Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 74.39 · 9 active provisions
The legislature finds that:Washington's chronically functionally disabled population is growing at a rapid pace. This growth, along with economic and social changes and the coming age wave, presents opportunities for the development of long-term care community services networks and enhanced volunteer participation in t…
The purpose of this chapter is to:(1) Establish a balanced range of health, social, and supportive services that deliver long-term care services to persons with chronic functional disabilities of all ages;(2) Ensure that functional ability shall be the determining factor in defining long-term care service needs and tha…
The definitions in this section apply throughout this section, RCW 74.39.050, 74.39.070, 43.190.060, and section 1, chapter 336, Laws of 1999 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Self-directed care" means the process in which an adult person, who is prevented by a functional disability from performing a m…
A valuable option available to Washington state to achieve the goals of RCW 74.39.001 and 74.39.005 is the flexibility in personal care and other long-term care services encouraged by the federal government under Title XIX of the federal social security act. These services include options to expand community-based long…
Title XIX of the federal social security act offers valuable opportunities to increase federal funds available to provide community-based long-term care services to functionally disabled persons in their homes, and in noninstitutional residential facilities, such as adult family homes and congregate care facilities.
The department shall request an amendment to its community options program entry system waiver under section 1905(c) of the federal social security act to include respite services as a service available under the waiver.
(1) To the extent of available funds and subject to any conditions placed on appropriations for this purpose, the department may provide one or more home and community-based waiver programs in accordance with section 1915(c) of the federal social security act for Washington residents who have a gross income in excess o…
(1) An adult person with a functional disability living in his or her own home may direct and supervise a paid personal aide in the performance of a health care task.(2) The following requirements shall guide the provision of self-directed care under chapter 336, Laws of 1999:(a) Health care tasks are those medical, nu…
A personal aide, in the performance of a health care task, who is directed and supervised by a person with a functional disability in his or her own home, is exempt from any legal requirement to qualify and be credentialed by the department of health as a health care provider under Title 18 RCW to the extent of the res…