Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES › Chapter 388-825 - Developmental disabilities administration service rules › INDIVIDUAL PROVIDER AND AGENCY PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS › Section 388-825-600 - What definitions apply to WAC 388-825-600 through 388-825-690 of this chapter?

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following definitions apply to WAC
					 388-825-600 through
					 388-825-690 of this
					 chapter:
"Agency"
means any agency of the state or any
					 private agency providing services to individuals with developmental
					 disabilities.
"Background check central unit (BCCU)"
means a
					 division within the department that processes background checks for department
					 authorized providers and department programs.
"Certification"
means a process used by the
					 department to determine if an applicant or service provider complies with
					 chapter 388-101 WAC and is eligible to provide certified community residential
					 services and supports to clients.
"Client"
means a person who has a
					 developmental disability as defined in
					 RCW
					 71A.10.020(6) and has been
					 determined eligible to receive services by DDA under chapter 388-823
					 WAC.
"Community residential service businesses"
has
					 the same meaning as under
					 RCW
					 74.39A.009.
"DDA"
means the developmental disabilities
					 administration within the department of social and health services
					 (DSHS).
"Department"
means the department of social
					 and health services (DSHS).
"Disqualified"
means that the results of a
					 person's background check exclude the person from a position that will or may
					 involve unsupervised access to DDA clients.
"Individual provider"
has the same meaning as
					 defined in
					 RCW
					 74.39A.240.
"Job class"
means a level of work.
"Long-term care worker"
has the same meaning
					 as defined in
					 RCW
					 74.39A.009.
"Personal information"
means any individually
					 identifiable information that could be used to identify or contact a person and
					 includes protected health information and financial information.
"Provider"
means an individual or agency who
					 meets the provider qualifications and is contracted with a county or DSHS to
					 provide services to a DDA client.
"Qualified"
means a person can be hired into a
					 position that includes unsupervised access to DDA clients because the results
					 of the person's background check are not disqualifying.
"Temporary restraining order"
means a
					 restraining order or order of protection that expired without a hearing, was
					 dismissed following an initial hearing, or was dismissed by stipulation of the
					 parties in lieu of an initial hearing.
"Unsupervised,"
under
					 RCW
					 43.43.830, means not in the presence
					 of:
(1) Another employee or volunteer
				  from the same business or organization as the applicant who has not been
				  disqualified by the background check.
(2) Any relative or guardian of a DDA client
				  to whom the applicant has access during the course of his or her employment or
				  involvement with the business or organization.
Reviser's note:
The typographical error in
						the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the
						Register pursuant to the requirements of
						RCW
						34.08.040.