WAC 388-106-0033. When may I receive services in a facility contracted to provide specialized dementia care services?

(1) You may be eligible to receive services in a licensed assisted living facility that has DSHS "enhanced adult residential care-specialized dementia care ("EARC-SDC")," which is defined in WAC 388-110-220 . You may be eligible to receive EARC-SDC services in a licensed assisted living facility under the following circumstances: (a) You are enrolled in CFC, as defined in WAC 388-106-0015 ; (b) The department has received written or verbal confirmation from a health care practitioner that you have an irreversible dementia (such as Alzheimer's disease, multi-infarct or vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, Pick's disease, alcohol-related dementia); (c) You are receiving services in an assisted living facility that has a current EARC-SDC contract, and you are living in the part of the facility that is covered by the contract; (d) The department has authorized you to receive EARC-SDC services in the assisted living facility; and (e) You are assessed by the comprehensive assessment reporting evaluation tool ("CARE") as having a cognitive performance scale score of 3 or more; and any one or more of the following: (i) An unmet need for assistance with the activity of daily living (ADL) of eating as defined in WAC 388-106-0010 ; (ii) Inappropriate toileting menses activities; (iii) Rummages/takes belongings of others; (iv) Disrupts household at night when others are sleeping and requires intervention(s); (v) Wanders/exit seeking; (vi) Wanders/not exit seeking; (vii) Left home and gotten lost; (viii) Inappropriate spitting; (ix) Inappropriate nakedness; (x) Eats nonedible substances/objects (Pica)(persistent for at least a month); (xi) Sexual acting out; (xii) Delusions; (xiii) Hallucinations; (xiv) Assaultive (not during personal care); (xv) Breaks, throws items; (xvi) Combative during personal care; (xvii) Easily irritable/agitated requiring intervention; (xviii) Obsessive regarding own health or body functions; (xix) Repetitive movement/pacing; (xx) Unrealistic fears or suspicions; (xxi) Nonhealth related repetitive anxious complaints/questions; (xxii) Resistive to care with words/gestures (does not include informed choice); (xxiii) Verbally abusive; (xxiv) Yelling/screaming; (xxv) Inappropriate verbal noises; or (xxvi) Accuses others of stealing.