Table of Contents
Ch.1 | Ch.2 | Ch.3 | Ch.4 | Ch.5 | Ch.6 | Ch.7 | Ch.8 | Ch.9 | Ch.10 | Ch.11 | Ch.12 | Ch.13 | Ch.14 | Ch.15 | Ch.16 | Ch. 17 | Ch. 18 | Policy Archives
| CH.1 | INTRODUCTION | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.01 | Policy Manual Management System (04/25/2013) | |
| CH. 2 | ORGANIZATION | |
| 2.01 | Rescinded 11-16-2005 | |
| 2.02 | Attorney General Advice and Representation (12/1/2015) | |
| Request For Legal Advice Form (Updated 01/01/2009) | ||
| Information Sheet Regarding Defense of Tort Lawsuits Against State Employees (Updated 01/01/2009) | ||
| Request For Individual Defense By The Attorney General (Updated 01/01/2009) | ||
| CH. 3 | SERVICE PLANNING | |
| 3.01 | Service Plans (06/01/2012) | |
| 3.02 | Client Relocation and File Transfer (08/15/2023) | |
| 3.03 | Transitional Care Management (08/15/2024) | |
| 3.04 | Rescinded 05/15/2022 | |
| CH. 4 | PROGRAM SERVICES | |
| 4.01 | One Referral (10/01/2024) | |
| 4.02 | Community Residential Services: Referral, Acceptance, and Change in Residential Provider (08/01/2024) | |
| 4.03 | Enhanced Respite Services for Children (12/15/2017) | |
| 4.04 | Medically Intensive Children's Program (MICP) (02/01/2024) | |
| 4.05 | Roads to Community Living (11/15/2024) | |
| 4.06 | Children’s Intensive In-Home Behavioral Support Program (10/01/2020) | |
| 4.07 | Intensive Habilitation Services for Children (08/01/2024) | |
| 4.08 | Adult Family Home Services (08/01/2024) | |
| 4.09 | Alternative Living (12/15/2022) | |
| 4.10 | Superseded by DDA Policy 4.22 (08/01/2024) | |
| 4.11 | County Services for Working Age Adults (01/01/2023) | |
| 4.12 | Companion Homes (08/01/2024) | |
| 4.13 | Individual and Family Services Waiver (12/1/2015) | |
| 4.14 | Community Engagement Services (05/15/2023) | |
| 4.15 | Overnight Planned Respite Services (08/01/2024) | |
| 4.16 | Adult Family Homes - Meaningful Day (07/01/2021) | |
| 4.17 | Enhanced Case Management Program (6/1/2024) | |
| 4.18 | Environmental Adaptations (04/15/2023) | |
| 4.19 | Staff and Family Consultation (09/15/2024) | |
| 4.20 | Specialized Habilitation (09/15/2024) | |
| 4.21 | Superseded by DDA Policy 4.22 (08/01/2024) | |
| 4.22 | Out-of-Home Services Program (11/01/2024) | |
| 4.24 | Supported Living Critical Case Protocol (07/01/2023) | |
| 4.25 | Stabilization, Assessment and Intervention Facility (08/01/2024) | |
| 4.26 | Assistive Technology (04/01/2023) | |
| 4.27 | Teleservice (09/15/2024) | |
| 4.28 | Remote Support (09/15/2024) | |
| CH. 5 | CLIENT RIGHTS | |
| 5.01 | Background Check Authorizations (10/15/2024) | |
| 5.02 | Necessary Supplemental Accommodation (02/15/2018) | |
| 5.03 | Client Complaint and Grievance Response Standards(07/01/2024) | |
| 5.04 | Superseded by Policy 17.02.06 | |
| 5.05 | Limited English Proficient (LEP) Clients (07/15/2013) | |
| 5.06 | Client Rights (07/01/2024) | |
| 5.07 | Planned Action Notices (06/01/2015) | |
| 5.08 | Individual Instruction and Support Plan (07/01/2023) | |
| 5.09 | Rescinded 11/06/2002 | |
| 5.10 | Human Rights Committee (HRC) (03/01/2016) | |
| 5.11 | Restraints (01/03/2012) Rescinded 03/15/2020 | |
| 5.12 | Not assigned | |
