Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.

     Purpose: The department is amending chapter 388-71 WAC, Home and community services and programs and chapter 388-106 WAC, Long-term care services. Amendments are necessary to implement adult day health (ADH) changes required by federal directive, which requires the program to be offered under a different federal statutory authority - 1915(i) of the Social Security Act. The 1915(i) option has different financial eligibility requirement than the current program. ADH transportation will no longer be provided by the medicaid transportation broker. Transportation will be the responsibility of the ADH center to provide or arrange.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-71-0734; and amending WAC 388-71-0720, 388-71-0724, 388-71-0726, and 388-106-0815.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520.

     Other Authority: Section 1915(i) of the Social Security Act.

     Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that state or federal law or federal rule or a federal deadline for state receipt of federal funds requires immediate adoption of a rule.

     Reasons for this Finding: Federal funds for this program ended December 31, 2009, due to a federal directive requiring ADH services to be removed from the rehabilitative services section of the medicaid state plan. In order to continue ADH services, the aging and disability services administration (ADSA) will provide ADH services under Section 1915(i) of the Social Security Act. The 1915(i) option has different financial eligibility rules that require nonexcluded income to be at or below one hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). ADSA will no longer pay for transportation to ADH by the medicaid transportation broker. ADSA will increase the ADH rate and ADH providers can provide transportation directly or through an arrangement with a third party. This emergency rule superseded emergency rules previously filed as WSR 09-20-037 on September 30, 2009, and WSR 10-02-044 filed on December 30, 2009. A CR-101 was also filed on May 27, 2009, under WSR 09-12-042. The department is awaiting federal direction in order to align this rule amendment with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Section 2402.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 1, Amended 4, Repealed 1; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 0, Amended 0, 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 1, Amended 4, Repealed 1.

     Date Adopted: April 29, 2010.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator

     (2) If the client has a department or area agency on aging case manager, the adult day health center or other referral source must notify the case manager of the client's potential adult day health service need. The case manager must ((assess)) determine the client's need for a referral to ADH skilled nursing or skilled rehabilitative therapy within the department's normal time frames for client reassessments.

     (3) If the client does not have a department or area agency on aging case manager, the adult day health center or other referral source must notify the department of the referral and the client's potential adult day health service need, or refer the client to the department for intake. The department's assigned case manager must assess the client's need for a referral to adult day health services within the department's normal time frames for initial client eligibility assessments.

     (4) The case manager may consult with the client's practitioner, department or area agency on aging nursing services staff, or other pertinent collateral contacts, concerning the client's need for a referral to ADH skilled nursing or rehabilitative therapy.

     (5) If the department or area agency on aging case manager determines ((and documents a potential unmet)) a need for ((day health services)) a referral to skilled nursing or skilled rehabilitative therapy, the case manager works with the client and/or the client's representative to develop a service plan that documents the potential unmet needs and ((the anticipated number of days per week that the services are needed)) whether the client wants a referral to ADH or another service provider.

     (6) The case manager refers the client to a department contracted day health center for evaluation and the development of a preliminary negotiated plan of care.

     (((6))) (7) The department or area agency on aging case manager must reassess adult day health clients at least annually. Clients must also be reassessed if they have a break in service of more than thirty days. The adult day center must inform the case manager of the break in service so payment authorization can be discontinued.

     (((7))) (8) Recipients of adult day health services must be assessed by the department or an authorized case manager for continued or initial eligibility as follows:

     (a) Annual reassessment for department clients;

     (b) Adult day health quarterly review for current nondepartmental clients as resources allow; and

     (c) New referrals for adult day health services are to be forwarded to local department offices for intake and assessment for eligibility.

