PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Aging and Disability Services Administration)
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The purpose of these rules is to provide rules governing the process division of developmental disabilities (DDD) uses to determine the number of respite-hours clients may receive annually when they are approved to receive companion home services. Use of a standardized tool will promote consistency in service determination so that clients with similar assessed support needs receive similar levels of service.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-829C-230.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 71A.12.010 and 71A.12.030.
Other Authority: Title 71A RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 09-16-087 on August 3, 2009.
A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Mark Eliason, 640 Woodland Square Loop S.E., Lacey, WA 98504, phone (360) 725-2517, fax (360) 407-0955, e-mail eliasmr@dshs.wa.gov.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 4, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 4, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 23, 2009.
Susan N. Dreyfus
Secretary
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| If your Protective Supervision Support Level is: | And your behavioral acuity level is: | Then your unadjusted respite assessment level is: |
| 0 | None | 1 |
| 0 | Low | 1 |
| 0 | Medium | 2 |
| 0 | High | 2 |
| 1 | None | 1 |
| 1 | Low | 1 |
| 1 | Medium | 2 |
| 1 | High | 3 |
| 2 or 3 | None | 2 |
| 2 or 3 | Low | 2 |
| 2 or 3 | Medium | 2 |
| 2 or 3 | High | 4 |
| 4 | None | 2 |
| 4 | Low | 2 |
| 4 | Medium | 3 |
| 4 | High | 4 |
| 5 | None | 3 |
| 5 | Low | 3 |
| 5 | Medium | 4 |
| 5 | High | 5 |
| 6 | None | 3 |
| 6 | Low | 3 |
| 6 | Medium | 4 |
| 6 | High | 5 |
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| If your unadjusted respite assessment level for companion home services in WAC 388-828-5990 is: | Then your companion home services support score is: |
| 1 | 98 |
| 2 | 98 |
| 3 | 267 |
| 4 | 436 |
| 5 | 605 |
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| If you are authorized to receive companion home services per chapter 388-829C and | Your ADL support needs level for the SIS per WAC 388-828-5480 | ||||
| None | Low | Medium | High | ||
| Your medical acuity level per WAC 388-828-5700 | None | 288 | 288 | 321 | 337 |
| Low | 288 | 288 | 321 | 337 | |
| Medium | 288 | 343 | 402 | 443 | |
| High | 288 | 443 | 619 | 693 | |
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Example: If your companion home services support score is 267 and adjusted companion home services support rating is 343, the number of respite hours you may receive annually is 610.
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.30 [71A.12.030] and Title 71A RCW. 07-16-102, § 388-829C-230, filed 7/31/07, effective 9/1/07.]