Wash. Admin. Code § 388-828-9580
The residential algorithm determines that you have mid-frequency support needs if you meet one of the following three conditions:
(1) You meet or exceed all of the qualifying scores for one or more of the following activities from the SIS assessment:
| Qualifying Scores from Supports Intensity Scale(per WAC 388-828-4200 through 388-828-4320) | |||
| SIS Activity | If your type of support score is: | And your frequency of support score is: | And your daily support time score is: |
| A4: Preparing food | 2 or more | 2 or more | 2 or more |
| A7: Housekeeping and cleaning | 3 or more | 3 or more | 2 or more |
| B2: Participating in recreational/leisure activities in community settings | 3 or more | 2 or more | 2 or more |
| B7: Interacting with community members | 3 or more | 2 or more | 2 or more |
| G4: Protecting self from exploitation | 2 or more | 2 or more | 2 or more |
(2) Or you meet or exceed all of the qualifying scores for four or more of the following activities from the SIS assessment:
| Qualifying Scores from Supports Intensity Scale(per WAC 388-828-4200 through 388-828-4320) | ||||
| SIS Activity | If your type of support score is: | And your frequency of support score is: | And your daily support time score is: | Score if you meet or exceed criteria |
| A1: Bathing and taking care of personal hygiene and grooming needs | 1 or more | 2 or more | 1 or more | |
| A2: Dressing | 1 or more | 2 or more | 1 or more | |
| A3: Using the toilet | 1 or more | 2 or more | 1 or more | |
| A4: Preparing food | 1 or more | 2 or more | 1 or more | |
| A5: Eating food | 1 or more | 2 or more | 1 or more | |
| A7: Housekeeping and cleaning | 1 or more | 2 or more | 1 or more | |
| A9: Using currently prescribed equipment and medications | 1 or more | 2 or more | 1 or more | |
| B2: Participating in recreational/leisure activities in community settings | 1 or more | 2 or more | 1 or more | |
| B7: Interacting with community members | 1 or more | 2 or more | 1 or more | |
| C1: Taking medications | 1 or more | 2 or more | 1 or more | |
| C2: Ambulating and moving about | 1 or more | 2 or more | 1 or more | |
| C3: Avoiding health and safety hazards | 1 or more | 2 or more | 1 or more | |
| G4: Protecting self from exploitation | 1 or more | 2 or more | 1 or more | |
| Total of all questions where criteria is met or exceed = | Sum of scores entered |
(3) Or you meet the qualifying scores for the following SIS activities and your total weekly critical support time score exceeds 10 hours:
| Qualifying Scores from Supports Intensity Scale(per WAC 388-828-4200 through 388-828-4320) | |||||
| SIS Activity | If your type of support score is: | And your frequency of support score is: | And your daily support time score is: | Your weekly critical support time is: | Enter one time for each qualifying SIS activity |
| A6: Taking care of clothes, including laundering | 1 or more | 2 or more | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | .25 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||
| B5: Using public services in the community | 1 or more | 2 or more | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | .25 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||
| B6: Shopping and purchasing goods and services | 1 or more | 2 or more | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | .25 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||
| F2: Participating in recreation/leisure activities with others | 1 or more | 2 or more | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | .25 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||
| F8: Engaging in volunteer work | 1 or more | 2 or more | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | .25 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||
| G3: Managing money and personal finances | 1 or more | 2 or more | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | .25 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||
| Mid-frequency support needs weekly critical support time total = | Sum of times entered |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and 71A.16.050. WSR 24-23-058, s 388-828-9580, filed 11/15/24, effective 1/1/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and 71A.12.120. WSR 19-02-020, § 388-828-9580, filed 12/21/18, effective 2/1/19. WSR 08-15-091, recodified as § 388-828-9580, filed 7/17/08, effective 7/17/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.30 [ 71A.12.030] and Title 71A RCW. WSR 08-12-037, § 388-828-10140, filed 5/30/08, effective 7/1/08.]