Wash. Admin. Code § 388-826-0005
"Child and family engagement plan" means a written agreement between the client's parent or legal representative and the provider.
"Child foster home" means a private home licensed under chapter 110-148 WAC by the department of children, youth, and families (DCYF) to provide 24-hour care to children.
"Client" means a person who has a developmental disability as defined in RCW 71A.10.020 and who has been determined DDA-eligible under chapter 388-823 WAC.
"Client responsibility" means the total amount of a client's participation.
"Community inclusion activities" means person-centered activities where clients engage with others in their local community.
"Custody" means:
(2) Parental responsibility, especially as allocated by a court to one of two parents under a parenting plan.
"DCYF" means the department of children, youth, and families. DCYF is the licensing entity for contracted out-of-home services (OHS) providers.
"DDA" means the developmental disabilities administration within the department of social and health services.
"Department" means the department of social and health services of the state of Washington.
"Facility" means a home that is licensed by DCYF or certified by DDA where DDA-eligible clients receive residential habilitation services from an OHS provider.
"Family" means one or more of the following relatives: Spouse or registered domestic partner; natural, adoptive, or stepparent; grandparent; child; stepchild; sibling; stepsibling; uncle; aunt; first cousin; niece; or nephew.
"Group care facility" means a facility licensed under chapter 110-145 WAC by DCYF that is maintained and operated on a 24-hour basis to provide a safe and healthy living environment that meets the developmental needs of the children in care.
"Habilitation" means support provided by a DCYF-licensed or DDA-certified provider that assists people with developmental disabilities to acquire, retain, or improve upon the self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully in home and community-based settings.
"Individual instruction and support plan" or "IISP" means a written document that describes how staff will provide habilitation and supports to meet the needs identified in the client's person-centered service plan, which are assigned to and agreed upon by the out-of-home service provider.
"Individual team meeting" means a strengths-based meeting to review the client's individual support needs and ensure coordination with the client's team. The meeting is driven by the perspectives of the family and the client.
"Legal representative" means a parent of a client if the client is under age 18 and parental rights have not been terminated or relinquished, a court-appointed guardian if a decision is within the scope of the guardianship order, or any other person authorized by law to act for the client.
"Medication administration" means the direct application of a prescribed medication by injection, inhalation, ingestion, application, or other means, to a client by a person legally authorized to do so under chapter 246-945 WAC.
"Medication assistance" means support from a non-practitioner to a client to self-administer their own medication under chapter 246-945 WAC.
"Out-of-home services acknowledgment" means a document that outlines the rights and responsibilities of the client, parent or legal representative, and the provider while a client is receiving services through the OHS program.
"Parent" means a biological or adoptive parent with legal authority to make decisions on behalf of the client.
"Participation" has the same meaning as is under WAC 182-513-1100.
"Personal needs allowance" or "PNA" means an amount set aside from a client's income under WAC 182-513-1105.
"Person-centered service plan" or "PCSP" has the same meaning as is under WAC 388-845-0001.
"Physical intervention" means the use of a manual technique intended to interrupt or stop a behavior from occurring due to safety concerns. Physical intervention includes using physical restraint to release or escape from a dangerous or potentially dangerous situation.
"Registered nurse delegator" means a licensed registered nurse who delegates specific nursing care tasks to a qualified nursing assistant or home care aide, and supports clients in a community-based care setting or in-home care setting under RCW 18.79.260.
"Residential habilitation services" means instruction and support services under WAC 388-845-1500.
"Respite care" means short-term, intermittent care to relieve a primary caregiver under WAC 388-845-1600.
"Significant change," as defined in WAC 388-832-0001, means a change in a client's medical condition, caregiver status, behavior, living situation, or employment status.
"SOLA" means a certified state-operated living alternative program.
"Staffed residential home," as defined in WAC 110-145-1305, means a licensed group care facility that provides 24-hour care to six or fewer children who require more supervision than can be provided in a foster home.
"Supplemental security income" or "SSI" means a needs-based assistance program administered by the federal Social Security Administration for blind, disabled, and aged individuals.
"Treating professional" means a professional who specializes in the discipline within the professional's scope of practice.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and 71A.12.040. WSR 25-11-094, s 388-826-0005, filed 5/21/25, effective 7/1/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and chapters 71A.28, 74.13 RCW. WSR 21-15-059, § 388-826-0005, filed 7/15/21, effective 8/15/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and 74.13.350. WSR 18-23-004, § 388-826-0005, filed 11/7/18, effective 12/8/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.350. WSR 02-22-057, § 388-826-0005, filed 10/31/02, effective 12/1/02.]