Revised Code of Washington
2024 Archive

Chapter 18.20 RCW
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
(Formerly: Boarding homes)
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Sections
18.20.010Purpose.
18.20.020Definitions.
18.20.030License required.
18.20.040Application for license.
18.20.050Licenses—Issuance—Renewal—Provisional licenses—Fees—Display—Surrender, relinquishment—Change in licensee—Refusal of renewal, when—Copy of decision.
18.20.090Rules, regulations, and standards.
18.20.095Resident contact information—Department requirements and duties.
18.20.110Inspection of assisted living facilities—Approval of changes or new facilities.
18.20.115Quality improvement consultation program—Principles.
18.20.125Inspections—Enforcement remedies—Screening—Limitations on unsupervised access to vulnerable adults.
18.20.126Screening—Certificates of parental improvement.
18.20.130Fire protection—Duties of chief of the Washington state patrol.
18.20.140Operating without license—Penalty.
18.20.150Operating without license—Injunction.
18.20.160Persons requiring medical or nursing care.
18.20.170Facilities operated by religious organizations.
18.20.180Resident rights.
18.20.184Communication system—Telephones and other equipment.
18.20.185Complaints—Toll-free telephone number—Investigation and referral—Rules—Retaliation prohibited.
18.20.190Department response to noncompliance or violations.
18.20.195Disputed violations, enforcement remedies—Informal dispute resolution process.
18.20.210License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
18.20.220Residential care contracted services, conversion to—Requirements.
18.20.230Training standards review—Proposed enhancements.
18.20.250Federal funding programs, opportunities—Secretary's duty to comply.
18.20.270Long-term caregiver training.
18.20.280General responsibility for each resident.
18.20.290Holding a medicaid eligible resident's room or unit—Payment rates.
18.20.300Domiciliary care services—Scope of services—Disclosure form.
18.20.305Disclosure to nonresidents.
18.20.310Assistance with activities of daily living.
18.20.320Health support services.
18.20.330Intermittent nursing services.
18.20.340Resident's family member administers medications or treatment—Written primary or alternate plan—Licensee's duty of care/negligence.
18.20.350Preadmission assessment—Initial resident service plan—Respite care.
18.20.360Full reassessment of resident.
18.20.370Negotiated service agreement.
18.20.380Provision of outside services—Licensee's duty of care/negligence.
18.20.390Quality assurance committee.
18.20.400Correction of violation/deficiency—Not included in facility report.
18.20.410Standards for small assisted living facilities—Study.
18.20.415Rule-making authority.
18.20.420Temporary management.
18.20.430Assisted living facility temporary management account.
18.20.440Withdrawal from medicaid program—Notice—Duties.
18.20.500Information for consumers.
18.20.510Work group—Quality metrics.
18.20.520Stop placement orders and limited stop placement orders.
18.20.525Disaster preparedness plan.
18.20.530Multistate nurse license—Conditions of employment.
18.20.900Severability—1957 c 253.
18.20.901Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.