Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 70.128 - Adult Family Homes.
70.128.010 - Definitions.

RCW 70.128.010
Definitions.

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Adult family home" means a residential home in which a person or persons provide personal care, special care, room, and board to more than one but not more than six adults who are not related by blood or marriage to the person or persons providing the services. An adult family home may provide services to up to eight adults upon approval from the department under RCW 70.128.066.
(2) "Adult family home licensee" means a provider as defined in this section who does not receive payments from the medicaid and state-funded long-term care programs.
(3) "Adult family home training network" means a nonprofit organization established by the exclusive bargaining representative of adult family homes designated under RCW 41.56.029 with the capacity to provide training, workforce development, and other services to adult family homes.
(4) "Adults" means persons who have attained the age of eighteen years.
(5) "Capacity" means the maximum number of persons in need of personal or special care permitted in an adult family home at a given time. This number shall include related children or adults in the home and who received special care.
(6) "Department" means the department of social and health services.
(7) "Home" means an adult family home.
(8) "Imminent danger" means serious physical harm to or death of a resident has occurred, or there is a serious threat to resident life, health, or safety.
(9) "Provider" means any person who is licensed under this chapter to operate an adult family home. For the purposes of this section, "person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or limited liability company.
(10) "Resident" means an adult in need of personal or special care in an adult family home who is not related to the provider.
(11) "Resident manager" means a person employed or designated by the provider to manage the adult family home.
(12) "Special care" means care beyond personal care as defined by the department, in rule.

[ 2020 c 220 § 1. Prior: 2019 c 466 § 2; 2007 c 184 § 7; prior: 2001 c 319 § 6; 2001 c 319 § 2; 1995 c 260 § 2; 1989 c 427 § 16.]
NOTES:

Part headings not law—Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—2007 c 184: See notes following RCW 41.56.029.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 70 - Public Health and Safety

Chapter 70.128 - Adult Family Homes.

70.128.005 - Findings—Intent.

70.128.007 - Purpose.

70.128.010 - Definitions.

70.128.030 - Exemptions.

70.128.040 - Adoption of rules and standards—Negotiated rule making—Specialty license.

70.128.043 - Negotiated rule making—Statewide unit of licensees—Intent.

70.128.050 - License—Required as of July 1, 1990—Limitations.

70.128.055 - Operating without a license—Misdemeanor.

70.128.057 - Operating without a license—Injunction or civil penalty.

70.128.058 - Operating without a license—Application of consumer protection act.

70.128.060 - License—Generally—Fees.

70.128.064 - Priority processing for license applications—Provisional license.

70.128.065 - Multiple facility operators—Requirements—Licensure of additional homes.

70.128.066 - Seven or eight bed adult family homes—Requirements—Licensure.

70.128.070 - License—Inspections—Correction of violations.

70.128.080 - License and inspection report—Availability for review.

70.128.090 - Inspections—Generally.

70.128.100 - Immediate suspension of license when conditions warrant.

70.128.105 - Injunction if conditions warrant.

70.128.110 - Prohibition against recommending unlicensed home—Report and investigation of unlicensed home.

70.128.120 - Adult family home provider, applicant, resident manager—Minimum qualifications.

70.128.122 - Adult family homes licensed by Indian tribes.

70.128.125 - Resident rights.

70.128.130 - Adult family homes—Requirements.

70.128.135 - Compliance with chapter 70.24 RCW.

70.128.140 - Compliance with local codes and state and local fire safety regulations.

70.128.150 - Adult family homes to work with local quality assurance projects—Interference with representative of ombuds program—Penalty.

70.128.155 - Resident contact information—Department requirements and duties.

70.128.160 - Department authority to take actions in response to noncompliance or violations—Civil penalties—Adult family home account.

70.128.163 - Temporary management program—Purposes—Voluntary participation—Temporary management duties, duration—Rules.

70.128.167 - Disputed violations, enforcement remedies—Informal dispute resolution process.

70.128.170 - Homes relying on prayer for healing—Application of chapter.

70.128.200 - Toll-free telephone number for complaints—Discrimination or retaliation prohibited.

70.128.210 - Training standards review—Delivery system—Issues reviewed—Report to the legislature.

70.128.220 - Elder care—Professionalization of providers.

70.128.230 - Long-term caregiver training.

70.128.240 - Approval system—Department-approved training—Adoption of rules.

70.128.250 - Required training and continuing education—Food safety training and testing.

70.128.260 - Limitation on restrictive covenants.

70.128.270 - Legislative intent—Enacting recommendations included in the adult family home quality assurance panel report.

70.128.280 - Required disclosure—Forms—Decrease in scope of care, services, activities—Notice—Increased needs of a resident—Denial of admission to a prospective resident—Department website.

70.128.290 - Correction of a violation or deficiency—Not included in a home's report—Criteria.

70.128.300 - Services for adult family home residents with a primary need of care related to a developmental or intellectual disability—Services for residents of adult family homes dedicated solely to dementia care—Design and implementation—Recommend...

70.128.305 - Adult family home training network—Requirements.

70.128.306 - Stop placement orders and limited stop placement orders.

70.128.901 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.