2152 AMH CARL H4920.1

HB 2152 - H AMD 062 WITHDRAWN 2-2-96

By Representatives Carlson, Ogden, and Dyer

    On page 5, after line 27, insert the following:

    "Sec. 6.  RCW 70.128.060 and 1995 c 260 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) An application for license shall be made to the department upon forms provided by it and shall contain such information as the department reasonably requires.

    (2) The department shall issue a license to an adult family home if the department finds that the applicant and the home are in compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter, unless (a) the applicant has prior violations of this chapter relating to the adult family home subject to the application or any other adult family home, or of any other law regulating residential care facilities within the past five years that resulted in revocation or nonrenewal of a license; or (b) the applicant has a history of significant noncompliance with federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations relating to the provision of care or services to vulnerable adults or to children.

    (3) The license fee shall be submitted with the application.

    (4) The department shall serve upon the applicant a copy of the decision granting or denying an application for a license.  An applicant shall have the right to contest denial of his or her application for a license as provided in chapter 34.05 RCW by requesting a hearing in writing within twenty-eight days after receipt of the notice of denial.

    (5) The department shall not issue a license to a provider if the department finds that the provider or any partner, officer, director, managerial employee, or owner of five percent or more if the provider has a history of significant noncompliance with federal or state regulations, rules, or laws in providing care or services to vulnerable adults or to children.

    (6) The department shall license an adult family home for the maximum level of care that the adult family home may provide.  The department shall define, in rule, license levels based upon the education, training, and caregiving experience of the licensed provider or staff.

    (7) The department shall establish, by rule, standards used to license nonresident providers and multiple facility operators.  No more than three adult family homes may be operated in this state by a multiple facility operator at any one time.

    (8) The department shall establish, by rule, for multiple facility operators educational standards substantially equivalent to recognized national certification standards for residential care administrators.

    (9) The license fee shall be set at fifty dollars per year for each home.  A fifty dollar processing fee shall also be charged each home when the home is initially licensed."

    Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct the title accordingly.

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