WAC 388-101-3100. Certification—Initial

(1) The department may approve the individual or entity for initial certification when the individual or entity complies with the requirements of this chapter. The department may: (a) Grant initial certification for up to one hundred and eighty days of the effective date of the residential services contract; and (b) Extend initial certification for an additional period up to one hundred and eighty days. (2) If an applicant does not receive a residential services contract, initial certification will be valid for up to one year.