(1) An enhanced services facility must have sufficient numbers of staff with the appropriate credentials and training to provide residents with the following appropriate care and disorder support:
(a) Behavioral health support;
(b) Medication services;
(c) Assistance with the activities of daily living;
(d) Skilled nursing and support to acquire medical and behavioral health disorder services from local community providers;
(e) Dietary services; and
(f) Supervision.
(2) Where an enhanced services facility specializes in medically fragile persons with behavioral health conditions, the on-site staff must include at least one licensed nurse twenty-four hours per day. The nurse must be a registered nurse for at least sixteen hours per day. If the nurse is not a registered nurse, a registered nurse or a doctor must be on call during the remaining eight hours.
(3) Any employee or other individual who will have unsupervised access to vulnerable adults must successfully pass a background inquiry check.
[ 2020 c 278 § 7; 2005 c 504 § 410.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Severability—Application—Construction—Captions, part headings, subheadings not law—Adoption of rules—Effective dates—2005 c 504: See notes following RCW 71.05.027.
Alphabetization—Correction of references—2005 c 504: See note following RCW 71.05.020.