastes?

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You must discharge sewage and liquid wastes into a public
					 sewer system or septic system that has been approved by the local health
					 authority or department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1165 - What kind of heating is required?

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(1)
				  Rooms used by clients in the emergency shelter must be equipped with a safe and
				  adequate source of heat that can keep the room at a healthful temperature
				  during the time the room is occupied.
(2) The use of gas or oil fired space heaters
				  is prohibited.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1170 - How must I ventilate the emergency shelter?

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You must ensure that your emergency shelter is ventilated
					 for the health and comfort of the clients residing in shelter by meeting the
					 following requirements:
(1) A
				  mechanical exhaust to the outside must ventilate toilets and bathrooms that do
				  not have windows opening to the outside;
(2) In order to prevent objectionable odors
				  and condensation, all bathrooms, toilet rooms, laundry rooms, and other
				  enclosed space containing wet mops and brushes, must have natural or mechanical
				  ventilation;
(3) Bedrooms and
				  communal living areas must have a window or opening to the outdoors that can be
				  locked or secured from the inside; and
(4) Gas or oil fired water heaters and forced
				  air systems must be safely vented to the outside.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1175 - How much lighting is required in the emergency shelter?

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You must locate light fixtures and provide lighting that
					 promotes good visibility and comfort for clients residing in emergency
					 shelter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1180 - What are the requirements about pets in the emergency shelter?

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Pets are prohibited from the kitchen during food
					 preparation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1185 - What first aid supplies must I provide?

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You must keep first aid supplies on hand and accessible to
					 clients residing in emergency shelter for immediate use. In instances where an
					 adult or child has ingested a potentially poisonous chemical or substance, you
					 must call the Washington Poison Center for further instruction. Instructions
					 for contacting the Washington Poison Center must be included with either the
					 first aid supplies or visibly posted for residents, or both.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1190 - What are the requirements for storing medications?

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(1) Clients residing in emergency shelter
				  must be provided with a means to safely and securely store, and have direct and
				  immediate access to, their medications such as individual lock boxes, lockers
				  with a key or combination lock, or a similar type of secure storage.
(2) All medications, including pet
				  medications and herbal remedies, must be stored in a way that is inaccessible
				  to children.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1195 - What measures must I take for pest control?

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You must make reasonable attempts to keep the emergency
					 shelter free from pests, such as rodents, flies, cockroaches, fleas, and other
					 insects.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1200 - What are the requirements for labeling and storing chemicals and toxic materials?

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(1) Containers
				  of chemical cleaning agents and other toxic materials must:
(a) Be clearly labeled with the contents;
				  and
(b) Include the manufacturer's
				  instructions and precautions for use.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › FACILITY STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER › Section 388-61A-1205 - Where do I keep firearms and other dangerous weapons?

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(1) If a resident has a firearm or other
				  dangerous weapon, you must secure it in a locked storage container, gun safe,
				  or another storage area made of strong, unbreakable material. Stored firearms
				  must be unloaded.
(2) If a storage
				  container for firearms has a glass or another breakable front, you must secure
				  firearms with a locked cable or chain placed through the trigger
				  guards.
(3) You must store
				  ammunition in a place that is separate from the firearms or locked in a gun
				  safe.
(4) You must allow access to
				  firearms, weapons, and ammunition only to authorized persons.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1210 - Will the department evaluate its contractors?

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The department will evaluate its contractors as
					 follows:
(1) To measure compliance
				  with our requirements we will conduct a biennial evaluation of each
				  contractor;
(2) Emergency shelters
				  will be inspected during on-site evaluations of contractors to measure
				  compliance with our facility requirements; and
(3) If a lodging unit of the emergency
				  shelter is occupied at the time of an on-site evaluation, the contractor must
				  give the client an opportunity to leave the unit prior to the arrival of the
				  evaluator.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1215 - What will happen if I am out of compliance with the minimum standards or my contract?

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(1) If we find
				  that the contractor is out of compliance with the standards specified in this
				  chapter or the terms of the contract, we will give you written notice of the
				  deficiencies. You must correct the deficiencies according to a plan of
				  correction we approve.
(2) We may
				  suspend, revoke, or terminate the funding of a contractor if it is out of
				  compliance with this chapter or the contract.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DOMESTIC VIOLENCE › Chapter 388-61A - Domestic violence victim services and prevention efforts › COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS › Section 388-61A-1220 - What will happen if there is a complaint to the department about the contractor?

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(1) If we
				  receive information, or have reason to believe, that a contractor may be out of
				  compliance with this chapter or the contract, we may initiate an
				  investigation.
(2) If the
				  investigation requires that we be on-site at your emergency shelter, you must
				  give clients residing in lodging units an opportunity to leave the unit during
				  the inspection.
(3) If we find that
				  you are out of compliance with the standards specified in this chapter or the
				  terms of the contract, we will give you written notice of the deficiencies. You
				  must satisfactorily correct the deficiencies according to a plan of correction
				  we approve.
(4) We may suspend,
				  revoke, or terminate the funding of a contractor if it is out of compliance
				  with this chapter or the contract.