title: RCW 71A.16.050

text:
The determination made under this chapter is only as to whether a person is eligible for services. After the secretary has determined under this chapter that a person is eligible for services, the individual may request an assessment for eligibility for medicaid programs and specific services administered by the developmental disabilities administration. The secretary shall make a determination as to what services are appropriate for the person. The secretary shall prioritize services to medicaid eligible clients. Services may be made available to nonmedicaid eligible clients based on available funding. Services available through the state medicaid plan must be provided to those individuals who meet the eligibility criteria. The department shall establish and maintain a service request list database for individuals who are found to be eligible and have an assessed and unmet need for programs and services offered under a home and community-based services waiver, but the provision of a specific service would exceed the biennially budgeted capacity.
[ 2014 c 139 s 3; 1988 c 176 s 405.]
Notes:
Finding—Intent—2014 c 139: "In conjunction with recent findings from the Washington state auditor's office, the legislature finds that there are thousands of state citizens who have been determined eligible for services through the department of social and health services' developmental disability administration. For those who have asked for help but are waiting for services, families may experience financial or emotional hardships. The legislature intends to clarify and make transparent the process for accessing publicly funded services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. The legislature intends to significantly reduce the number of eligible individuals who are waiting for services by funding additional slots and by implementing new programs that better utilize federal funding partnerships." [ 2014 c 139 s 1.]
Program development—Implementation—2014 c 139: "The department of social and health services shall develop and implement a medicaid program to replace the individual and family services program for medicaid-eligible clients no later than May 1, 2015. The new medicaid program must offer services that closely resemble the services offered in fiscal year 2014 through the individual and family services program. To the extent possible, the department shall expand the client caseload on the medicaid program replacing the individual and family services program. The department is authorized in fiscal year 2015 to use general fund—state dollars previously provided for the individual and family services program to cover the cost of increasing the number of clients served in the new medicaid program." [ 2014 c 139 s 4.]
Program funding—2014 c 139: "By June 30, 2017, if additional federal funds through the community first choice option are attained, then the department of social and health services shall increase the number served on the medicaid program replacing the individual and family services program by at least four thousand, and increase by at least one thousand clients receiving services on the home and community-based services basic plus waiver. For both of these programs, the department of social and health services shall expend [expand] the client caseload beginning June 30, 2015." [ 2014 c 139 s 5.]

catchline: Determination of eligibility—Assessment—Determination of appropriate services—Availability of services.


doc_type: statute

jurisdiction: wa

title: RCW 71A.18.010

text:
The secretary may produce and maintain an individual service plan for each eligible person. An individual service plan is a plan that identifies the needs of a person for services and determines what services will be in the best interests of the person and will meet the person's needs.
[ 1988 c 176 s 501.]

license: public-domain-government-work

rule_set: Revised Code of Washington

catchline: Individual service plans.

code: rcw

unit: section

court: Washington State Legislature


title: RCW 71A.18.020

text:
The secretary may provide a service to a person eligible under this title if funds are available. If there is an individual service plan, the secretary shall consider the need for services as provided in that plan.
[ 1988 c 176 s 601.]

catchline: Services provided if funds available.


title: RCW 71A.18.030

text:
An eligible person or the person's legal representative may reject an authorized service. Rejection of an authorized service shall not affect the person's eligibility for services and shall not eliminate the person from consideration for other services or for the same service at a different time or under different circumstances.
[ 1988 c 176 s 602.]

catchline: Rejection of service.


title: RCW 71A.18.040

text:
(1) A person who is receiving a service under this title or the person's legal representative may request the secretary to authorize a service that is available under this title in place of a service that the person is presently receiving.
(2) The secretary upon receiving a request for change of service shall consult in the manner provided in RCW 71A.10.070 and within ninety days shall determine whether the following criteria are met:
(a) The alternative plan proposes a less dependent program than the person is participating in under current service;
(b) The alternative service is appropriate under the goals and objectives of the person's individual service plan;
(c) The alternative service is not in violation of applicable state and federal law; and
(d) The service can reasonably be made available.
(3) If the requested alternative service meets all of the criteria of subsection (2) of this section, the service shall be authorized as soon as reasonable, but not later than one hundred twenty days after completion of the determination process, unless the secretary determines that:
(a) The alternative plan is more costly than the current plan;
(b) Current appropriations are not sufficient to implement the alternative service without reducing services to existing clients; or
(c) Providing alternative service would take precedence over other priorities for delivery of service.
(4) The secretary shall give notice as provided in RCW 71A.10.060 of the grant of a request for a change of service. The secretary shall give notice as provided in RCW 71A.10.060 of denial of a request for change of service and of the right to an adjudicative proceeding.
(5)(a) When the secretary has changed service from a residential habilitation center to a setting other than a residential habilitation center, the secretary shall reauthorize service at the residential habilitation center if the secretary in reevaluating the needs of the person finds that the person needs service in a residential habilitation center.
(b) A person who has moved from a residential habilitation center that has closed to a community-based setting shall be offered a right to return to a residential habilitation center during the first year following their move to the community.
(6) If the secretary determines that current appropriations are sufficient to deliver additional services without reducing services to persons who are presently receiving services, the secretary is authorized to give persons notice under RCW 71A.10.060 that they may request the services as new services or as changes of services under this section.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 30 s 9; 1989 c 175 s 142; 1988 c 176 s 603.]
Notes:
Findings—Intent—Conflict with federal requirements—2011 1st sp.s. c 30: See notes following RCW 71A.20.010.
Effective date—1989 c 175: See note following RCW 34.05.010.


title: RCW 71A.18.050

text:
(1) When considering the discontinuance of a service that is being provided to a person, the secretary shall consult as required in RCW 71A.10.070.
(2) The discontinuance of a service under this section does not affect the person's eligibility for services. Other services may be provided or the same service may be restored when it is again available or when it is again needed.
(3) Except when the service is discontinued at the request of the person receiving the service or that person's legal representative, the secretary shall give notice as required in RCW 71A.10.060.
[ 1988 c 176 s 604.]

catchline: Discontinuance of a service.


title: RCW 71A.18.060

text:
(1) Expenditures for the individual and family services waiver and the basic plus waiver administered under Title 71A RCW must be considered by the governor and the legislature for inclusion in maintenance level budgets beginning with the governor's budget proposal submitted in December 2022 and funding for these expenditures are subject to amounts appropriated for this specific purpose. The department of social and health services must annually submit a budget request for these expenditures.
(2) Beginning with the governor's budget proposal submitted in December 2022 and within the department's existing appropriations, the department of social and health services must annually submit a budget request for expenditures for the number of individuals who are expected to reside in state-operated living alternatives administered by the developmental disabilities administration under Title 71A RCW.
[ 2022 c 219 s 3.]
Notes:
Findings—Intent—2022 c 219: "(1) The legislature finds that the recommendations in the December 2019 report, "Rethinking Intellectual and Developmental Disability Policy to Empower Clients, Develop Providers, and Improve Services" and recommendations in the 2021 preliminary report of the joint executive and legislative task force established in chapter 317, Laws of 2020 are the product of deliberations among a diverse and dedicated group of stakeholders and are critical to advancing the continuum of care for individuals with developmental disabilities.
(2) The legislature intends to continue efforts to expand community residential settings and supports with the goals of reducing the risk of federal divestment from Washington's intermediate care facilities and delivering appropriate care to clients of the developmental disabilities administration. To that end, the legislature finds that a reliable network of community providers is critical to meeting these goals and that community residential rates must be established at appropriate levels to ensure that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have community residential options that appropriately address their needs and ensure stable, permanent outcomes.
(3) The legislature also finds that it is imperative that internal processes within the department of social and health services, including those that guide eligibility determinations, assess hours of service delivery, and measure quality of providers, be examined to ensure that these systems function in the most streamlined and efficient manner with the goal of achieving a system that has greater consistency with regard to expectations and requirements of providers and that is structured to be more person-centered and user-friendly at interface." [ 2022 c 219 s 1.]

catchline: Budget requests for expenditures.


