Section 246-335-040. Applicant or licensee rights and responsibilities.

(1) An applicant or licensee must:

(a) Comply with the provisions of chapter 70.127 RCW and this chapter;

(b) Display the license issued by the department in an area accessible to the public;

(c) Notify the department in writing:

(i) When there are changes of administrator, director of clinical services, or supervisor of direct care services;

(ii) Within thirty days of beginning or ceasing operation of any office location(s);

(iii) Thirty or more days before ceasing operation of any in-home services category licensed by the department;

(iv) To request approval to expand home health, hospice or home care service areas. An agency must submit information based on the criteria in WAC 246-335-055 (1)(a)(vi) and receive approval for service area expansion prior to providing services in the proposed expanded service area;

(v) When decreasing home health, hospice or home care service areas; and

(vi) Within thirty days of receipt, for deemed agencies only, of all decisions and findings from an accrediting entity, including any changes in accreditation or monitored status;

(d) Cooperate with the department during surveys which may include reviewing licensee records and conducting on-site visits with patient or client consent;

(e) Respond to a statement of deficiencies by submitting to the department:

(i) Within ten working days of receipt, a written plan of correction for each deficiency. All corrections must be completed within sixty days after the survey exit date, unless otherwise specified by the department; and

(ii) No longer than ninety days after the survey exit date, a progress report describing corrections made and ongoing monitoring actions, unless otherwise specified by the department.

(2) An applicant or licensee will:

(a) Receive a written statement of deficiencies found during a survey; and

(b) Receive written service area approval or denial;

(3) An applicant or licensee may:

(a) Discuss findings observed during a survey with the surveyor; and

(b) Discuss the statement of deficiencies, denial of service area under WAC 246-335-045 (2)(f), or denial of an exemption under WAC 246-335-125 or 246-335-295 with the department's manager;

(4) An applicant or licensee has the right to respond to and contest a statement of charges according to the following provisions:

(a) RCW 43.70.115, department of health authority for license approval, denial, restriction, conditioning, modification, suspension and revocation;

(b) Chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act; and

(c) Chapter 246-10 WAC, Adjudicative proceedings.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.127 RCW. WSR 02-18-026, § 246-335-040, filed 8/23/02, effective 10/1/02.]

Chapter 70.127 RCW. WSR 02-18-026, § 246-335-040, filed 8/23/02, effective 10/1/02.

Rules

246-335-055,246-335-045,246-335-125,246-335-295,246-10,