| 5.13 | Protection from Abuse: Mandatory Reporting (07/01/2024) | |
| 5.14 | Positive Behavior Support Principles (07/01/2023) | |
| 5.15 | Restrictive Procedures: Community (07/01/2023) | |
| 5.16 | Psychotropic Medications (07/01/2023) | |
| 5.17 | Physical Intervention Techniques (07/01/2023) | |
| 5.18 | Cross System Crisis Plans (10/01/2023) | |
| 5.19 | Functional Assessment and Positive Behavior Support Planning for Youth Receiving Out-of-Home Services (06/15/2023) | |
| 5.20 | Restrictive Procedures and Physical Interventions with Children and Youth (11/15/2014) | |
| 5.21 | Functional Assessments and Positive Behavior Support Plans (07/01/2023) | |
| 5.22 | Restrictive Procedures and Restraints (05/15/2021) (CORRECTED 08/17/2021) | |
| 5.23 | Functional Assessments and Positive Behavior Support Plans: Employment and Day Program Services (01/01/2020) | |
| 5.24 | Functional Assessments and Positive Behavior Support Plans: RHCs (05/01/2021) | |
| 5.25 | Integrated Settings (06/01/2023) | |
| CH. 6 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | |
| 6.01 | Rescinded 5/1/2016 | |
| 6.02 | Rates and Other Covered Costs for Supported Living, Group Training Homes, and Group Homes (07/01/2023) | |
| 6.03 | Rescinded (08/29/2019) | |
| 6.04 | Billing, Payment, and Cost Reporting for Supported Living, Group Training Homes, and Group Homes (01/01/2024) | |
| 6.05 | Rescinded (02/08/2023) | |
| 6.06 | Client Responsibility (02/01/2022) | |
| 6.07 | Possession of Weapons in DDA-Funded Community Residential Programs (07/01/2023) | |
| 6.08 | Incident Management and Reporting Requirements for County and County-Contracted Providers (10/15/2024) | |
| 6.09 | Supporting End-of-Life Decisions for Clients Receiving Residential Services (07/01/2023) | |
| 6.10 | Rescinded 6/1/2017 | |
| 6.11 | Residential Allowance Requests (07/01/2023) | |
| 6.12 | Incident Management and Reporting Requirements for Residential Providers (02/01/2024) | |
| 6.13 | Provider Qualifications for Employment and Day Program Services (12/15/2023) | |
| 6.14 | Program Development Contracts (12/15/2023) | |
| 6.15 | Nurse Delegation Services (12/15/2021) | |
| 6.16 | Complex Needs Pilot Program (01/24/2024) | |
| 6.17 | Rescinded 09/05/2018 | |
| 6.18 | Rescinded 07/01/2015 | |
| 6.19 | Residential Medication Management (07/01/2023) | |
| 6.20 | State Operated Living Alternatives (SOLA) Reimbursement (07/01/2011) | |
| 6.21 | Provider Qualifications for Individualized Technical Assistance (01/01/2023) | |
| 6.22 | Rate Establishment, Billing, and Payment for Staffed Residential Programs (10/01/2023) | |
| 6.23 | Application and Certification for Supported Living, Group Training Homes, and Group Homes (10/01/2018) | |
| CH. 7 | MONITORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE | |
| 7.01 | Rescinded 05/12/2010 | |
| 7.02 | Rescinded 05/12/2010 | |
| 7.03 | Informed Consent (07/01/2021) | |
| 7.04 | Rescinded 02/06/2006 | |
| 7.05 | Mortality Reviews (07/01/2024) | |
| CH. 8 | EMPLOYEE RELATIONS | |
| 8.01 | Rescinded 05/26/1998 and 6/30/2005 | |
| 8.02 | Rescinded 6/30/2005 | |
| 8.03 | Rescinded 05/26/1998 | |
| 8.04 | Not Assigned | |
| 8.05 | Rescinded 05/26/1998 | |
