RCW 74.39A.240
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 74.39A.030, 74.39A.095, * 74.39A.220 through 74.39A.300, and 41.56.026 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Consumer" means a person to whom an individual provider provides any such services.
(2) "Department" means the department of social and health services.
(3) "Individual provider" means a person, including a personal aide, who, under an individual provider contract with the department or as an employee of a consumer directed employer, provides personal care or respite care services to persons who are functionally disabled or otherwise eligible under programs authorized and funded by the medicaid state plan, medicaid waiver programs[,] chapter 71A.12 RCW, RCW 74.13.270, or similar state-funded in-home care programs.
[ 2018 c 278 § 16; 2011 1st sp.s. c 21 § 7; 2002 c 3 § 3 (Initiative Measure No. 775, approved November 6, 2001).]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.39A.220 was repealed by 2018 c 278 § 32.
Findings—Intent—2018 c 278: See note following RCW 74.39A.500.
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 21: See note following RCW 72.23.025.
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.