PDFWAC 388-71-01281

To whom does the department report a final substantiated finding against a nursing assistant employed in a nursing facility or skilled nursing facility?

The department will report a final finding of abandonment, abuse, neglect, financial exploitation of a resident within ten working days to the following:
(1) The nursing assistant employed in a nursing facility or skilled nursing facility where the abuse, abandonment, neglect or financial exploitation occurred;
(2) The current administrator of the facility in which the incident occurred;
(3) The administrator of the facility that currently employs the nursing assistant, if known;
(4) The department's registry;
(5) The appropriate licensing authority; and
(6) Any other lists maintained by a state or federal agency as appropriate.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 16-05-022, § 388-71-01281, filed 2/8/16, effective 4/1/16.]