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RCW 70.129.130

Abuse, punishment, seclusion—Background checks.

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Niece v. Elmview Group Home (1997)

Most recently applied in Niece v. Elmview Group Home (January 1997)

1994 c 214 s 14.

The resident has the right to be free from verbal, sexual, physical, and mental abuse, corporal punishment, and involuntary seclusion.

(1) The facility must not use verbal, mental, sexual, or physical abuse, including corporal punishment or involuntary seclusion.

(2) Subject to available resources, the department of social and health services shall provide background checks required by RCW 43.43.842 for employees of facilities licensed under chapter 18.20 RCW without charge to the facility.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.