Section 388-832-0001. What definitions apply to this chapter?

The following definitions apply to this chapter:

"Agency provider" means a licensed and/or ADSA certified business that is contracted with ADSA or a county to provide DDD services (e.g., personal care, respite care, residential services, therapy, nursing, employment, etc.).

"Allocation" means an amount of funding available to the client and family for a maximum of twelve months, based upon assessed need.

"Authorization" means DDD approval of funding for a service as identified in the individual support plan or evidence of payment of a service.

"Back-up caregiver" is a person who has been identified as an informal caregiver and is available to provide assistance as an informal caregiver when other caregivers are unavailable.

"Client" means a person who has a developmental disability as defined in RCW 71A.10.020(3) who also has been determined eligible to receive services by the division under chapter 71A.16 RCW.

"DDD" means the division of developmental disabilities, a division within the aging and disability services administration (ADSA), department of social and health services (DSHS).

"Department" means the department of social and health services (DSHS).

"Emergency" means the client's health or safety is in jeopardy.

"Family" means relatives who live in the same home with the eligible client. Relatives include spouse or registered domestic partner; natural, adoptive or step parent; grandparent; child; stepchild; sibling; stepsibling; uncle; aunt; first cousin; niece; or nephew.

"Family home" means the residence where you and your relatives live.

"Formal caregiver" is a person/agency who receives payment from DDD to provide a service.

"Individual and family services contract" means a contract between DDD and the family to reimburse the family for the purchase of goods and services.

"Individual provider" means an individual who is contracted with DDD to provide medicaid or waiver personal care, respite care, or attendant care services.

"Individual support plan" or "ISP" is a document that authorizes the DDD paid services to meet a client's needs identified in the DDD assessment.

"Informal caregiver" is a person who provides supports without payment from DDD for a service.

"Legal guardian" means a person/agency, appointed by a court, which is authorized to make some or all decisions for a person determined by the court to be incapacitated. In the absence of court intervention, parents remain the legal guardian for their child until the child reaches the age of eighteen.

"Pass through contract" means a contract between DDD and a third party to reimburse the third party for the purchase of goods and services.

"Primary caregiver" is the formal or informal caregiver who provides the most support.

"Residential habilitation center" or "RHC" is a state operated facility certified to provide ICF/MR and/or nursing facility level of care for persons with developmental disabilities per chapter 71A.20 RCW.

"Significant change" means changes in your medical condition, caregiver status, behavior, living situation or employment status.

"State funded services" means services that are funded entirely with state dollars.

"State supplementary payment" or "SSP" means a state paid cash assistance program for certain DDD clients eligible for supplemental security income per chapter 388-827 WAC.

"You" means the client.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.30 [71A.12.030], 71A.12.040, and Title 71A RCW. WSR 09-11-054, § 388-832-0001, filed 5/13/09, effective 6/13/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.040, and 2007 c 283. WSR 08-16-121, § 388-832-0001, filed 8/5/08, effective 9/5/08.]

RCW 71A.12.30 [71A.12.030], 71A.12.040, and Title 71A RCW. WSR 09-11-054, § 388-832-0001, filed 5/13/09, effective 6/13/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.040, and 2007 c 283. WSR 08-16-121, § 388-832-0001, filed 8/5/08, effective 9/5/08.

Rules

388-827,