     (((8))) (9) The department or area agency on aging case manager must review a client's continued eligibility for adult day health services every ninety days, coinciding with the quarterly review completed by the adult day health program. At the case manager's discretion, additional information will be gathered through face to face, collateral or other contact methods to determine continued eligibility. Services will be continued, adjusted, or terminated based upon the case manager's determination during the eligibility review.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. 05-11-082, § 388-71-0720, filed 5/17/05, effective 6/17/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.04.200, 74.08.090, 74.09.520, and 74.39A.030. 03-06-024, § 388-71-0720, filed 2/24/03, effective 7/1/03.]

     (a) A prospective provider desiring to provide adult day services shall be provided an application form from the department or the area agency on aging.

     (b) The prospective provider will provide the area agency on aging with evidence of compliance with, or administrative procedures to comply with, the adult day service rules under this chapter.

     (c) The area agency on aging will conduct a site inspection of the adult day center and review of the requirements for contracting.

     (d) Within thirty days of completing the site visit, the area agency on aging will advise the prospective provider in writing of any deficiencies in meeting contracting requirements.

     (e) The area agency on aging will verify correction of any deficiencies within thirty days of receiving notice from the prospective provider that deficiencies have been corrected, before contracting can take place.

     (f) The area agency on aging will provide the department with a written recommendation as to whether or not the center meets contracting requirements.

     (2) Minimum application information required to apply for contract with the department, or an area agency on aging includes:

     (a) Mission statement, articles of incorporation, and bylaws, as applicable;

     (b) Names and addresses of the center's owners, officers, and directors as applicable;

     (c) Organizational chart;

     (d) Total program operating budget including all anticipated revenue sources and any fees generated;

     (e) Program policies and operating procedure manual;

     (f) Personnel policies and job descriptions of each paid staff position and volunteer position functioning as staff;

     (g) Policies and procedures meeting the requirements of mandatory reporting procedures as described in chapter 74.34 RCW to adult protective services for vulnerable adults and local law enforcement for other participants;

     (h) Audited financial statement;

     (i) Floor plan of the facility;

     (j) Local building inspection, fire department, and health department reports;

     (k) Updated TB test for each staff member according to local public health requirements;

     (l) Sample client case file including all forms that will be used; and

     (m) Activities calendar for the month prior to application, or a sample calendar if the day service provider is new.

     (3) The area agency on aging or other department designee monitors the adult day center at least annually to determine continued compliance with adult day care and/or adult day health requirements and the requirements for contracting with the department or the area agency on aging.

     (a) The area agency on aging will send a written notice to the provider indicating either compliance with contacting requirements or any deficiencies based on the annual monitoring visit and request a corrective action plan. The area agency on aging will determine the date by which the corrective action must be completed

     (b) The area agency on aging will notify the department of the adult day center's compliance with contracting requirements or corrected deficiencies and approval of the corrective action plan for continued contracting.

     (4) Adult day care services are reimbursed on an hourly basis up to four hours per day. Service provided four or more hours per day will be reimbursed at the daily rate.

     (5) ((Payment rates are established on an hourly and daily basis for adult day care centers as may be adopted in rule.)) Rate adjustments are determined by the state legislature. ((Providers seeking current reimbursement rates can refer to SSPS billing instructions)) Information on current reimbursement rates is available at http://www.adsa.dshs.wa.gov/professional/ under the "office of rates management" section.

     (6) ((Rates as of July 1, 2002, are as follows:))

((Counties	COPES Adult Day Care
	Daily Rate	Hourly Rate
King	$36.48	$9.10
Benton, Clark, Franklin, Island, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane, Thurston, Whatcom, & Yakima	$32.45	$8.11
All other counties	$30.75	$7.69))

     (((7))) Payment rates are established on a daily basis for adult day health centers ((as may be adopted in rule)). Rate adjustments are determined by the state legislature. ((Providers seeking)) Information on current reimbursement rates ((can refer to MAA billing instructions or http://maa.dshs.wa.gov)) is available at http://www.adsa.dshs.wa.gov/professional/ under the "office of rates management" section.