title: RCW 71A.20.010

text:
(1) This chapter covers the operation of residential habilitation centers. The selection of persons to be served at the centers is governed by chapters 71A.16 and 71A.18 RCW. The purposes of this chapter are: To provide for those persons who are exceptional in their needs for care, treatment, and education by reason of developmental disabilities, residential care designed to develop their individual capacities to their optimum; to provide for admittance, withdrawal and discharge from state residential habilitation centers upon application; and to insure a comprehensive program for the education, guidance, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of all persons admitted to residential habilitation centers.
(2) Effective no later than July 1, 2012, no person under the age of sixteen years may be admitted to receive services at a residential habilitation center. Effective no later than July 1, 2012, no person under the age of twenty-one years may be admitted to receive services at a residential center, unless there are no service options available in the community to appropriately meet the needs of the individual. Such admission is limited to the provision of short-term respite or crisis stabilization services.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 30 s 4; 1988 c 176 s 701.]
Notes:
Findings—2011 1st sp.s. c 30: "The legislature finds that:
(1) A developmental disability is a natural part of human life and the presence of a developmental disability does not diminish a person's rights or the opportunity to participate in the life of the local community;
(2) The system of services for people with developmental disabilities should provide a balanced range of health, social, and supportive services at home or in other residential settings. The receipt of services should be coordinated so as to minimize administrative cost and service duplication, and eliminate unnecessarily complex system organization;
(3) The public interest would best be served by a broad array of services that would support people with developmental disabilities at home or in the community, whenever practicable, and that promote individual autonomy, dignity, and choice;
(4) In Washington state, people living in residential habilitation centers and their families are satisfied with the services they receive, and deserve to continue receiving services that meet their needs if they choose to receive those services in a community setting;
(5) As other care options for people with developmental disabilities become more available, the relative need for residential habilitation center beds is likely to decline. The legislature recognizes, however, that residential habilitation centers will continue to be a critical part of the state's long-term care options; and that such services should promote individual dignity, autonomy, and a home-like environment; and
(6) In a time of fiscal restraint, the state should consider the needs of all persons with developmental disabilities and spend its limited resources in a manner that serves more people, while not compromising the care people require." [ 2011 1st sp.s. c 30 s 1.]
Intent—2011 1st sp.s. c 30: "It is the intent of the legislature that:
(1) Community-based residential services supporting people with developmental disabilities should be available in the most integrated setting appropriate to individual needs; and
(2) An extensive transition planning and placement process should be used to ensure that people moving from a residential habilitation center to a community setting have the services and supports needed to meet their assessed health and welfare needs." [ 2011 1st sp.s. c 30 s 2.]
Conflict with federal requirements—2011 1st sp.s. c 30: "If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state." [ 2011 1st sp.s. c 30 s 14.]

catchline: Scope of chapter.


title: RCW 71A.20.020

text:
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the following residential habilitation centers are permanently established to provide services to persons with developmental disabilities: Lakeland Village, located at Medical Lake, Spokane county; Rainier school, located at Buckley, Pierce county; Yakima Valley school, located at Selah, Yakima county; and Fircrest school, located at Seattle, King county.
(2) The Yakima Valley school, located at Selah, Yakima county, shall cease to operate as a residential habilitation center when the conditions in RCW 71A.20.180(1)(a) are met.
(3) The Rainier school, located at Buckley, Pierce county shall cease to operate as a residential habilitation center when the conditions in RCW 71A.20.191(5) are met.
[ 2025 c 410 s 1; 2011 1st sp.s. c 30 s 5; 1994 c 215 s 1; 1988 c 176 s 702.]
Notes:
Findings—Intent—Conflict with federal requirements—2011 1st sp.s. c 30: See notes following RCW 71A.20.010.
Effective date—1994 c 215: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [April 1, 1994]." [ 1994 c 215 s 3.]

catchline: Residential habilitation centers.


title: RCW 71A.20.030

text:
(1) The secretary may use surplus physical facilities at eastern state hospital as a residential habilitation center, which shall be known as the "Interlake School."
(2) The secretary may designate and select such buildings and facilities and tracts of land at eastern state hospital that are surplus to the needs of the department for mentally ill persons and that are reasonably necessary and adequate for services for persons with developmental disabilities. The secretary shall also designate those buildings, equipment, and facilities which are to be used jointly and mutually by both eastern state hospital and Interlake School.
[ 1988 c 176 s 703.]

catchline: Facilities for Interlake School.


title: RCW 71A.20.040

text:
The secretary may under RCW 72.29.010 use the Harrison Memorial Hospital property at Bremerton, Kitsap county, for services to persons with developmental disabilities.
[ 1988 c 176 s 704.]

catchline: Use of Harrison Memorial Hospital property.


title: RCW 71A.20.050

text:
(1) The secretary shall appoint a superintendent for each residential habilitation center. The superintendent of a residential habilitation center shall have a demonstrated history of knowledge, understanding, and compassion for the needs, treatment, and training of persons with developmental disabilities.
(2) The secretary shall have custody of all residents of the residential habilitation centers and control of the medical, educational, therapeutic, and dietetic treatment of all residents, except that the school district that conducts the program of education provided pursuant to RCW 28A.190.030 through 28A.190.050 shall have control of and joint custody of residents while they are participating in the program. The secretary shall cause surgery to be performed on any resident only upon gaining the consent of a parent, guardian, or limited guardian as authorized, except, if after reasonable effort to locate the parents, guardian, or limited guardian as authorized, and the health of the resident is certified by the attending physician to be jeopardized unless such surgery is performed, the required consent shall not be necessary.
[ 1990 c 33 s 589; 1988 c 176 s 705.]
Notes:
Purpose—Statutory references—Severability—1990 c 33: See RCW 28A.900.100 through 28A.900.102.

catchline: Superintendents—Secretary's custody of residents.


title: RCW 71A.20.060

text:
The secretary shall have authority to engage the residents of a residential habilitation center in beneficial work programs, but the secretary shall not engage residents in excessive hours of work or work for disciplinary purposes.
[ 1988 c 176 s 706.]

catchline: Work programs for residents.


title: RCW 71A.20.070

text:
(1) An educational program shall be created and maintained for each residential habilitation center pursuant to RCW 28A.190.030 through 28A.190.050. The educational program shall provide a comprehensive program of academic, vocational, recreational, and other educational services best adapted to meet the needs and capabilities of each resident.
(2) The superintendent of public instruction shall assist the secretary in all feasible ways, including financial aid, so that the educational programs maintained within the residential habilitation centers are comparable to the programs advocated by the superintendent of public instruction for children with similar aptitudes in local school districts.
(3) Within available resources, the secretary shall, upon request from a local school district, provide such clinical, counseling, and evaluating services as may assist the local district lacking such professional resources in determining the needs of its exceptional children.
[ 1990 c 33 s 590; 1988 c 176 s 707.]
Notes:
Purpose—Statutory references—Severability—1990 c 33: See RCW 28A.900.100 through 28A.900.102.

catchline: Educational programs.


title: RCW 71A.20.080

text:
(1) Whenever in the judgment of the secretary, the treatment and training of any resident of a residential habilitation center has progressed to the point that it is deemed advisable to return such resident to the community, the secretary may grant placement on such terms and conditions as the secretary may deem advisable after consultation in the manner provided in RCW 71A.10.070. The secretary shall give written notice of the decision to return a resident to the community as provided in RCW 71A.10.060. The notice must include a statement advising the recipient of the right to an adjudicative proceeding under RCW 71A.10.050 and the time limits for filing an application for an adjudicative proceeding. The notice must also include a statement advising the recipient of the right to judicial review of an adverse adjudicative order as provided in chapter 34.05 RCW.
(2) A placement decision shall not be implemented at any level during any period during which an appeal can be taken or while an appeal is pending and undecided, unless authorized by court order so long as the appeal is being diligently pursued.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 30 s 10; 1989 c 175 s 143; 1988 c 176 s 708.]
Notes:
Findings—Intent—Conflict with federal requirements—2011 1st sp.s. c 30: See notes following RCW 71A.20.010.
Effective date—1989 c 175: See note following RCW 34.05.010.

catchline: Return of resident to community—Notice—Adjudicative proceeding—Judicial review—Effect of appeal.


title: RCW 71A.20.090

text:
The secretary shall determine by the application of proper criteria the maximum number of persons to reside in the residential quarters of each residential habilitation center. The secretary in authorizing service at a residential habilitation center shall not exceed the maximum population for the residential habilitation center unless the secretary makes a written finding of reasons for exceeding the rated capacity.
[ 1988 c 176 s 709.]

catchline: Secretary to determine capacity of residential quarters.


