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- About Assisted Living Facilities
- Administrators
- Administrator Attestation Form
- Department Training
- Documentation (WAC 388-78A-2550)
- Qualifications (WAC 388-78A-2520)
- Training Program (WAC 388-78-2530)
- Training Requirements (WAC 388-78A-2540)
- Applications
- Background Check
- Assisted Living Facility Locator
- Assisted Living Facility Rule Filings
- CR 101 – Proposed Rulemaking - Chapter 388-78A (Abuse Definition)
- CR 101– Proposed Rulemaking – Chapter 388-78A (Background Checks)
- CR 101 – Proposed Rulemaking – Chapter 388-78A WAC (Management Agreements)
- CR 101 – Proposed Rulemaking – Chapter 388-78A WAC (Physical Plant)
- View CR 101
- Rule Development Plan (Revised March 2017)
- Initial Draft - ALF Rule Development - Physical Plant Requirements
- Report of Proposals (May 2017)
- Comments on Proposals Report (August 2017)
- CR 101 – Proposed Rulemaking – Chapter 388-78A WAC (TB)
- Change in Bed Capacity or Licensed Rooms Form (DSHS 06-176)
- Character, Competence, and Suitability (CCS) Determination Form (DSHS 15-456)
- Citation Frequency & Related Data
- Contact RCS
- Dementia Screening Tool (DSHS 13-692A)
- Disclosure of Services Form ( DSHS 10-351)
- DSHS Forms
- Emergency Preparedness
- Enforcement Principles and Procedures
- Fingerprint Background Checks
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- Flu Information
- Food Service Rule Revision
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Full Inspection Operational Principles & Procedures
- Guidebook: Prevention & Protection, Incident Identification, Investigation, and Reporting
- Health-Care Decision Making
- Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) and New Federal Rules slideshow for providers
- Hotline Poster
- IDR Operational Principles & Procedures
- Insurance Information Requests (Word Format)
- ALF Monitoring Visit
- Mandated Reporters: Understanding Your Responsibilities
- PDF Version (Brochure Format)
- Word Version (Handout Format)
- Partners in Protection: A Guide for Reporting Vulnerable Adult Abuse - DSHS 22-810(x)
- Pre-Occupancy
- Provider Letters
- Required Reportable Diseases and Conditions
- Resident/Client Protection & Provider Practice Coordination & Communication OPP
- Resident Rights & Alternate Decision-Makers
- Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
- Side Rail Safety
- Specialized Dementia Care Program in Assisted Living Facilities
- State Hotline Questions / Incident Description Worksheet
- Training Information for ALFs
- Tuberculosis (TB) Resources
- Washington Administrative Code (WAC) for Assisted Living Facilities