What are the responsibilities of a home care agency when the home care agency long-term care worker is a family member of the client and the client is receiving in-home medicaid-funded personal care or DDD respite services?

A home care agency must not bill the department for in-home medicaid-funded personal care or DDD respite services when the agency employee providing care is a family member of the client served, unless approved to do so through an exception to rule under WAC 388-440-0001. For purposes of this section, family member means related by blood, marriage, adoption, or registered domestic partnership.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 13-02-023, § 388-71-0517, filed 12/20/12, effective 1/20/13.]

PDFWAC 388-71-0517

What are the responsibilities of a home care agency when the home care agency long-term care worker is a family member of the client and the client is receiving in-home medicaid-funded personal care or DDD respite services?