Section 257-10-120. What qualifies individual providers or prospective individual providers to be included on the referral registry?

The individual provider or prospective individual provider must:

(1) Satisfactorily complete a Washington state patrol background check and not be convicted of a disqualifying crime based on the appropriate department of social and health services list of crimes and negative actions; and

(2) Complete an FBI fingerprint-based background check if the person has lived in the state of Washington fewer than three years. An individual provider or prospective individual providers who has lived in the state fewer than three years may be included on the referral registry for a one hundred twenty-day provisional period as allowed by law or program rules when:

(a) A fingerprint-based background check is pending; and

(b) The individual provider or prospective individual provider is not disqualified based on the immediate result of the Washington state patrol background check.

(3) Not be listed on any long-term care abuse and neglect registry used by DSHS;

(4) Be eighteen years of age or older;

(5) Provide picture identification;

(6) Have a Social Security card or authorization to work in the United States; and

(7) Comply with requirements listed in WAC 257-10-180.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.280(3). WSR 09-20-051, § 257-10-120, filed 10/1/09, effective 11/1/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.280(3) and 74.39A.250 (1)(a)-(h). WSR 05-14-113, § 257-10-120, filed 7/1/05, effective 8/1/05.]

RCW 74.39A.280(3). WSR 09-20-051, § 257-10-120, filed 10/1/09, effective 11/1/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.39A.280(3) and 74.39A.250 (1)(a)-(h). WSR 05-14-113, § 257-10-120, filed 7/1/05, effective 8/1/05.

Rules

257-10-180,