title: RCW 71A.20.100

text:
The secretary shall serve as custodian without compensation of personal property of a resident of a residential habilitation center that is located at the residential habilitation center, including moneys deposited with the secretary for the benefit of the resident. As custodian, the secretary shall have authority to disburse moneys from the resident's fund for the following purposes and subject to the following limitations:
(1) Subject to specific instructions by a donor of money to the secretary for the benefit of a resident, the secretary may disburse any of the funds belonging to a resident for such personal needs of the resident as the secretary may deem proper and necessary.
(2) The secretary may pay to the department as reimbursement for the costs of care, support, maintenance, treatment, hospitalization, medical care, and habilitation of a resident from the resident's fund when such fund exceeds a sum as established by rule of the department, to the extent of any notice and finding of financial responsibility served upon the secretary after such findings shall have become final. If the resident does not have a guardian, parent, spouse, or other person acting in a representative capacity, upon whom notice and findings of financial responsibility have been served, then the secretary shall not make payments to the department as provided in this subsection, until a guardian has been appointed by the court, and the time for the appeal of findings of financial responsibility as provided in RCW 43.20B.430 shall not commence to run until the appointment of such guardian and the service upon the guardian of notice and findings of financial responsibility.
(3) When services to a person are changed from a residential center to another setting, the secretary shall deliver to the person, or to the parent, guardian, or agency legally responsible for the person, all or such portion of the funds of which the secretary is custodian as defined in this section, or other property belonging to the person, as the secretary may deem necessary to the person's welfare, and the secretary may deliver to the person such additional property or funds belonging to the person as the secretary may from time to time deem proper, so long as the person continues to receive service under this title. When the resident no longer receives any services under this title, the secretary shall deliver to the person, or to the parent, person, or agency legally responsible for the person, all funds or other property belonging to the person remaining in the secretary's possession as custodian.
(4) All funds held by the secretary as custodian may be deposited in a single fund, the receipts and expenditures from the fund to be accurately accounted for by the secretary. All interest accruing from, or as a result of the deposit of such moneys in a single fund shall be credited to the personal accounts of the residents. All expenditures under this section shall be subject to the duty of accounting provided for in this section.
(5) The appointment of a guardian for the estate of a resident shall terminate the secretary's authority as custodian of any funds of the resident which may be subject to the control of the guardianship, upon receipt by the secretary of a certified copy of letters of guardianship. Upon the guardian's request, the secretary shall immediately forward to the guardian any funds subject to the control of the guardianship or other property of the resident remaining in the secretary's possession, together with a full and final accounting of all receipts and expenditures made.
(6) Upon receipt of a written request from the secretary stating that a designated individual is a resident of the residential habilitation center and that such resident has no legally appointed guardian of his or her estate, any person, bank, corporation, or agency having possession of any money, bank accounts, or choses in action owned by such resident, shall, if the amount does not exceed two hundred dollars, deliver the same to the secretary as custodian and mail written notice of the delivery to such resident at the residential habilitation center. The receipt by the secretary shall constitute full and complete acquittance for such payment and the person, bank, corporation, or agency making such payment shall not be liable to the resident or his or her legal representative. All funds so received by the secretary shall be duly deposited by the secretary as custodian in the resident's fund to the personal account of the resident. If any proceeding is brought in any court to recover property so delivered, the attorney general shall defend the lawsuit without cost to the person, bank, corporation, or agency that delivered the property to the secretary, and the state shall indemnify such person, bank, corporation, or agency against any judgment rendered as a result of such proceeding.
[ 1988 c 176 s 710.]

catchline: Personal property of resident—Secretary as custodian—Limitations—Judicial proceedings to recover.


title: RCW 71A.20.110

text:
When clothing for a resident of a residential habilitation center is not otherwise provided, the secretary shall provide a resident with suitable clothing, the actual cost of which shall be a charge against the parents, guardian, or estate of the resident. If such parent or guardian is unable to provide or pay for the clothing, or the estate of the resident is insufficient to provide or pay for the clothing, the clothing shall be provided by the state.
[ 1988 c 176 s 711.]

catchline: Clothing for residents—Cost.


title: RCW 71A.20.120

text:
The subject of financial responsibility for the provision of services to persons in residential habilitation centers is covered by RCW 43.20B.410 through 43.20B.455.
[ 1988 c 176 s 712.]

catchline: Financial responsibility.


title: RCW 71A.20.130

text:
Upon the death of a resident of a residential habilitation center, the secretary may supplement such funds as were in the resident's account at the time of the person's death to provide funeral and burial expense for the deceased resident. These expenses shall not exceed funeral and burial expenses allowed under *RCW 74.08.120.
[ 1988 c 176 s 713.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.08.120 was repealed by 1997 c 58 s 1002.

catchline: Death of resident, payment of funeral expenses—Limitation.


title: RCW 71A.20.140

text:
(1) If a resident of a residential habilitation center desires to leave the center and the secretary believes that departures may be harmful to the resident, the secretary may hold the resident at the residential habilitation center for a period not to exceed forty-eight hours in order to consult with the person's legal representative as provided in RCW 71A.10.070 as to the best interests of the resident.
(2) The secretary shall adopt rules to provide for the application of subsection (1) of this section in a manner that protects the constitutional rights of the resident.
(3) Neither the secretary nor any person taking action under this section shall be civilly or criminally liable for performing duties under this section if such duties were performed in good faith and without gross negligence.
[ 1988 c 176 s 714.]

catchline: Resident desiring to leave center—Authority to hold resident limited.


title: RCW 71A.20.150

text:
Without committing the department to continued provision of service, the secretary may admit a person eligible for services under this chapter to a residential habilitation center for a period not to exceed thirty days for observation prior to determination of needed services, where such observation is necessary to determine the extent and necessity of services to be provided.
[ 1988 c 176 s 715.]

catchline: Admission to residential habilitation center for observation.


title: RCW 71A.20.170

text:
(1) The developmental disabilities community services account is created in the state treasury.
(2) The following revenues must be deposited in the account:
(a) All net proceeds from leases or sales of real property, conservation easements, and sales of timber, from the state properties at the Fircrest residential habilitation center, the Lakeland Village residential habilitation center, the Rainier school, and the Yakima Valley school. However, real property that is determined by the department of social and health services to be required for the operations of the residential habilitation centers is excluded from the real property that may be leased or sold for the benefit of the account. In addition, real property owned by the charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory institutions trust, and revenue therefrom, is excluded; and
(b) Any other moneys appropriated or transferred to the account by the legislature.
(3) Any sale, lease, or easement under this section must be at fair market value.
(4) Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account shall be used exclusively for:
(a) Supports and services in a community setting to benefit eligible persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities;
(b) Investment expenses of the state investment board; or
(c) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the treasurer to make transfers of money in the developmental disabilities community services account to the general fund.
(5) The department of social and health services must solicit recommendations from the Washington state developmental disabilities council regarding expenditure of moneys from the Dan Thompson memorial developmental disabilities community services account for supports and services in a community setting to benefit eligible persons with developmental disabilities.
(6) Expenditures from the account must supplement, and may not replace, supplant, or reduce current state expenditure levels for supports and services in the community setting for eligible persons with developmental disabilities.
(7)(a) The state investment board must invest moneys in the account. The state investment board has the full power to invest, reinvest, manage, contract, sell, or exchange investment money in the account. All investment and operating costs associated with the investment of money shall be paid under RCW 43.33A.160 and 43.84.160.
(b) All investments made by the state investment board shall be made with the degree of judgment and care required under RCW 43.33A.140 and the investment policy established by the state investment board.
(c) The state investment board shall routinely consult and communicate with the department of social and health services and the legislature on the investment policy, earnings of the account, and related needs of the account.
(8) The account shall be known as the Dan Thompson memorial developmental disabilities community services account.
[ 2026 c 268 s 937; 2020 c 250 s 1; 2011 1st sp.s. c 30 s 12; 2008 c 265 s 1; 2005 c 353 s 1.]
Notes:
Effective date—2026 c 268: See note following RCW 28B.15.210.
Findings—Intent—Conflict with federal requirements—2011 1st sp.s. c 30: See notes following RCW 71A.20.010.
Effective dates—2005 c 353: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 10, 2005], except for section 3 of this act which takes effect July 1, 2005, and section 4 of this act which takes effect July 1, 2006." [ 2005 c 353 s 7.]

catchline: Developmental disabilities community services account—Creation—Required deposits—Permitted withdrawals—Investment of funds.


title: RCW 71A.20.180

text:
(1)(a) The Yakima Valley school shall continue to operate as a residential habilitation center until such time that the census of permanent residents has reached eight persons. Upon such time as the facility closes to full residential care, the facility must thereafter operate crisis stabilization beds and only so many respite service beds as the needs of the department-identified catchment area or as emergency placement needs require, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose.
(b) As of October 19, 2017, no new long-term admissions are permitted.
(2) The department, within available funds:
(a) Shall establish state-operated living alternatives, within funds specifically provided in the omnibus appropriations act, to provide community residential services to residential habilitation center residents transitioning to the community under chapter 30, Laws of 2011 1st sp. sess. who prefer a state-operated living alternative. The department shall offer residential habilitation center employees opportunities to work in state-operated living alternatives as they are established;
(b) May use existing supported living program capacity in the community for former residential habilitation center residents who prefer and choose a supported living program;
(c) Shall establish up to eight state-staffed crisis stabilization beds and up to eight state-staffed respite beds based upon funding provided in the omnibus appropriations act and the geographic areas with the greatest need for those services;
(d) Shall establish regional or mobile specialty services evenly distributed throughout the state, such as dental care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and specialized nursing care, which can be made available to former residents of residential habilitation centers and, within available funds, other individuals with developmental disabilities residing in the community; and
(e) Shall continue to provide respite services in residential habilitation centers and continue to develop respite care in the community.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 19 s 1; 2011 1st sp.s. c 30 s 6.]
Notes:
Findings—Intent—Conflict with federal requirements—2011 1st sp.s. c 30: See notes following RCW 71A.20.010.

catchline: Closure of Yakima Valley school—Department duties—Continuation of services.


