WSR 17-12-012 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (Developmental Disabilities Administration) [Filed May 26, 2017, 9:05 a.m., effective June 26, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The department is amending WAC 388-828-1520 to require the department to ask any individual receiving a developmental disabilities administration (DDA) paid service in their home or place of residence for permission to view their living quarters during the DDA assessment and any follow up visit.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-828-1520.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 71A.12.030.
Other Authority: RCW 71A.12.310.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-08-067 on March 31, 2017.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: May 24, 2017.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 16-17-009, filed 8/4/16, effective 9/4/16)
WAC 388-828-1520 Where is the DDA assessment and reassessment administered?
(1) DDA assessments and reassessments are administered ((in your home, place of residence, or at another)) at a location that is convenient to you, such as your home or place of residence.
(2) If you receive or plan to receive a DDA-paid service in your home or place of residence and the DDA assessment is not administered in your home or place of residence ((and if you receive a DDA paid service in your home or residence)), DDA will conduct a follow-up home visit to ensure your person-centered service plan/individual support plan can be implemented in your living environment.
(3) If you receive or plan to receive a DDA-paid service in your home or place of residence, DDA must ask permission to view your living quarters during the DDA assessment or follow-up home visit.
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