Section 388-832-0160. Are there limits to the respite care I receive?

The following limitations apply to the respite care you can receive:

(1) Respite cannot replace:

(a) Daycare, childcare or preschool while a parent is at work; and/or

(b) Personal care hours available to you. When determining your unmet need, DDD will first consider the personal care hours available to you.

(2) Respite providers have the following limitations and requirements:

(a) If respite is provided in a private home, the home must be licensed unless it is the client's home or the home of a relative of specified degree per WAC 388-825-345;

(b) The respite provider cannot be the spouse of the caregiver receiving respite if the spouse and the caregiver reside in the same residence; and

(c) If you receive respite from a provider who requires licensure, the respite services are limited to those age-specific services contained in the provider's license.

(d) The respite care provider cannot be your natural, step or adoptive parent living with you.

(3) Your caregiver will not be paid to provide DDD services for you or other persons at the same time you receive respite services.

(4) The need for respite must be identified in your ISP and, in combination with other IFS services, may not exceed your IFS allocation.

(5) If your personal care provider is your parent, your parent provider may not be paid to provide respite services to any client in the same month that you receive respite services.

(6) Prior approval by the DDD regional administrator or designee is required:

(a) To exceed fourteen days respite care per month; or

(b) To pay for more than eight hours in a twenty-four hour period for respite care in any setting other than your home.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.040, and 71A.12.161. WSR 10-07-124, § 388-832-0160, filed 3/23/10, effective 4/23/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.30 [71A.12.030], 71A.12.040, and Title 71A RCW. WSR 09-11-054, § 388-832-0160, 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, § 388-832-0160, filed 8/5/08, effective 9/5/08.]

RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.040, and 71A.12.161. WSR 10-07-124, § 388-832-0160, filed 3/23/10, effective 4/23/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.30 [71A.12.030], 71A.12.040, and Title 71A RCW. WSR 09-11-054, § 388-832-0160, 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, § 388-832-0160, filed 8/5/08, effective 9/5/08.

Rules

388-825-345,