title: RCW 71A.20.191

text:
(1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, as of July 27, 2025, no new long-term admissions are permitted at the Rainier school, located at Buckley, Pierce county.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, as of June 30, 2027, no admissions of any kind are permitted at the Rainier school, located at Buckley, Pierce county.
(2) Until the conditions in subsection (5) of this section are met, a former long-term resident of the Rainier school who moves to a community-based setting after July 27, 2025, shall be offered the right to return to the Rainier school once during the first year following their move to the community and this shall not be considered a new admission for purposes of subsection (1) of this section. If a former resident of the Rainier school exercises the right to return established in this subsection (2), any additional request to return to the Rainier school after a second move to the community shall be reviewed by the department and must be approved by the secretary, based on the recommendation from a multidisciplinary care team. In addition to the right to return established in this subsection (2), any former resident of the Rainier school maintains the right to return to a residential habilitation center established in RCW 71A.18.040 and the right to residential habilitation center services when determined eligible.
(3)(a) The department shall:
(i) Provide state-operated living alternatives to residential habilitation center residents transitioning to the community from the Rainier school who prefer a state-operated community residential service;
(ii) Use supported living program and adult family home capacity in the community for residents of the Rainier school who prefer and choose these settings;
(iii) Provide space at other residential habilitation centers to residents of the Rainier school who prefer a different residential habilitation center setting; and
(iv) Offer employees of the Rainier school opportunities to work in state-operated living alternatives and other state facilities and programs.
(b) Sufficient funding shall be appropriated to the department to fulfill the requirements of this subsection (3).
(4) When assisting individuals who are transitioning out of the Rainier school the department shall:
(a) Offer each individual resident a meaningful choice of appropriate alternative placements;
(b) Prioritize client choice, autonomy, individual preferences, medical and behavioral health care needs, and opportunities for community integration;
(c) Develop individualized transition plans in collaboration with each resident and their family or legal guardian, caregivers, and support providers;
(d) Coordinate closely with other state agencies, local entities, health care providers, and community stakeholders to ensure seamless transitions;
(e) Provide or contract for all necessary assessments, planning, relocation expenses, housing modifications, staff training, crisis support, and related transition activities; and
(f) Implement robust oversight and accountability measures related to the transitions, and regularly monitor transition outcomes, as well as individual well-being and satisfaction.
(5) The Rainier school, located at Buckley, Pierce county shall continue to operate as a residential habilitation center until such time that the census of long-term residents has reached zero persons.
(6) "Closure" for purposes of chapter 410, Laws of 2025 means prohibiting new admissions as described in subsection (1) of this section.
[ 2025 c 410 s 2.]


title: RCW 71A.20.195

text:
(1) The department of social and health services shall, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on December 1, 2025, June 1, 2026, December 1, 2026, June 1, 2027, June 1, 2028, and annually thereafter that provides the information described in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The report required under subsection (1) of this section must include the following:
(a) A point in time description of the capacity for all residential settings for clients of the developmental disabilities administration within the department of social and health services;
(b) The number of former residents who have transitioned out of the Rainier school after July 27, 2025, and the type of setting that the person transitioned to, including additional transitions from the initial placement;
(c) The number of deaths of former residents who have transitioned out of the Rainier school after July 27, 2025, and into other residential settings supported by the developmental disabilities administration;
(d) The geographic distribution of residential placements across all existing residential placements for clients of the developmental disabilities administration within the department of social and health services; and
(e) Information regarding former Rainier school employees who have transitioned to other state employment, left the industry, or transitioned to private sector employment after July 27, 2025.
(3) This section expires July 1, 2030.
[ 2025 c 410 s 3.]

catchline: Rainier school—Reporting. (Expires July 1, 2030.)


title: RCW 71A.20.200

text:
(1) Any time the department receives notice that a residential habilitation center is out of compliance with the centers for medicare and medicaid services conditions of participation or requirements, the secretary or the secretary's designee shall provide notice, in the manner described in subsection (2) of this section, within 10 days, of the following:
(a) The initial statement of deficiencies or other determination of noncompliance, including the reason or reasons for the finding of noncompliance, and a plain language summary of the findings that explains the nature of the noncompliance and its potential impact on resident safety;
(b) Establishment of any plan of correction for the facility; and
(c) All subsequent determinations regarding the facility's return, or failure to return, to compliance, and any related enforcement action.
(2) Notices as required in subsection (1) of this section must be:
(a) Prominently posted at the relevant residential habilitation center until the violation is corrected to the satisfaction of the centers for medicare and medicaid services. The notices must be posted in a place or places in plain view of the residents of the residential habilitation center, persons visiting those residents, and any person who inquires about placement in the facility. Posted notices must be in English and all alternative languages that have been requested by residents of the relevant residential habitation center;
(b) Provided in writing or email to individuals as indicated in RCW 71A.10.060 that are associated with residents of the relevant residential habilitation center. If individuals for which notice must be provided under this subsection (b) [(2)(b)] have indicated a preferred language other than English, notice must be provided in the preferred language; and
(c) Emailed, or delivered by other electronic means, to the relevant committees of the legislature, within existing resources.
[ 2026 c 95 s 1.]

catchline: Compliance—Notice.


title: RCW 71A.20.800

text:
The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes.
[ 1988 c 176 s 716.]

catchline: Chapter to be liberally construed.


title: RCW 71A.20.900

text:
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
[ 2009 c 521 s 162.]

catchline: Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.


title: RCW 71A.22.010

text:
The secretary may enter into agreements with any person or with any person, corporation, or association operating a day training center or group training home or a combination day training center and group training home approved by the department, for the payment of all, or a portion, of the cost of the care, treatment, maintenance, support, and training of persons with developmental disabilities.
[ 1988 c 176 s 801.]

catchline: Contracts for services authorized.


title: RCW 71A.22.020

text:
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Day training center" means a facility equipped, supervised, managed, and operated at least three days per week by any person, association, or corporation on a nonprofit basis for the day-care, treatment, training, and maintenance of persons with developmental disabilities, and approved under this chapter and the standards under rules adopted by the secretary.
(2) "Group training home" means a facility equipped, supervised, managed, and operated on a full-time basis by any person, association, or corporation on a nonprofit basis for the full-time care, treatment, training, and maintenance of persons with developmental disabilities, and approved under this chapter and the standards under the rules adopted by the secretary.
[ 1988 c 176 s 802.]

catchline: Definitions.


title: RCW 71A.22.030

text:
All payments made by the secretary under this chapter, shall be, insofar as possible, supplementary to payments to be made to a day training center or group training home, or a combination of both, by the persons with developmental disabilities resident in the home or center. Payments made by the secretary under this chapter shall not exceed actual costs for the care, treatment, support, maintenance, and training of any person with a developmental disability whether at a day training center or group training home or combination of both.
[ 1988 c 176 s 803.]

catchline: Payments by secretary under this chapter supplemental—Limitation.


title: RCW 71A.22.040

text:
Any person, corporation, or association may apply to the secretary for approval and certification of the applicant's facility as a day training center or a group training home for persons with developmental disabilities, or a combination of both. The secretary may either grant or deny certification or revoke certification previously granted after investigation of the applicant's facilities, to ascertain whether or not such facilities are adequate for the care, treatment, maintenance, training, and support of persons with developmental disabilities, under standards in rules adopted by the secretary. Day training centers and group training homes must meet local health and safety standards as may be required by local health and fire-safety authorities.
[ 1989 c 329 s 2; 1988 c 176 s 804.]

catchline: Certification of facility as day training center or group training home.


title: RCW 71A.22.050

text:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of this title govern applications for payment by the state for services in a day training center or group training home approved by the secretary under this chapter.
(2) In determining eligibility and the amount of payment, the secretary shall make special provision for group training homes where parents are actively involved as a member of the administrative board of the group training home and who may provide for some of the services required by a resident therein. The special provisions shall include establishing eligibility requirements for a person placed in such a group training home to have a parent able and willing to attend administrative board meetings and participate insofar as possible in carrying out special activities deemed by the board to contribute to the well being of the residents.
(3) If the secretary determines that a person is eligible for services in a day training center or group training home, the secretary shall determine the extent and type of services to be provided and the amount that the department will pay, based upon the needs of the person and the ability of the parent or the guardian to pay or contribute to the payment of the monthly cost of the services.
(4) The secretary may, upon application of the person who is receiving services or the person's legal representative, after investigation of the ability or inability of such persons to pay, or without application being made, modify the amount of the monthly payments to be paid by the secretary for services at a day training center or group training home or combination of both.
[ 1988 c 176 s 805.]

catchline: Services in day training center or group training home—Application for payment.


title: RCW 71A.22.060

text:
A day training center and a group training home under this chapter shall be a nonsectarian training center and a nonsectarian group training home.
[ 1988 c 176 s 806.]

catchline: Facilities to be nonsectarian.


title: RCW 71A.24.005

text:
(1) The legislature recognizes that the number of children who have developmental disabilities along with intense behaviors is increasing, and more families are seeking out-of-home placement for their children.
(2) The legislature intends to create services and to develop supports for these children, family members, and others involved in the children's lives to avoid disruption to families, help prevent the need for out-of-home placement, and supplement the child welfare services a child may be receiving from the department of children, youth, and families.
(3) The legislature directs the department to maintain a federal waiver through which services may be provided to allow children with developmental disabilities and intense behaviors to maintain permanent and stable familial relationships. The legislature intends for these services to be locally based and offered as early as possible to avoid family disruption and out-of-home placement, but also offered to children in out-of-home placement when necessary.
[ 2023 c 345 s 3; 2009 c 194 s 1.]

catchline: Intent.


