(1) The boarding home licensee shall
permit the resident, or the resident's legal representative if
any, to independently arrange for or contract with a practitioner
licensed under Title 18 RCW regulating health care professions,
or a home health, hospice, or home care agency licensed under
chapter 70.127 RCW, to provide on-site care and services to the
resident, consistent with RCW 18.20.160 and chapter 70.129 RCW.
The boarding home licensee may permit the resident, or the
resident's legal representative if any, to independently arrange
for other persons to provide on-site care and services to the
resident.
(2) The boarding home licensee may establish policies and
procedures that describe limitations, conditions, or requirements
that must be met prior to an outside service provider being
allowed on-site.
(3) When the resident or the resident's legal representative
independently arranges for outside services under subsection (1)
of this section, the licensee's duty of care, and any negligence
that may be attributed thereto, shall be limited to: The
responsibilities described under subsection (4) of this section,
excluding supervising the activities of the outside service
provider; observation of the resident for changes in overall
functioning, consistent with RCW 18.20.280; notification to the
person or persons identified in RCW 70.129.030 when there are
observed changes in the resident's overall functioning or
condition; and appropriately responding to obtain needed
assistance when there are observable or reported changes in the
resident's physical or mental functioning.
(4) Consistent with RCW 18.20.280, the boarding home
licensee shall not be responsible for supervising the activities
of the outside service provider. When information sharing is
authorized by the resident or the resident's legal
representative, the licensee shall request such information and
integrate relevant information from the outside service provider
into the resident's negotiated service agreement, only to the
extent that such information is actually shared with the
licensee.
[2004 c 142 § 10.]
NOTES:
Effective dates -- 2004 c 142: See note following RCW 18.20.020.