(1) Mismanagement of client funds includes any action or inaction by the companion home provider when managing a client's funds that results in:
(a) Interest charges;
(b) Late payment fees;
(c) Overdraft and nonsufficient funds fees;
(d) A violation of the room and board agreement;
(e) Any stolen, missing, or misplaced funds;
(f) Expenditures over twenty-five dollars without documentation; or
(g) Past-due financial obligations.
(2) No more than fourteen days after a companion home provider becomes aware of an error that resulted in mismanagement of client funds, the provider must:
(a) Reimburse the client for any mismanagement, including punitive charges, under subsection (1)(a) through (f) of this section;
(b) Pay for past-due financial obligations under subsection (1)(g) of this section; and
(c) Submit proof of the transaction to the client's case manager.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
71A.12.030,
71A.10.020 and
71A.12.040. WSR 18-22-106, § 388-829C-290, 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-290, filed 7/31/07, effective 9/1/07.]