title: RCW 71A.24.010

text:
(1) To the extent funding is appropriated for this purpose, intensive behavior support services may be provided by the department, directly or by contract, to children who have developmental disabilities and intense behaviors and to their families.
(2) The department shall be the lead administrative agency for children's intensive behavior support services and shall:
(a) Collaborate with appropriate parties to develop and implement the intensive in-home support services program within the division of developmental disabilities;
(b) Use best practices and evidence-based practices;
(c) Provide coordination and planning for the implementation and expansion of intensive in-home services;
(d) Contract for the provision of intensive in-home and planned out-of-home services;
(e) Monitor and evaluate services to determine whether the program meets standards identified in the service contracts;
(f) Collect data regarding the number of families served, and costs and outcomes of the program;
(g) Adopt appropriate rules to implement the program;
(h) License out-of-home respite placements on a timely basis; and
(i) Maintain an appropriate staff-to-client ratio.
(3) A child may receive intensive behavior support services when the department has determined that:
(a) The child is under the age of twenty-one;
(b) The child has a developmental disability and has been determined eligible for these services;
(c) The child/family acuity scores are high enough in the assessment conducted by the division of developmental disabilities to indicate the child's behavior puts the child or family at significant risk or is very likely to require an out-of-home placement;
(d) The child meets eligibility for the home and community-based care waiver;
(e) The child resides in his or her family home or is in an out-of-home placement; and
(f) The family agrees to participate in the program and complete the care and support steps outlined in the completed individual support plan.
[ 2023 c 345 s 4; 2009 c 194 s 2.]

catchline: Role of department—Eligibility.


title: RCW 71A.24.020

text:
(1) Intensive behavior support services under the program authorized in RCW 71A.24.010 shall be provided through a core team of highly trained individuals, either directly or by contract.
(2) The intensive behavior support services shall be designed to enhance the child's and parent's skills to manage behaviors, increase family and personal self-sufficiency, improve functioning of the family, reduce stress on children and families, and assist the family to locate and use other community services.
(3) The core team shall have the following characteristics and responsibilities:
(a) Expertise in behavior management, therapies, and children's crisis intervention, or the ability to access such specialized expertise;
(b) Ability to coordinate the array of services and supports needed to stabilize the family;
(c) Ability to conduct transition planning as an individual and the individual's family leave the program; and
(d) Ability to authorize and coordinate the services in the family's home and other environments, such as schools and neighborhoods.
(4) The following types of services constitute intensive behavior support services:
(a) Behavior management and consultation;
(b) Environmental adaptations;
(c) Motor vehicle adaptations;
(d) Therapy equipment and supplies;
(e) Personal care;
(f) Specialized diet goods and services;
(g) In-home respite and planned out-of-home respite;
(h) Intensive training to intervene effectively with the child for families and other individuals and partners working with the child in all domains, including the school and individualized education plan team; and
(i) Coordination and planning.
[ 2009 c 194 s 3.]

catchline: Intensive behavior support services—Core team.


title: RCW 71A.26.010

text:
The rights set forth in this chapter are the minimal rights guaranteed to all clients of the administration, and are not intended to diminish rights set forth in other state or federal laws that may contain additional rights.
[ 2020 c 271 s 1.]

catchline: Minimum rights.


title: RCW 71A.26.020

text:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Administration" means the division of the department responsible for providing services to eligible persons, but does not include the division of the department responsible for the licensing and certification of services and facilities for eligible persons.
(2) "Assessment" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 71A.10.020.
(3) "Client" means a person who has a developmental disability as defined in RCW 71A.10.020 and has been determined to be eligible to receive services under chapter 71A.16 RCW.
(4) "Department" means the department of social and health services.
(5) "Developmental disabilities ombuds" means the office created under chapter 43.382 RCW.
(6) "Eligible person" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 71A.10.020.
(7) "Legal representative" means a parent of a client under age eighteen, a court-appointed guardian or limited guardian under Title 11 RCW if the subject matter is within the scope of the guardianship order, or any other person authorized by law to act for the client.
(8) "Necessary supplemental accommodation representative" means an individual who receives copies of administration correspondence in order to help a client or eligible person understand the documents and exercise the client or eligible person's rights. The necessary supplemental accommodation representative is identified by the client or eligible person when the client or eligible person does not have a legal guardian and is requesting or receiving services from the administration.
(9) "Provider" means an individual, a facility, or an agency that is one or more of the following: Licensed, certified, contracted by the department, or state operated to provide services to administration clients.
(10) "Restraint" includes:
(a) Physical restraint, which is a manual method, obstacle, or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to the client's body that restricts freedom of movement or access to the client's body, is used for discipline or convenience, and is not required to treat the client's medical symptoms; and
(b) Chemical restraint, which is a psychopharmacologic drug that is used for discipline or convenience and is not required to treat the client's medical symptoms.
(11) "Restriction" means a limitation on the client's use or enjoyment of property, social activities, or engagement in the community.
(12) "Service plan" means any plan required by the department to deliver the services authorized by the administration to the client.
[ 2020 c 271 s 2.]


title: RCW 71A.26.030

text:
(1) The administration must notify the individual and the individual's legal representative or necessary supplemental accommodation representative of the rights set forth in this chapter upon determining the individual is an eligible person. The notification the administration provides must be in written form. The administration must document the date that the notification required in this subsection was provided.
(2) The administration must notify a client and a client's legal representative or necessary supplemental accommodation representative of the rights set forth in this chapter upon conducting a client's assessment. The notification the administration provides must be in written form. The administration must document the date that the notification required in this subsection was provided.
(3) The client has the right to exercise autonomy and choice free from provider interference. This includes the client's rights to:
(a) Be free from sexual, physical, and mental abuse, corporal punishment, and involuntary seclusion;
(b) Be free from discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, marital and family status, gender identity, or sexual orientation;
(c) Make choices regarding the type of food available within the client's resources and service plan;
(d) Have visitors at the client's home and associate with persons of the client's choosing and subject to limitations as negotiated with the client's housemates;
(e) Control the client's schedule and choose activities, schedules, and health care that meet the client's needs;
(f) Information about the treatment ordered by the client's health care provider and help plan how the treatment will be implemented;
(g) Be free from unnecessary medication, restraints, and restrictions;
(h) Vote, participate in the democratic process, and help people with getting elected to office;
(i) Manage the client's money or choose a person to assist;
(j) Be part of the community;
(k) Make choices about the client's life;
(l) Choose the clothes and hairstyle the client wears;
(m) Furnish and decorate the client's bedroom to the client's preferences or furnish and decorate the client's home to the client's preferences subject to agreement with the client's housemates;
(n) Seek paid employment;
(o) Receive the services that the client agrees to receive;
(p) Decide whether or not to participate in research after the research has been explained to the client, and after the client or the client's legal representative gives written consent for the client to participate in the research; and
(q) Be free from financial exploitation.
(4) The client has the right to participate in the administration's service planning. This includes the client's right to:
(a) Be present and provide input on the client's service plans written by the administration and providers;
(b) Have meaningful opportunities to lead planning processes;
(c) Have the client's visions for a meaningful life and the client's goals for education, employment, housing, relationships, and recreation included in the planning process;
(d) Choose an advocate to attend the planning processes with the client; and
(e) Have access to current and accurate information about recreation, education, and employment opportunities available in the client's community.
(5) The client has the right to access information about services and health care. This includes the client's right to:
(a) View a copy of all of the client's service plans;
(b) Possess full copies of the client's current service plans;
(c) Review copies of the policies and procedures for any service the client receives, at any time. This includes policies and procedures about how the client may file a complaint to providers and the department;
(d) Examine the results of the department's most recent survey or inspection conducted by state surveyors or inspectors, statements of deficiency, and plans of correction in effect with respect to the client's provider and the client's residence. The client's service provider must assist the client with locating and accessing this information upon the client's request; and
(e) Receive written notification of enforcement actions taken by the department against the client's provider. The administration's case manager or designee must provide notification to the client and the client's legal representative or necessary supplemental accommodation representative within twenty days, excluding weekends and holidays, of the date of enforcement. For purposes of this subsection, a "provider" means an entity that provides residential services received by a client that is operated by or contracted through the administration. An enforcement action that requires this notification includes:
(i) Conditions placed on the provider certification or license;
(ii) Suspension or limited suspension of referrals or admissions;
(iii) Imposition of provisional certification or decertification; or
(iv) Denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or certification.
(6) The client has the right to file complaints and grievances, and to request appeals. This includes the client's right to:
(a) Appeal any decision by the department that denies, reduces, or terminates the client's eligibility, services, or choice of provider as defined in federal medicaid law and state public assistance laws;
(b) Submit grievances to the client's provider about the client's services or other concerns. This includes, but is not limited to, concerns about the behavior of other people where the client lives. The provider must maintain a written policy on the grievance process that includes timelines and possible remedies. If a grievance is unresolved, the provider must provide the client with information on how to submit the grievance to the department;
(c) File complaints and grievances, and request appeals without penalty or retaliation by the department or providers; and
(d) Receive information about how to obtain accommodation for disability in the appeal process.
(7) The client has the right to privacy and confidentiality. This includes the client's right to:
(a) Personal privacy and confidentiality of the client's personal records;
(b) Communicate privately, including the right to send and receive mail and email, and the right to use a telephone in an area where calls can be made without being overheard; and
(c) Meet with and talk privately with the client's friends and family.
(8) The client has rights during discharge, transfer, and termination of services as set forth in this subsection.
(a) Clients that are residents of a long-term care facility that is licensed under chapter 18.20, 72.36, or 70.128 RCW have the rights set forth in RCW 70.129.110.
(b) Clients that receive certified community residential services have the right to:
(i) Remain with the client's provider. Services must not be terminated unless the provider determines and documents that:
(A) The provider cannot meet the needs of the client;
(B) The client's safety or the safety of other individuals in the facility or residence is endangered;
(C) The client's health or the health of other individuals in the facility or residence would otherwise be endangered; or
(D) The provider ceases to operate.
(ii) Receive written notice from the provider of any potential termination of services at least thirty days before such termination, except when there is a health and safety emergency that requires termination of service, in which case notice shall be provided at least seventy-two hours before the date of termination. The notice must be provided to the client and the client's legal representative or necessary supplemental accommodation representative. The notice must include:
(A) The reason for termination of services; and
(B) The effective date of termination of services.
(iii) Receive a transition plan at least two days before the effective date of the termination of services, or if the termination was based on a health and safety emergency receive a transition plan within two days of the administration's receipt of notice for emergency termination. The administration must provide the client and the client's legal representative or necessary supplemental accommodation representative with the plan. The plan must include:
(A) The location where the client will be transferred;
(B) The mode of transportation to the new location; and
(C) The name, address, and telephone number of the developmental disabilities ombuds.
(c) A provider that provides services to clients in a residence owned by the provider must exhaust the procedures for termination of services prior to the commencement of any unlawful detainer action under RCW 59.12.030.
(9) The client has the right to access advocates. The client has the right to receive information from agencies acting as client advocates, and be afforded the opportunity to contact these agencies. The provider must not interfere with the client's access to any of the following:
(a) Any representative of the state;
(b) The resident's individual physician;
(c) The developmental disabilities ombuds; or
(d) Any representative of the organization designated to implement the protection and advocacy program pursuant to RCW 71A.10.080.
(10) If a client is subject to a guardianship order pursuant to *chapter 11.88 RCW, the rights of the client under this chapter are exercised by the client's guardian if the subject matter is within the scope of the guardianship order.
[ 2020 c 271 s 3.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: Chapter 11.88 RCW was repealed by 2020 c 312 s 904, effective January 1, 2022.

