WAC 388-76-10200   Adult family home -- Staff -- Availability -- Contact information.  In addition to other licensing requirements for staff availability, the adult family home must:

     (1) Designate an experienced, capable staff member of responding on behalf of the provider or entity representative:

     (a) By phone or pager;

     (b) At all times including:

     (i) When no residents are present in the home; and

     (ii) When the provider entity representative and residents are on vacation or away from the home.

     (2) Give residents the telephone or pager number for the contact required in subsection (1) of this section;

     (3) Ensure the provider, entity representative or resident manager is readily available to:

     (a) Each resident;

     (b) Residents' representatives;

     (c) Caregivers; and

     (d) Authorized state staff.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.128.040 and chapters 70.128 and 74.34 RCW. 07-21-080, § 388-76-10200, filed 10/16/07, effective 1/1/08.]