RCW 74.39A.007
Purpose and intent.
It is the legislature's intent that:
(1) Long-term care services administered by the department of social and health services include a balanced array of health, social, and supportive services that promote individual choice, dignity, and the highest practicable level of independence;
(2) Home and community-based services be developed, expanded, or maintained in order to meet the needs of consumers and to maximize effective use of limited resources;
(3) Long-term care services be responsive and appropriate to individual need and also cost-effective for the state;
(4) Nursing home care is provided in such a manner and in such an environment as will promote maintenance or enhancement of the quality of life of each resident and timely discharge to a less restrictive care setting when appropriate; and
(5) State health planning for nursing home bed supply take into account increased availability of other home and community-based service options.
[ 1993 c 508 § 2.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 74.39A - Long-Term Care Services Options—Expansion.
74.39A.007 - Purpose and intent.
74.39A.010 - Assisted living services and enhanced adult residential care—Contracts—Rules.
74.39A.020 - Adult residential care—Contracts—Rules.
74.39A.030 - Expansion of home and community services—Payment rates.
74.39A.035 - Expansion of nutrition services through the meals on wheels program.
74.39A.040 - Department assessment of and assistance to hospital patients in need of long-term care.
74.39A.051 - Quality improvement principles.
74.39A.056 - Background checks on long-term care workers.
74.39A.058 - Long-term care workforce work group.
74.39A.074 - Training requirements for long-term care workers—Rules.
74.39A.076 - Training requirements for individual providers caring for family members.
74.39A.080 - Department authority to take actions in response to noncompliance or violations.
74.39A.100 - Chore services—Legislative finding, intent.
74.39A.120 - Chore services—Expenditure limitation—Priorities—Rule on patient resource limit.
74.39A.130 - Chore services—Department to develop program.
74.39A.140 - Chore services—Employment of public assistance recipients.
74.39A.150 - Chore services for persons with disabilities—Eligibility.
74.39A.155 - Support for persons at risk of institutional placement.
74.39A.160 - Transfer of assets—Penalties.
74.39A.180 - Authority to pay for probate actions and collection of bad debts.
74.39A.200 - Training curricula, materials—In public domain—Exceptions.
74.39A.210 - Disclosure of employee information—Employer immunity—Rebuttable presumption.
74.39A.261 - Background checks on individual providers—Department duties.
74.39A.300 - Funding process—Department-contracted individual providers.
74.39A.320 - Establishment of capital add-on rate—Determination of medicaid occupancy percentage.
74.39A.341 - Continuing education requirements for long-term care workers.
74.39A.351 - Advanced training.
74.39A.360 - Training partnership.
74.39A.370 - Addressing long-term care complaint workload.
74.39A.390 - Personal care services—Glove access.
74.39A.400 - Personal care services—Community first choice option.
74.39A.505 - Consumer directed employer program—Rule-making authority—2018 c 278.
74.39A.510 - Consumer directed employer program—Limitations.
74.39A.800 - Changes to agreements—Performance of duties.
74.39A.900 - Section captions—1993 c 508.