WAC 388-76-10115   Granting or denying a license--Generally.  In making a determination of whether to grant an adult family home license, the department must consider:

     (1) Separately and jointly as applicants each person and entity named in an application, including each person or entity affiliated with the applicant;

     (2) Information in the application;

     (3) Other documents and information the department deems relevant which may include, but not be limited to:

     (a) Inspection and complaint investigation findings in each facility or home in which the applicant, person affiliated with the applicant, or owner of five percent or more of the entity provided care or services to children or vulnerable adults; and

     (b) Credit information.

     (4) The history of each individual listed on the application for negative findings identified in WAC 388-76-10120 and 388-76-10125, including, but not limited to the following:

     (a) Applicant;

     (b) Person affiliated with the applicant;

     (c) Entity representative;

     (d) Caregiver;

     (e) An owner who:

     (i) Exercised daily control over the operations; or

     (ii) Owns fifty-one percent or more of the entity.

     (f) Any person who has unsupervised access to residents in the home; and

     (g) Any person who lives in the home and is not a resident.

     (5) Applicants who are licensed to care for children in the same home to determine if:

     (a) It is necessary to allow a resident's child(ren) to live in the same home as the resident or allow a resident's child(ren) who turn eighteen to stay in the home;

     (b) The applicant provides satisfactory evidence to the department of the home's ability to meet the needs of children and adults residing in the home; and

     (c) The total number of persons receiving care and services in the home do not exceed the licensed capacity of the adult family home.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.128.040 and chapters 70.128 and 74.34 RCW. 07-21-080, § 388-76-10115, filed 10/16/07, effective 1/1/08.]