(1) Beginning January 7, 2012, long-term care workers, including parents and individual providers, undergoing a background check for initial hire or initial contract, must be screened through a Washington state name and date of birth check and a national fingerprint-based background check.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2016, a newly hired long-term care worker employed by a community residential service business must be screened through a Washington state name and date of birth check and a national fingerprint-based background check.
(a) For a renewal, a person who has continuously resided in Washington state for the past three consecutive years must be screened through a Washington state name and date of birth check.
(b) For a renewal, a person who has resided outside of Washington state in the past three years must be screened through a Washington state name and date of birth check and a national fingerprint-based background check.
(3) For adult family homes, refer to chapter
388-76 WAC. For assisted living facilities, refer to chapter
388-78A WAC.
(4) Beginning July 1, 2023, a residential habilitation center applicant undergoing a background check for initial hire must be screened through a Washington state name and date of birth check and a national fingerprint-based background check.
(5) All background checks must be completed through the background check system.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
71A.12.020,
71A.12.030,
71A.12.040,
71A.12.050,
71A.12.110,
71A.12.161,
43.20A.710, and
43.43.837. WSR 23-07-130, § 388-825-615, filed 3/22/23, effective 4/22/23. Statutory Authority: RCW
71A.12.030,
74.08.090. WSR 15-09-068, amended and recodified as § 388-825-615, filed 4/15/15, effective 5/16/15. Statutory Authority: RCW
71A.12.030,
71A.12.120,
43.43.842,
74.39A.056,
43.20A.710. WSR 14-14-029, § 388-825-0615, filed 6/24/14, effective 7/25/14.]