Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 18.330 · 19 active provisions
(1) The legislature finds that locating acceptable housing and appropriate care for vulnerable adults is an important aspect of providing an appropriate continuity of care for senior citizens.(2) The legislature further finds that locating appropriate and quality housing alternatives sometimes depends on elder and vuln…
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Care services" means any combination of services, including in-home care, private duty care, or private duty nursing designed for or with the goal of allowing vulnerable adults to receive care and related se…
(1) As of January 1, 2012, a business or person operating or maintaining an agency in this state is subject to the provisions of this chapter. An agency must maintain general and professional liability insurance to cover the acts and services of the agency. The combined liability insurance coverage required is one mill…
Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit, restrict, or apply to:(1) Any home health or hospice agency while providing counseling to patients on placement options in the normal course of practice;(2) Government entities providing information and assistance to vulnerable adults unless making a referral in whi…
(1) Each agency shall keep records of all referrals rendered to or on behalf of clients. These records must contain:(a) The name of the vulnerable adult, and the address and phone number of the client or the client's representative, if any;(b) The kind of supportive housing or care services for which referral was sough…
(1) An agency must provide a disclosure statement to each client prior to making a referral. A disclosure statement is not required when the agency is only providing information to a person. The disclosure statement must be acknowledged by the client prior to the referral and the agency shall retain a copy of the discl…
(1) The agency shall use a standardized intake form for all clients prior to making a referral. The intake form must, at a minimum, contain the following information regarding the vulnerable adult:(a) Recent medical history, as relevant to the referral process;(b) Known medications and medication management needs;(c) K…
(1) The agency may choose to provide a referral for the client by either giving the client the name or names of specific providers who may meet the needs of the vulnerable adult identified in the intake form or by giving a provider or providers the name of the client after obtaining the authorization of the client or t…
Nothing in this chapter will limit, specify, or otherwise regulate the fees charged by an agency to a provider for a referral.
(1) The agency shall clearly disclose its fees and refund policies to clients and providers. If the agency receives a fee regarding a client who was provided referral services for supportive housing, and the vulnerable adult dies, is hospitalized, or is transferred to another supportive housing setting for more appropr…
Any employee, owner, or operator of an agency that works with vulnerable adults must pass a criminal background check every twenty-four months and not have been convicted of any crime that is disqualifying under RCW 43.43.830 or 43.43.842, or been found by a court of law or disciplinary authority to have abused, neglec…
An agency may not charge or accept a fee or other consideration from a client, care services provider, or supportive housing provider unless the agency substantially complies with the terms of this chapter.
(1) The provisions of this chapter relating to the regulation of private elder and vulnerable adult referral agencies are exclusive.(2) This chapter may not be construed to affect or reduce the authority of any political subdivision of the state of Washington to provide for the licensing of private elder and vulnerable…
In accordance with RCW 74.09.240, the agency may not solicit or receive any remuneration directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, in return for referring an individual to a person for the furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of any item or service for which payment may be made in whole or…
The legislature finds that the operation of an agency in violation of this chapter is a matter vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. Such a violation is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the…
Agencies and their employees, owners, and officers will not be considered providers and will not be liable or responsible for the acts or omissions of a provider.
The department of licensing shall convene a work group of stakeholders to consider the feasibility of establishing licensure for elder and vulnerable adult referral agencies described in chapter 357, Laws of 2011. The work group will provide recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 2011.
This chapter may be known and cited as the "elder and vulnerable adult referral agency act."
This act takes effect January 1, 2012.