Section 388-829C-305 - When must the companion home provider transfer the client's funds?(1) If a client chooses a new service provider and the current provider manages the client's funds, the current provider must: (a) Establish a written agreement with the client, before the client moves, that states the amount of money the provider may withhold to cover any unpaid bills and room and board;(b) Provide to the client's case manager a copy of any agreement under subsection (1)(a) of this section;(c) Give the client, and the client's legal representative if the client has one, a ledger of all known client funds;(d) Transfer the funds to the client or the client's designee as soon as possible, but no more than thirty days after the client leaves the companion home;(e) Give the new provider a ledger of all transferred client funds if the new provider manages the client's funds; and(f) Obtain a written receipt for all transferred funds.(2) If the companion home provider manages a client's funds and the client's whereabouts are unknown, the provider must transfer the client's funds no more than ninety days after notifying DDA the client's whereabouts are unknown to: (a) The client's legal representative, if the client has one; or(b) The department of revenue, unclaimed property.(3) If the companion home provider manages the client's funds and the client dies, the provider must transfer the client's funds within ninety days to: (a) The client's legal representative;(b) The requesting governmental entity; or(c) The DSHS office of financial recovery if the client does not have a legal heir.(4) The social security administration's requirements for managing the client's social security benefits take precedence over these rules for transferring client funds if: (a) The service provider is the client's representative payee; and(b) The social security administration requirement conflicts with these rules.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-829C-305
Adopted by WSR 18-22-106, Filed 11/6/2018, effective 12/7/2018