The department may authorize a one-time waiver of the application fees for a change of ownership or relocation, if the situation meets all of the following conditions:
(1) The current provider has experienced an exceptional circumstance such as the diagnosis of a terminal or debilitating illness that prevents them from running the adult family home;
(2) Residents will be forced to move if a new provider is not licensed;
(3) Full payment of the licensing fee would cause the applicant a financial hardship;
(4) The application has been approved for priority processing by the local field office per WAC
388-76-10107; and
(5) Neither the applicant nor the current provider has requested a waiver of fees in the past.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
70.128.040, and
70.128.060. WSR 20-05-016, § 388-76-10074, filed 2/6/20, effective 3/8/20. Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.128 RCW. WSR 16-01-171, § 388-76-10074, filed 12/22/15, effective 1/22/16.]