(1) Total compensation including compensation received from a related or unrelated organization or company paid to an owner or relative of an owner shall be limited to ordinary compensation for necessary services actually performed.
- (a) Compensation is ordinary if it is the amount usually paid for comparable services in a comparable facility to an unrelated employee, and does not exceed any applicable limits set out in chapter 74.46 RCW and this chapter.
- (b) A service is necessary if it is related to patient care and would have had to be performed by another person if the owner or relative had not done it.
- (2) If the service provided would require licensed staff, e.g., RN, then the same license standard must be met when performed by an owner, relative or other administrative personnel.
- (3) The contractor, in maintaining customary time records adequate for audit, shall include such records for owners and relatives who receive compensation.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 74.46 RCW, 2010 1st sp.s. c 34, and 2010 1st sp.s. c 37 § 958. WSR 11-05-068, § 388-96-536, filed 2/14/11, effective 2/26/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.46.800. WSR 98-20-023, § 388-96-536, filed 9/25/98, effective 10/1/98.]