catchline: Client rights—Notification.


title: RCW 71A.26.040

text:
The department shall adopt rules as necessary to inform clients and providers of the client rights set forth in this chapter. The department shall adopt rules as necessary to provide oversight and enforcement of provider practices relating to these rights for providers licensed or certified by the department.
[ 2020 c 271 s 4.]

catchline: Rules.


title: RCW 71A.26.050

text:
Nothing in this chapter limits an existing private right of action against the department, the administration, or the state of Washington. Nothing in this chapter creates a private right of action against the department, the administration, or the state of Washington.
[ 2020 c 271 s 5.]

catchline: Private right of action.


title: RCW 71A.28.010

text:
It is the intent of the legislature that parents are responsible for the care and support of children with developmental disabilities. The legislature recognizes that, because of the intense support required to care for a child with developmental disabilities, the help of out-of-home services may be needed. It is the intent of the legislature that, when the sole reason for out-of-home services is the child's developmental disability, such services be offered by the department to these children through a voluntary person-centered service planning process and in accordance with rules adopted by the department.
[ 2020 c 41 s 1; 2019 c 470 s 17; 2011 c 309 s 34; 2004 c 183 s 4; 1998 c 229 s 1; 1997 c 386 s 16. Formerly RCW 74.13.350.]
Notes:
Effective date—2004 c 183: See note following RCW 13.34.160.

catchline: Person-centered service plan—Intent.


title: RCW 71A.28.020

text:
(1) Under the person-centered service plan, the parent or legal guardian retains legal custody for the child's placement and care. The service plan must be signed by the child's parent or legal guardian and the department to be in effect.
(2) The parent or legal guardian may terminate services at any time. Upon termination of services, the child's parent or legal guardian retains legal custody for the child's placement and care unless the child has been taken into custody by the department of children, youth, and families, pursuant to RCW 13.34.050 or 26.44.050, placed in shelter care pursuant to RCW 13.34.060, or placed in foster care pursuant to RCW 13.34.130.
(3) The department of social and health services must adopt rules for the person-centered service plan.
(4) For purposes of this section, "person-centered service plan" means a written plan between the department and a child's parent or legal guardian approving services for the child in a licensed or certified setting.
[ 2020 c 41 s 2.]


title: RCW 71A.28.030

text:
(1) It is the intent of the legislature that the department offer voluntary out-of-home services in cases where the sole reason for the child's out-of-home services is due to the child's developmental disability and the parent, guardian, or legal custodian has determined that the child would benefit from services outside of the home. If the department does not offer out-of-home services, a petition may be filed and an action pursued under chapter 13.34 RCW.
(2) Nothing in this section prevents the department of children, youth, and families from filing a dependency petition if there is reason to believe that the child is a dependent child as defined in RCW 13.34.030.
(3) The department must adopt rules for out-of-home services.
(4) As used in this section, "out-of-home services" means the services provided to a child by a provider that is licensed to serve children under chapter 74.15 RCW and is contracted by the department or provided by a state-operated community program of the developmental disabilities administration.
[ 2020 c 41 s 3.]

catchline: Intent—Voluntary out-of-home services—Dependency petition—Rules.


title: RCW 72.01.010

text:
As used in this chapter:
"Department" means the departments of social and health services, children, youth, and families, and corrections; and
"Secretary" means the secretaries of social and health services, children, youth, and families, and corrections.
The powers and duties granted and imposed in this chapter, when applicable, apply to the departments of social and health services, children, youth, and families, and corrections and the secretaries of social and health services, children, youth, and families and corrections, for institutions under their control. A power or duty may be exercised or fulfilled jointly if joint action is more efficient, as determined by the secretaries.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 s 726; 1981 c 136 s 66; 1979 c 141 s 142; 1970 ex.s. c 18 s 56; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.010. Prior: 1907 c 166 s 10; RRS s 10919. Formerly RCW 72.04.010.]
Notes:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 ss 601-631, 701-728, and 804: See note following RCW 13.04.011.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
Effective date—Severability—1970 ex.s. c 18: See notes following RCW 43.20A.010.

catchline: Powers and duties apply to department of social and health services, department of children, youth, and families, and department of corrections—Joint exercise authorized.


title: RCW 72.01.042

text:
The hours of labor for each full time employee shall be a maximum of eight hours in any workday and forty hours in any workweek.
Employees required to work in excess of the eight-hour maximum per day or the forty-hour maximum per week shall be compensated by not less than equal hours of compensatory time off or, in lieu thereof, a premium rate of pay per hour equal to not less than one-one hundred and seventy-sixth of the employee's gross monthly salary: PROVIDED, That in the event that an employee is granted compensatory time off, such time off should be given within the calendar year and in the event that such an arrangement is not possible the employee shall be given a premium rate of pay: PROVIDED FURTHER, That compensatory time and/or payment thereof shall be allowed only for overtime as is duly authorized and accounted for under rules and regulations established by the secretary.
[ 1981 c 136 s 67; 1979 c 141 s 143; 1970 ex.s. c 18 s 60; 1953 c 169 s 1. Formerly RCW 43.19.255.]
Notes:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.
Effective date—Severability—1970 ex.s. c 18: See notes following RCW 43.20A.010.

catchline: Hours of labor for full time employees—Compensatory time—Premium pay.


title: RCW 72.01.043

text:
RCW 72.01.042 shall not be applicable to the following designated personnel: Administrative officers of the department; institutional superintendents, medical staff other than nurses, and business managers; and such professional, administrative and supervisory personnel as designated prior to July 1, 1970 by the department of social and health services with the concurrence of the merit system board having jurisdiction.
[ 1979 c 141 s 144; 1970 ex.s. c 18 s 61; 1953 c 169 s 2. Formerly RCW 43.19.256.]
Notes:
Effective date—Severability—1970 ex.s. c 18: See notes following RCW 43.20A.010.

catchline: Hours of labor for full time employees—Certain personnel excepted.


