WAC 246-335-060
Delivery of services. The applicant or
licensee must establish and implement policies and procedures
that describe:
(1) Admission, transfer, discharge and referral
processes;
(2) Specific services, including nonmedical tasks,
available to meet patient or client, or family needs as
identified in plans of care;
(3) Agency personnel, contractor, and volunteer roles and
responsibilities related to medication assistance level 1 and
level 2;
(4) Coordination of care, including:
(a) Coordination among services being provided by the
in-home services agency; and
(b) Coordination with other agencies when care being
provided impacts patient or client health;
(5) Actions to address patient or client, or family
communication needs;
(6) Infection control practices for direct care
personnel, contractors, and volunteers consistent with local
health authorities;
(7) Actions to take when personnel, volunteers,
contractors, or patients or clients exhibit or report symptoms
of a communicable disease in an infectious stage in accordance
with chapter 246-100 WAC, Communicable and certain other
diseases and chapter 246-101 WAC, Notifiable conditions;
(8) Management of patient or client medications and
treatments in accordance with appropriate practice acts;
(9) Food storage, preparation and handling;
(10) Reporting of patient/client abuse and neglect
according to chapter 74.34 RCW;
(11) Emergency care of patient or client;
(12) Actions to be taken upon death of a patient or
client;
(13) Implementation of advanced directives in accordance
with the Natural Death Act; and
(14) Plans for service delivery when natural or man-made
emergencies occur that prevent normal agency operation.
(15) Nurse delegation as defined in RCW 18.79.260 (3)(e)
and rules adopted thereunder, if applicable.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.127 RCW. 04-01-197, §
246-335-060, filed 12/24/03, effective 1/24/04; 02-18-026, §
246-335-060, filed 8/23/02, effective 10/1/02.]