(1) Administrators and all caregivers who are hired after January 7, 2012 and are not disqualified by the Washington state name and date of birth background check, must complete a national fingerprint background check and follow department procedures.
(2) After receiving the results of the national fingerprint background check the assisted living facility must not employ, directly or by contract, an administrator or caregiver who has a disqualifying criminal conviction or pending charge for a disqualifying crime under chapter
388-113 WAC, or that is disqualifying under WAC
388-78A-2470.
(3) The assisted living facility may accept a copy of the national fingerprint background check results letter and any additional information from the department's background check central unit from an individual who previously completed a national fingerprint check through the department's background check central unit, provided the national fingerprint background check was completed after January 7, 2012.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
74.39A.056, chapter
18.20 RCW. WSR 14-14-031, § 388-78A-24642, filed 6/24/14, effective 7/25/14. Statutory Authority: Chapter
18.20 RCW. WSR 13-13-063, § 388-78A-24642, filed 6/18/13, effective 7/19/13; WSR 12-21-070, § 388-78A-24642, filed 10/18/12, effective 11/18/12.]