WAC 388-116-3030. Background checks for provider applicants and long-term services and supports providers

(1) Subsection (2) of this section applies to the following provider applicants of these approved services: (a) Adaptive equipment and technology; (b) Adult day services (adult day care and adult day health); (c) Care transition coordination; (d) Dementia supports; (e) Education and consultation; (f) Environmental modifications; (g) Home delivered meals; (h) Home safety evaluation; (i) In-home personal care (home care agencies and the consumer directed employer); (j) Personal emergency response system; (k) Professional services; (l) Services that assist paid and unpaid family members caring for eligible individuals; and (m) Transportation. (2) Entity owners and contract signatories for the approved services listed under subsection (1) of this section must pass a DSHS background check as required under: (a) RCW 43.20A.710 subsection (1)(b) or (1)(c) as applicable; and (b) Chapter 388-113 WAC. Notwithstanding any limitations to provider type or program, this chapter applies to provider applicants. (3) Adult family home services provider applicants must pass a background check as required under chapter 70.128 RCW and chapter 388-76 WAC. (4) Assisted living facility services provider applicants and memory care provider applicants must pass a background check as required under chapter 18.20 RCW and chapter 388-78A WAC. (5) Nursing home services provider applicants must pass a background check as required under chapter 18.51 RCW and chapter 388-97 WAC. (6) Respite for family caregiver provider applicants must pass a background check applicable to their provider type: (a) Home care agency - subsection (1)(i) of this section; (b) Individual provider - subsection (1)(i) of this section; (c) Adult family home - subsection (3) of this section; (d) Assisted living facility - subsection (4) of this section; (e) Nursing home - subsection (5) of this section; or (f) Adult day care - subsection (1)(b) of this section. (7) If any individual required to complete a background check under this section provides verification that an equivalent background check was completed within 90 days before the date of application and it is non-disqualifying, that individual is not required to complete another background check under this section.