1. (1) A food establishment is rated as follows at the completion of an inspection conducted by the department:

   1. (a) A food establishment will be debited the point value assigned to the inspection item listed in WAC 16-165-140 for each violation found during an inspection.
   2. (b) The sum of the points debited for an inspection are subtracted from the maximum point value of one hundred. The remaining sum is the establishment's score for that inspection.
   3. (c) When the department on a food establishment inspection identifies a critical violation, no score will be listed unless the critical violation is satisfactorily corrected during the inspection.

2. (2) An establishment is considered in substantial compliance with the inspection criteria if:

   •	No critical violations are found, or if critical violations are found and corrected prior to completion of the inspection; and
   •	The establishment's inspection score is ninety points or above.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.30.120, 69.07.020, 69.10.055, and 16.49.025. WSR 20-17-020, § 16-165-150, filed 8/6/20, effective 9/6/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680, 19.32.030, 69.04.730, 69.07.020 and 69.10.055. WSR 99-13-001, § 16-165-150, filed 6/3/99, effective 7/4/99.]