The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing eligibility for alternate living arrangements, and license the same, including minimum standards of care, based upon need for personal care and supervision beyond the level of board and room only, but less than the level of care required in a hospital or a nursing facility as defined in the federal social security act.
RCW 74.08.044
Need for personal and special care—Licensing—Rules and regulations.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 125 Wash. 2d 445 - Metzner v. Wojdyla (1994)
Most recently applied in 125 Wash. 2d 445 - Metzner v. Wojdyla (December 1994)
1991 sp.s. c 8 s 5; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 52 s 1; 1969 ex.s. c 172 s 11.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.