title: RCW 72.01.045

text:
(1) For purposes of this section only, "assault" means an unauthorized touching of an employee by a resident, patient, or juvenile offender resulting in physical injury to the employee.
(2) In recognition of the hazardous nature of employment in state institutions, the legislature hereby provides a supplementary program to reimburse employees of the department of social and health services, the department of natural resources, the department of children, youth, and families, and the department of veterans affairs for some of their costs attributable to their being the victims of assault by residents, patients, or juvenile offenders. This program shall be limited to the reimbursement provided in this section.
(3) An employee is only entitled to receive the reimbursement provided in this section if the secretary of social and health services, the commissioner of public lands, the secretary of the department of children, youth, and families, or the director of the department of veterans affairs, or the secretary's, commissioner's, or director's designee, finds that each of the following has occurred:
(a) A resident or patient has assaulted the employee and as a result thereof the employee has sustained demonstrated physical injuries which have required the employee to miss days of work;
(b) The assault cannot be attributable to any extent to the employee's negligence, misconduct, or failure to comply with any rules or conditions of employment; and
(c) The department of labor and industries has approved the employee's workers' compensation application pursuant to chapter 51.32 RCW.
(4) The reimbursement authorized under this section shall be as follows:
(a) The employee's accumulated sick leave days shall not be reduced for the workdays missed;
(b) For each workday missed for which the employee is not eligible to receive compensation under chapter 51.32 RCW, the employee shall receive full pay; and
(c) In respect to workdays missed for which the employee will receive or has received compensation under chapter 51.32 RCW, the employee shall be reimbursed in an amount which, when added to that compensation, will result in the employee receiving full pay for the workdays missed.
(5) Reimbursement under this section may not last longer than three hundred sixty-five consecutive days after the date of the injury.
(6) The employee shall not be entitled to the reimbursement provided in subsection (4) of this section for any workday for which the secretary, commissioner, director, or applicable designee, finds that the employee has not diligently pursued his or her compensation remedies under chapter 51.32 RCW.
(7) The reimbursement shall only be made for absences which the secretary, commissioner, director, or applicable designee believes are justified.
(8) While the employee is receiving reimbursement under this section, he or she shall continue to be classified as a state employee and the reimbursement amount shall be considered as salary or wages.
(9) All reimbursement payments required to be made to employees under this section shall be made by the employing department. The payments shall be considered as a salary or wage expense and shall be paid by the department in the same manner and from the same appropriations as other salary and wage expenses of the department.
(10) Should the legislature revoke the reimbursement authorized under this section or repeal this section, no affected employee is entitled thereafter to receive the reimbursement as a matter of contractual right.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 s 627; 2002 c 77 s 1; 1990 c 153 s 1; 1987 c 102 s 1; 1986 c 269 s 4.]
Notes:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 ss 601-631, 701-728, and 804: See note following RCW 13.04.011.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.

catchline: Assaults to employees—Reimbursement for costs.


title: RCW 72.01.050

text:
(1) The secretary of social and health services shall have full power to manage and govern the following public institutions: The western state hospital, the eastern state hospital, the northern state hospital, Lakeland Village, the Rainier school, and such other institutions as authorized by law, subject only to the limitations contained in laws relating to the management of such institutions.
(2) The secretary of corrections shall have full power to manage, govern, and name all state correctional facilities, subject only to the limitations contained in laws relating to the management of such institutions.
(3) If any state correctional facility is fully or partially destroyed by natural causes or otherwise, the secretary of corrections may, with the approval of the governor, provide for the establishment and operation of additional residential correctional facilities to place those inmates displaced by such destruction. However, such additional facilities may not be established if there are existing residential correctional facilities to which all of the displaced inmates can be appropriately placed. The establishment and operation of any additional facility shall be on a temporary basis, and the facility may not be operated beyond July 1 of the year following the year in which it was partially or fully destroyed.
(4) The secretary of the department of children, youth, and families shall have full power to manage and govern Echo Glen, the Green Hill school, and such other institutions as authorized by law, subject only to the limitations contained in laws relating to the management of such institutions.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 s 628; 1992 c 7 s 51; 1988 c 143 s 1. Prior: 1985 c 378 s 8; 1985 c 350 s 1; 1981 c 136 s 68; 1979 c 141 s 145; 1977 c 31 s 1; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.050; prior: 1955 c 195 s 4(1); 1915 c 107 s 1, part; 1907 c 166 s 2, part; 1901 c 119 s 3, part; RRS s 10899, part. Formerly RCW 43.28.020, part.]
Notes:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 ss 601-631, 701-728, and 804: See note following RCW 13.04.011.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
Severability—1985 c 378: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1985 c 378 s 36.]
Effective date—1985 c 378: "This act shall take effect July 1, 1986. The secretary of social and health services and the governor may immediately take such steps as are necessary to ensure that this act is implemented on its effective date." [ 1985 c 378 s 37.]
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.

catchline: Secretary's powers and duties—Management of public institutions and correctional facilities.


title: RCW 72.01.060

text:
The secretary shall appoint the chief executive officers necessary to manage one or more of the public facilities operated by the department. This section, however, shall not apply to RCW 72.40.020.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, the chief executive officer of each institution may appoint all assistants and employees required for the management of the institution placed in his or her charge, the number of such assistants and employees to be determined and fixed by the secretary. The chief executive officer of any institution may, at his or her pleasure, discharge any person therein employed. The secretary shall investigate all complaints made against the chief executive officer of any institution and also any complaint against any other officer or employee thereof, if it has not been investigated and reported upon by the chief executive officer.
The secretary may, after investigation, for good and sufficient reasons, order the discharge of any subordinate officer or employee of an institution.
Each chief executive officer shall receive such salary as is fixed by the secretary, who shall also fix the compensation of other officers and the employees of each institution. Such latter compensation shall be fixed on or before the first day of April of each year and no change shall be made in the compensation, so fixed, during the twelve-month period commencing April 1st.
[ 2012 c 117 s 443; 1983 1st ex.s. c 41 s 26; 1979 c 141 s 146; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.060. Prior: 1907 c 166 s 5; 1901 c 119 s 6; RRS s 10902. Formerly RCW 72.04.020.]
Notes:
Severability—1983 1st ex.s. c 41: See note following RCW 26.09.060.
Authority to appoint a single executive officer for multiple institutions—Exception: RCW 43.20A.607.
Juvenile correctional institution in King county, appointment of superintendent: RCW 72.19.030.
Maple Lane School, appointment of superintendent and subordinate officers and employees: RCW 72.20.020.
State hospitals for individuals with mental illness—Superintendents: RCW 72.23.030.


title: RCW 72.01.090

text:
The department is authorized to make its own rules for the proper execution of its powers. It shall also have the power to adopt rules and regulations for the government of the public institutions placed under its control, and shall therein prescribe, in a manner consistent with the provisions of this title, the duties of the persons connected with the management of such public institutions.
[ 1959 c 28 s 72.01.090. Prior: 1907 c 166 s 7; 1901 c 119 s 9; RRS s 10905. Formerly RCW 72.04.060.]

catchline: Rules and regulations.


title: RCW 72.01.110

text:
The department may employ the services of competent architects for the preparation of plans and specifications for new buildings, or for repairs, changes, or additions to buildings already constructed, employ competent persons to superintend the construction of new buildings or repairs, changes, or additions to buildings already constructed and call for bids and award contracts for the erection of new buildings, or for repairs, changes, or additions to buildings already constructed: PROVIDED, That the department may proceed with the erecting of any new building, or repairs, changes, or additions to any buildings already constructed, employing thereon the labor of the inmates of the institution, when in its judgment the improvements can be made in as satisfactory a manner and at a less cost to the state by so doing.
[ 1959 c 28 s 72.01.110. Prior: 1901 c 119 s 12; RRS s 10909. Formerly RCW 72.04.100.]
Notes:
Public works: Chapter 39.04 RCW.

catchline: Construction or repair of buildings—Contracts or inmate labor.


title: RCW 72.01.120

text:
When improvements are to be made under contract, notice of the call for the same shall be published in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the state for two weeks prior to the award being made. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The secretary is authorized to require such security as he or she may deem proper to accompany the bids submitted, and shall also fix the amount of the bond or other security that shall be furnished by the person or firm to whom the contract is awarded. The secretary shall have the power to reject any or all bids submitted, if for any reason it is deemed for the best interest of the state to do so, and to readvertise in accordance with the provisions hereof. The secretary shall also have the power to reject the bid of any person or firm who has had a prior contract, and who did not, in the opinion of the secretary, faithfully comply with the same.
[ 2012 c 117 s 444; 1979 c 141 s 148; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.120. Prior: 1901 c 119 s 10, part; RRS s 10906.]

catchline: Construction or repair of buildings—Award of contracts.


title: RCW 72.01.130

text:
If any of the shops or buildings in which convicts are employed are destroyed in any way, or injured by fire or otherwise, they may be rebuilt or repaired immediately under the direction of the department, by and with the advice and consent of the governor, and the expenses thereof shall be paid out of any unexpended funds appropriated to the department for any purpose, not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars: PROVIDED, That if a specific appropriation for a particular project has been made by the legislature, only such funds exceeding the cost of such project may be expended for the purposes of this section.
[ 1959 c 28 s 72.01.130. Prior: 1957 c 25 s 1; 1891 c 147 s 29; RRS s 10908. Formerly RCW 72.04.090.]


