Section 388-825-091 - Am I eligible for residential habil-itation center (RHC) services?(1) If you are twenty-one years of age or over, you are eligible to receive residential habilitation center (RHC) services if: (a) You have been determined to meet DDA eligibility criteria;(b) You choose to receive services in the RHC;(c) DDA has determined that you can be supported safely in an RHC environment and will not pose a danger to other residents of the RHC; and(d) You need the level of care provided at the RHC, which is either: (i) Nursing facility level of care under WAC 388-106-0355 for a client admitted to, or seeking admission to, a state-operated nursing facility; or(ii) Intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID) level of care under WAC 388-828-1020 for a client admitted to, or seeking admission to, a state-operated ICF/IID.(2) If you are sixteen through twenty years of age, and meet (1)(a) through (d) above you may not be admitted to receive services at a residential habilitation center unless there are no service options available in the community to appropriately meet your needs. Such admission is limited to the provision of short-term respite or crisis stabilization services.(3) If you are under age sixteen you are not eligible to receive services at a residential habilitation center.(4) Admission to a nursing facility at a RHC also requires completion of preadmission screening and resident review (PASRR) requirements as described in chapter 388-97 WAC.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-825-091
Amended by WSR 15-17-094, Filed 8/18/2015, effective 9/18/2015Amended by WSR 19-12-088, Filed 6/4/2019, effective 7/5/2019Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 44.04.280, 2011 1st sp.s. c 30 and further amended state law, and chapter 71A.20 RCW. 12-22-037, § 388-825-091, filed 11/1/12, effective 12/2/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.10.015, 71A.12.020, 71A.12.030, and Title 71A RCW. 08-11-072, § 388-825-091, filed 5/19/08, effective 6/19/08.