PDFRCW 70.129.185

Training materials for leadership and staffLocal health jurisdictions.

The department of social and health services and the department of health, in collaboration with the state office of the long-term care ombuds and representatives of long-term care facilities, shall develop training materials to educate the leadership and staff of local health jurisdictions on the state's long-term care system. The training materials must provide information to assist local health jurisdiction personnel when establishing and enforcing public health measures in long-term care facilities and nursing homes, including:
(1) All applicable state and federal resident rights, including the due process rights of residents; and
(2) The process for local health jurisdiction personnel to report abuse and neglect in facilities and nursing homes, including during periods when visitation may be limited.
[ 2021 c 159 § 19.]

NOTES:

Findings2021 c 159: See note following RCW 18.20.520.