In accordance with RCW
43.43.832 a health care facility may share Washington state background check results with other health care facilities under certain circumstances. Results of the national fingerprint checks may not be shared. For the purposes of this section health care facility means a nursing home licensed under chapter
18.51 RCW, an assisted living facility licensed under chapter
18.20 RCW, or an adult family home licensed under chapter
70.128 RCW.
(1) The health care facility may, upon request from another health care facility, share completed Washington state background check results only if:
(a) The health care facility sharing the background check information is reasonably known to be the person's most recent employer;
(b) No more than twelve months has elapsed between the date the individual was last employed at a licensed health care facility and the date of the individual's current employment application;
(c) The background check is no more than two years old; and
(d) The assisted living facility has no reason to believe the individual has a disqualifying criminal conviction or pending charge for a disqualifying crime under chapter
388-113 WAC, a negative action that is disqualifying under WAC
388-78A-2470.
(2) The assisted living facility may also establish, maintain and follow a written agreement with home health, hospice, or home care agencies licensed under chapter
70.127 RCW or nursing pools registered under chapter
18.52C RCW in order to ensure that the agency or pool staff meet the requirements of WAC
388-78A-2470.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
74.39A.056, chapter
18.20 RCW. WSR 14-14-031, § 388-78A-2467, filed 6/24/14, effective 7/25/14. Statutory Authority: Chapter
18.20 RCW. WSR 13-13-063, § 388-78A-2467, filed 6/18/13, effective 7/19/13. Statutory Authority: Chapters
18.20 and
74.39A RCW. WSR 10-16-085, § 388-78A-2467, filed 7/30/10, effective 1/1/11.]