| 8.06 | Rescinded 01/25/2024 | |
| CH. 9 | HEALTH | |
| 9.01 | Rescinded 09/19/2017 | |
| 9.02 | Psychotropic Medications: ICF/IID and State-Operated Nursing Facility (02/24/2020) | |
| 9.03 | Employee Protection from Bloodborne Pathogens (01/15/2020) | |
| 9.04 | Rescinded 10/15/2016 | |
| 9.05 | Protocol for Responding to Incidents Involving Sexual Assault (04/25/2013) | |
| 9.06 | Health Services: Residential Habilitation Centers (01/15/2020) | |
| 9.07 | Rescinded 06/15/2018 | |
| 9.08 | Consent for Medical Treatment Affecting Reproductive Functions (03/12/2020) | |
| 9.09 | Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in the Workplace (12/01/2017) | |
| 9.10 | Client Autopsy (07/01/2024) | |
| 9.11 | Self-Directed Health Care Tasks (12/01/2022) | |
| 9.12 | Sedation Administration and Management (04/15/2019) | |
| 9.13 | Skin Observation Protocol (06/15/2024) | |
| CH. 10 | FACILITY MANAGEMENT | |
| 10.01 | Control of Fixed Assets (12/1/2015) | |
| 10.02 | Use of Public Resources or Facilities for Political Activities (12/1/2015) | |
| 10.03 | Rescinded 01/31/2001 | |
| 10.04 | Rescinded 01/31/2001 | |
| CH. 11 | ELIGIBILITY | |
| 11.01 | Intake and Eligibility Determination (12/15/2019) | |
| 11.02 | Administration of the ICAP (Inventory of Client and Agency Planning) (12/1/2015) | |
| 11.03 | Medicaid Fraud Reporting and Payment Suspension (11/15/2024) | |
| 11.04 | Determining Another Neurological or Other Condition Similar to Intellectual Disability (9/15/2015) | |
| 11.05 | Use and Monitoring of Social Service Payment Systems (5/1/2016) | |
| 11.06 | Client and Provider Overpayments (03/01/2022) | |
| CH. 12 | INCIDENT MANAGEMENT | |
| 12.01 | Incident Reporting and Management for DDA Employees (08/15/2024) | |
| 12.02 | RHC Incident Investigations (12/01/2022) | |
| 12.03 | SOCR Critical Incident Investigations (03/01/2023) | |
| 12.04 | YTCF Incident Investigations (07/01/2024) | |
| CH. 13 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT | |
| 13.01 | Public Disclosure of Records and Safeguarding of Confidential Information (12/1/2015) | |
| 13.02 | Fees Charged for Public Records Requests (06/01/2024) | |
| 13.03 | Rescinded 5/25/2004 | |
| 13.04 | DRW Access to Client Records Maintained by DDA (11/1/2013) | |
| 13.05 | Fees Charged for Client Records (09/04/2012) | |
| 13.06 | DSHS Issued Electronic Devices (06/01/2021) | |
| CH. 14 | SAFETY | |
| 14.01 | Environmental Safety (09/04/2012) | |
| 14.02 | Supervision Status for RHC Clients During Community and Off Campus Activities (09/04/2012) | |
| 14.03 | Conducting Home Visits and Viewing a Client’s Living Quarters (02/01/2023) | |
| CH. 15 | COMMUNITY PROTECTION | |
| 15.01 | Community Protection Program Identification and Eligibility (03/15/2024) | |
| 15.02 | Community Protection Program Services (11/01/2019) | |
| 15.03 | Community Protection Standards for Employment Program Services (07/01/2023) | |
| 15.04 | Standards for Community Protection Residential Services (07/01/2023) | |
| 15.05 | Community Protection Program Reductions and Exit Criteria (07/01/2023) | |
| 15.06 | Offender Re-Entry Community Safety (ORCS) Program (01/15/2019) | |