title: RCW 72.01.140

text:
The secretary shall:
(1) Make a survey, investigation, and classification of the lands connected with the state institutions under his or her control, and determine which thereof are of such character as to be most profitably used for agricultural, horticultural, dairying, and stock raising purposes, taking into consideration the costs of making them ready for cultivation, the character of the soil, its depth and fertility, the number of kinds of crops to which it is adapted, the local climatic conditions, the local annual rainfall, the water supply upon the land or available, the needs of all state institutions for the food products that can be grown or produced, and the amount and character of the available labor of inmates at the several institutions;
(2) Establish and carry on suitable farming operations at the several institutions under his or her control;
(3) Supply the several institutions with the necessary food products produced thereat;
(4) Exchange with, or furnish to, other institutions, food products at the cost of production;
(5) Sell and dispose of surplus food products produced.
[ 2012 c 117 s 445; 2005 c 353 s 5; 1981 c 238 s 1; 1979 c 141 s 149; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.140. Prior: 1955 c 195 s 4(7), (8), (9), (10), and (11); 1921 c 7 s 39; RRS s 10797. Formerly RCW 43.28.020, part.]
Notes:
Effective dates—2005 c 353: See note following RCW 71A.20.170.
Effective date—1981 c 238: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect on July 1, 1981." [ 1981 c 238 s 7.]
Savings—Liabilities—1981 c 238: "The enactment of this act shall not have the effect of terminating, or in any way modifying, any liability, civil or criminal, which is already in existence on the effective date of this act." [ 1981 c 238 s 5.]
Savings—Rights, actions, contracts—1981 c 238: "Nothing in this act shall be construed as affecting any existing rights except as to the agencies referred to, nor as affecting any pending actions, activities, proceedings, or contracts, nor affect the validity of any act performed by such agency or any employee thereof prior to the effective date of this act." [ 1981 c 238 s 6.]

catchline: Agricultural and farm activities.


title: RCW 72.01.150

text:
The secretary shall:
(1) Establish, install and operate, at the several state institutions under his or her control, such industries and industrial plants as may be most suitable and beneficial to the inmates thereof, and as can be operated at the least relative cost and the greatest relative benefit to the state, taking into consideration the needs of the state institutions for industrial products, and the amount and character of labor of inmates available at the several institutions;
(2) Supply the several institutions with the necessary industrial products produced thereat;
(3) Exchange with, or furnish to, other state institutions industrial products at prices to be fixed by the department, not to exceed in any case the price of such products in the open market;
(4) Sell and dispose of surplus industrial products produced, to such persons and under such rules, regulations, terms, and prices as may be in his or her judgment for the best interest of the state;
(5) Sell products of the plate mill to any department, to any state, county, or other public institution and to any governmental agency, of this or any other state under such rules, regulations, terms, and prices as may be in his or her judgment for the best interests of the state.
[ 2012 c 117 s 446; 1979 c 141 s 150; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.150. Prior: 1955 c 195 s 4(12), (13), (14), (15), and (16); 1923 c 101 s 1; 1921 c 7 s 40; RRS s 10798. Formerly RCW 43.28.020, part.]
Notes:
Correctional industries: Chapter 72.60 RCW.

catchline: Industrial activities.


title: RCW 72.01.180

text:
The secretary shall have the power to select a member of the faculty of the University of Washington, or the Washington State University, skilled in scientific food analysis and dietetics, to be known as the state dietitian, who shall make and furnish to the department food analyses showing the relative food value, in respect to cost, of food products, and advise the department as to the quantity, comparative cost, and food values, of proper diets for the inmates of the state institutions under the control of the department. The state dietitian shall receive travel expenses while engaged in the performance of his or her duties in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended.
[ 2012 c 117 s 447; 1979 c 141 s 152; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 166; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.180. Prior: 1921 c 7 s 32; RRS s 10790. Formerly RCW 43.19.150.]
Notes:
Effective date—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34: See notes following RCW 2.08.115.

catchline: Dietitian—Duties—Travel expenses.


title: RCW 72.01.190

text:
The secretary may enter into an agreement with a city or town adjacent to any state institution for fire protection for such institution.
[ 1979 c 141 s 153; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.190. Prior: 1947 c 188 s 1; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 10898a. Formerly RCW 72.04.140.]

catchline: Fire protection.


title: RCW 72.01.200

text:
State correctional facilities may employ certificated teachers to carry on their educational work, except for the educational programs provided pursuant to RCW 28A.190.030 through 28A.190.050 and all such teachers so employed shall be eligible to membership in the state teachers' retirement fund.
[ 1992 c 7 s 52; 1990 c 33 s 591; 1979 ex.s. c 217 s 6; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.200. Prior: 1947 c 211 s 1; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 10319-1. Formerly RCW 72.04.130.]
Notes:
Purpose—Statutory references—Severability—1990 c 33: See RCW 28A.900.100 through 28A.900.102.
Effective date—1979 ex.s. c 217: See note following RCW 28A.190.030.
Teachers' qualifications at state schools for the deaf and blind: RCW 72.40.028.
Teachers' retirement: Chapter 41.32 RCW.

catchline: Employment of teachers—Exceptions.


title: RCW 72.01.210

text:
(1) The secretary of corrections shall appoint institutional religious coordinators for the state correctional institutions for convicted felons. Institutional religious coordinators shall be appointed as employees of the department of corrections. The secretary of corrections may further contract with religious coordinators to be employed as is necessary to meet the religious needs of those inmates whose religious denominations are not represented by institutional religious coordinators and where volunteer religious coordinators are not available.
(2) Institutional religious coordinators appointed by the department of corrections under this section shall have qualifications necessary to serve all faith groups represented within the department. Every religious coordinator so appointed or contracted with shall have qualifications consistent with community standards of the given faith group to which he or she belongs and shall not be required to violate the tenets of his or her faith when acting in an ecclesiastical role.
(3) The secretary of children, youth, and families shall appoint religious coordinators for the correctional institutions for juveniles found delinquent by the juvenile courts; and the secretary of corrections and the secretary of social and health services shall appoint one or more religious coordinators for other custodial, correctional, and mental institutions under their control.
(4) Except as provided in this section, the religious coordinators so appointed under this section shall have the qualifications and shall be compensated in an amount as recommended by the appointing department and approved by the director of financial management.
[ 2019 c 146 s 7; 2019 c 107 s 2; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 s 727; 2008 c 104 s 3; 1993 c 281 s 62; 1981 c 136 s 69; 1979 c 141 s 154; 1967 c 58 s 1; 1959 c 33 s 1; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.210. Prior: 1955 c 248 s 1. Formerly RCW 72.04.160.]
Notes:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2019 c 107 s 2 and by 2019 c 146 s 7, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
Effective date—2019 c 146 s 7: "Section 7 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 2019." [ 2019 c 146 s 8.]
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 ss 601-631, 701-728, and 804: See note following RCW 13.04.011.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
Finding—2008 c 104: "The legislature finds that men and women who are incarcerated have the need to develop prosocial behaviors. These behaviors will better enable these men and women to fully participate in society and adhere to law-abiding behaviors, such as continuing treatment that is undertaken in prison, once the person is released in the community.
Living in an environment where foundational skills are modeled and encouraged fosters positive outcomes for people who have been convicted and sentenced for their crimes. Basic skills include positive decision making, personal responsibility, building a healthy community, religious tolerance and understanding, ethics and morality, conflict management, family life relationships, leadership, managing emotions, restorative justice, transitional issues, and spirituality. Learning and practicing how to overcome minor and significant obstacles in a positive way will prepare offenders who are returning to our communities to begin their new crime-free lives." [ 2008 c 104 s 1.]
Effective date—1993 c 281: See note following RCW 41.06.022.
Housing allowance for state-employed religious coordinator: RCW 41.04.360.
Washington personnel resources board: RCW 41.06.110.


title: RCW 72.01.212

text:
Regardless of whether the services are voluntary or provided by employment or contract with the department of corrections, a religious coordinator who provides the services authorized by RCW 72.01.220:
(1) May not be compelled to carry personal liability insurance as a condition of providing those services; and
(2) May request that the attorney general authorize the defense of an action or proceeding for damages instituted against the religious coordinator arising out of the course of his or her duties in accordance with RCW 4.92.060, 4.92.070, and 4.92.075.
[ 2019 c 107 s 3; 2008 c 104 s 4.]
Notes:
Finding—2008 c 104: See note following RCW 72.01.210.

catchline: Institutional religious coordinators—Liability insurance—Representation by attorney general in civil lawsuits.


title: RCW 72.01.220

text:
It shall be the duty of the religious coordinators at the respective institutions mentioned in RCW 72.01.210, under the direction of the department, to conduct religious services and to give religious and moral instruction to the inmates of the institutions, and to attend to their spiritual wants. They shall counsel with and interview the inmates concerning their social and family problems, and shall give assistance to the inmates and their families in regard to such problems.
[ 2019 c 107 s 4; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.220. Prior: 1955 c 248 s 2. Formerly RCW 72.04.170.]


title: RCW 72.01.230

text:
The religious coordinators at the respective institutions mentioned in RCW 72.01.210 shall be provided with the offices and chapels at their institutions, and such supplies as may be necessary for the carrying out of their duties.
[ 2019 c 107 s 5; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.230. Prior: 1955 c 248 s 3. Formerly RCW 72.04.180.]

catchline: Institutional religious coordinators—Offices, chapels, supplies.


title: RCW 72.01.240

text:
Each secretary is hereby empowered to appoint one of the religious coordinators, authorized by RCW 72.01.210, to act as supervisor of religious coordinators for his or her department, in addition to his or her duties at one of the institutions designated in RCW 72.01.210.
[ 2019 c 107 s 6; 2012 c 117 s 448; 1981 c 136 s 70; 1979 c 141 s 155; 1959 c 28 s 72.01.240. Prior: 1955 c 248 s 4. Formerly RCW 72.04.190.]
Notes:
Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.

catchline: Supervisor of religious coordinators.