PDFWAC 388-828-5300

How does DDD determine a caregiver risk level?

(1) The following table reflects the criteria that are used to calculate the caregiver risk level score:
Your scores for the following questions in
Your Caregiver Risk Level
Your score for question 4
Your score for question 5
Your score for question 6
 
0
0
0
None
0
0
4
Medium
0
0
9
Immediate
0
4
0
Medium
0
4
4
Medium
0
4
9
Immediate
0
9
0
High
0
9
4
High
0
9
9
Immediate
1
0
0
Low
1
0
4
Medium
1
0
9
Immediate
1
4
0
Medium
1
4
4
Medium
1
4
9
Immediate
1
9
0
High
1
9
4
High
1
9
9
Immediate
4
0
0
Medium
4
0
4
Medium
4
0
9
Immediate
4
4
0
Medium
4
4
4
Medium
4
4
9
Immediate
4
9
0
High
4
9
4
High
4
9
9
Immediate
9
0
0
High
9
0
4
High
9
0
9
Immediate
9
4
0
High
9
4
4
High
9
4
9
Immediate
9
9
0
High
9
9
4
High
9
9
9
Immediate
(2) If your maximum scores for questions four, five, and six are four or less and you have an "Aging caregiver" risk factor in WAC 388-828-5280, your caregiver risk level is medium.
(3) If your caregiver risk factor is "No caregiver, and needs one" in WAC 388-828-5280, your caregiver risk level is immediate regardless of your scores for questions four, five, and six.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and Title 71A RCW. WSR 07-10-029, § 388-828-5300, filed 4/23/07, effective 6/1/07.]