(1) DDA may reject a client's choice of companion home provider if DDA has a reasonable, good-faith belief that:
(a) The provider is unable to appropriately meet the client's needs;
(b) The provider's home does not meet the client's needs; or
(c) The provider's other obligations prevent the provider from being available to the client twenty-four hours a day.
(2) DDA must deny a client's choice of companion home provider if the provider is the client's:
(a) Spouse;
(b) Natural, step, or adoptive parent; or
(c) Legal representative, unless the person has been the client's legal representative and companion home provider since on or before January 31, 2005.
(3) DDA must deny a client's choice of companion home provider if the provider:
(a) Provides paid services to another DSHS client or a client of the department of children, youth, and families; or
(b) Fails to maintain certification as a companion home provider.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
71A.12.030,
71A.10.020 and
71A.12.040. WSR 18-22-106, § 388-829C-050, filed 11/6/18, effective 12/7/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.30 [71A.12.030] and Title
71A RCW. WSR 07-16-102, § 388-829C-050, filed 7/31/07, effective 9/1/07.]