Providing for resident protection standards in boarding homes and adult family homes.
Summary
$ For violations resulting in a stop placement the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) must make an on-site visit to the facility within 15 working days. On-site visits are to be made as soon as appropriate for serious recurring or uncorrected violations. To verify if a facility has corrected all other violations, the department can choose either an on-site visit or request credible documentation be submitted, showing compliance.
$ When the department has placed a stop placement on a facility it can be removed when it is shown that the facility has corrected the violation for which the original stop placement has been ordered.
$ The DSHS is directed to establish a voluntary temporary management program for adult family homes. Providers who have had their license suspended and without temporary management would have to move their residents.
$ Adult family homes and boarding homes are allowed to participate in a DSHS authorized informal dispute resolution process to try to resolve violations.
$ Any adult family home or boarding home provider who receives a denial, suspension, non-renewal, or revocation of their license is allowed to voluntarily relinquish their license for a period of 20 years.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 2041), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