| CH. 16 | PREADMISSION SCREENING AND RESIDENT REVIEW PROGRAM (PASRR) | |
| 16.01 | Responding to Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Program (PASRR) Referrals (3/1/2016) | |
| 16.02 | PASRR Communications Protocol (6/16/2017) | |
| 16.03 | PASRR Monthly Meetings (05/15/2019) | |
| 16.04 | PASRR Medical Consultation (6/16/2017) | |
| 16.05 | Post-PASRR Level II Follow-Up (6/16/2017) ATTACHMENT: Level II Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Follow-Up Form |
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| 16.06 | Referring PASRR Clients for Community Transition (6/16/2017) | |
| 16.07 | Planned Action Notices for PASRR (6/16/2017) | |
| 16.08 | PASRR Screener Tracking (6/16/2017) | |
| CH. 17 | RESIDENTIAL HABILITATION CENTERS (RHC) | |
| Administrative and Governing Body Management | ||
| 17.01.01 | RHC Governing Body (05/01/2024) | |
| 17.01.02 | Residential Habilitation Center Admissions (08/01/2024) | |
| 17.01.03 | Superseded by DDA Policy 17.01.02 (08/01/2024) | |
| 17.01.04 | ||
| 17.01.05 | Plans Of Correction (03/01/2023) | |
| 17.01.06 | Workplace Conduct (09/15/2019) | |
| 17.01.07 | Personal Electronic Devices (10/01/2020) | |
| 17.01.08 | Mail (02/15/2019) | |
| 17.01.09 | Animal Management (02/15/2019) | |
| Client Rights | ||
| 17.02.01 | Prevention and Detection of Abuse, Neglect, and Mistreatment (05/15/2018) | |
| 17.02.02 | ||
| 17.02.03 | ||
| 17.02.04 | ||
| 17.02.05 | ||
| 17.02.06 | Access to Education for School-Aged Clients in RHCs (11/01/2023) | |
| 17.02.07 | Client Property Inventory | |
| 17.02.08 | Employee Conduct (09/01/2023) | |
| 17.02.09 | Client Grievances (09/01/2023) | |
| Health Services | ||
| 17.03.01 | Supporting End-of-Life Decisions in Residential Habilitation Centers (06/15/2018) | |
| 17.03.02 | ||
| 17.03.03 | ||
| 17.03.04 | ||
| 17.03.05 | ||
| 17.03.06 | ||
| 17.03.07 | ||
| 17.03.08 | ||
| 17.03.09 | Hygienic Trimming (09/01/2023) | |
| Incident Management | ||
| 17.04.03 | Death of a Client (09/01/2023) | |
| Infection Control | ||
| 17.05.01 | Antibiotics Stewardship Program (09/01/2023) | |
| 17.05.02 | Rescinded 12/06/2024 | |
| Quality Assurance | ||
| 17.06.01 | Residential Habilitation Center Quality Management System Corrective Action (12/01/2024) | |
| 17.06.02 | Individual Habilitation Plans (09/01/2023) | |
| 17.06.03 | Interdisciplinary Team (09/01/2023) | |
| 17.06.04 | Interdisciplinary Team: Nursing Facility (09/01/2023) | |
| 17.06.05 | Discharge Process (09/01/2023) | |
| Safety | ||
| 17.07.01 | Water Safety (09/01/2023) | |
| CH. 18 | YOUTH TRANSITIONAL CARE FACILITY | |
| 18.01 | Youth Transitional Care Facility (YTCF) Referral and Application Process (12/01/2024) | |
| 18.02 | Youth Transitional Care Facility Admissions (07/01/2024) | |
| 18.03 | Discharge Process (07/01/2024) | |
| 18.04 | Access to Education for School-Aged Youth (07/01/2024) | |
| 18.05 | Medication Management (07/01/2024) | |
| 18.06 | YTCF Informed Consent (07/01/2024) | |
| 18.07 | YTCF Positive Behavior Support (07/01/2024) | |
| 18.08 | Mental Health Advance Directives (07/01/2024) | |
| 18.09 | YTCF Quality and Performance Improvement (07/01/2024) | |