     (((8))) (7) ((Rates as of July 1, 2002, are as follows:))

((Counties	Day Health Daily
King	$47.48
Benton, Clark, Franklin, Island, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane, Thurston, Whatcom, & Yakima	$43.06
All other counties	$40.68))

     A one-time only initial intake evaluation provided by an adult day health center, including development of a negotiated care plan, is reimbursed at an established rate ((as may be adopted in rule)). ((The rate as of July 1, 2002 is eighty-nine dollars and thirty-eight cents)) Information on current reimbursement rates is available at http://www.adsa.dshs.wa.gov/professional/ under the "office of rates management" section. Rate adjustments are determined by the state legislature. Separate reimbursement is not available for subsequent evaluations.

     (((9))) (8) Transportation to and from the program site is not reimbursed under the adult day care rate. Transportation arrangements are made with locally available transportation providers or informal resources.

     (((10))) (9) ((Transportation to and from the program site is not reimbursed under the adult day health rate. Transportation arrangements for eligible medicaid clients are made with local medicaid transportation brokers, informal providers, or other available resources per chapter 388-546 WAC)) Adult day health providers must arrange or provide transportation within the daily rate.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.04.200, 74.08.090, 74.09.520, and 74.39A.030. 03-06-024, § 388-71-0724, filed 2/24/03, effective 7/1/03.]

     (3) All brokered transportation under this subsection is subject to the requirements of chapter 388-546 WAC or its successors. In the case of any conflicts, the provisions of chapter 388-546 WAC take precedence)) (1) Adult day health providers must coordinate or provide transportation as necessary to assure client access to service.

     (2) Adult day health providers must arrange or provide transportation within the daily rate.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.057, 74.04.200, 74.08.090, 74.09.520, and 74.39A.030. 03-06-024, § 388-71-0726, filed 2/24/03, effective 7/1/03.]

     (a) Age eighteen years or older.

     (b) Enrolled in ((one of the following)) a categorically needy (CNP) medical assistance ((programs:

     (i) Categorically needy (CNP);

     (ii) Categorically needy qualified medicare beneficiaries (CNP-QMB);

     (iii) General assistance--Expedited medicaid disability (GA-X); or

     (iv) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment and Support Act (ADATSA))) program as defined in WAC 388-500-0005.

     (c) Your nonexcluded income does not exceed one hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level (FPL).

     (d) Assessed as having an unmet need for skilled nursing under WAC 388-71-0712 or skilled rehabilitative therapy under WAC 388-71-0714((;)) and:

     (i) There is a reasonable expectation that these services will improve, restore or maintain your health status, or in the case of a progressive disabling condition, will either restore or slow the decline of your health and functional status or ease related pain or suffering; and

     (ii) You are at risk for deteriorating health, deteriorating functional ability, or institutionalization; and

     (iii) You have a chronic or acute health condition that you are not able to safely manage due to a cognitive, physical, or other functional impairment.

     (((d))) (e) Assessed as having needs for personal care or other core services, whether or not those needs are otherwise met.

     (2) You are not eligible for adult day health if you:

     (a) Can independently perform or obtain the services provided at an adult day health center;

     (b) Have referred care needs that:

     (i) Exceed the scope of authorized services that the adult day health center is able to provide;

     (ii) Do not need to be provided or supervised by a licensed nurse or therapist;

     (iii) Can be met in a less structured care setting; or

     (iv) In the case of skilled care needs, are being met by paid or unpaid caregivers.

     (c) Live in a nursing home or other institutional facility; or

     (d) Are not capable of participating safely in a group care setting.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. 05-11-082, § 388-106-0815, filed 5/17/05, effective 6/17/05.]

     (1) Residents of nursing homes, or ICFs/MR, or hospital patients who are waiting for discharge will be ranked first on the wait list by date of application for services.

     (2) All other applicants, in order of date and time the referral request is received by aging and disability services administration.

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     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 388-71-0734

Limiting expenditures.

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