The following types of providers can provide long-term care services:
(1) Individual providers (IPs), who provide services to clients in their own home.
(2) Home care agencies that provide services to clients in their own home. Home care agencies must be licensed under chapter
70.127 RCW and chapter
246-335 WAC and contracted with the department.
(3) Residential providers, which include licensed adult family homes, enhanced services facilities, and assisted living facilities, that contract with the department to provide assisted living, adult residential care, and enhanced adult residential care services (which may also include specialized dementia care).
(4) Providers who have contracted with the department to perform other services.
(5) In the case of new freedom consumer directed services (NFCDS), additional providers meeting NFCDS HCBS waiver requirements contracting with a department approved provider of fiscal management services.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
74.08.090,
74.09.520,
43.43.832,
74.39A.270,
74.39A.056,
74.39A.074,
43.20A.710,
74.39A.525,
43.43.842,
74.39A.326,
74.39A.515,
74.39A.505,
18.88B.021,
43.43.837 and 2018 c 278. WSR 21-18-081, § 388-106-0040, filed 8/30/21, effective 10/1/21. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.08.090 and
74.09.520. WSR 15-01-085, § 388-106-0040, filed 12/16/14, effective 1/16/15; WSR 14-15-092, § 388-106-0040, filed 7/18/14, effective 8/18/14; WSR 13-18-039 and 13-17-125, § 388-106-0040, filed 8/29/13 and 8/21/13, effective 10/1/13. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.08.090,
74.09.520,
74.39A.030. WSR 06-16-035, § 388-106-0040, filed 7/25/06, effective 8/25/06. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.08.090,
74.09.520. WSR 05-11-082, § 388-106-0040, filed 5/17/05, effective 6/17/05.]