Washington Administrative Code

(1) Any act performed without good cause that materially contributes to one of the following unauthorized professional practices is an act of unprofessional practice.(a) The intentional employment of a person to serve as an employee in a position for which certification is requir…

As used in this chapter, "sexual misconduct with students" means:(1) Unprofessional conduct includes the commission by an education practitioner of any sexually exploitive act with or to a student including, but not limited to, the following:(a) Any sexual advance, verbal or phys…

Unprofessional conduct includes the illegal furnishing of alcohol or a controlled substance, as defined in chapter 69.50 RCW, to any student by an education practitioner.[WSR 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-87-085, filed 12/29/05, effective 1/1/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.70.…

Any deliberate act in the course of professional practice which requires or pressures students to purchase equipment, supplies, or services from the education practitioner in a private remunerative capacity is an act of unprofessional conduct.[WSR 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-8…

The failure of a principal or other certificated chief administrator of a public school building to make a good faith effort to assure compliance with RCW 28A.225.330 by establishing, distributing, and monitoring compliance with written procedures that are reasonably designed to …

The intentional or knowing failure of an educational service district superintendent, a district superintendent, or a chief administrator of a private school to file a complaint under WAC 181-86-110 regarding the lack of good moral character or personal fitness of an education pr…

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to provide the safest educational environment for children and staff and to implement legislative direction by:(a) Defining the term "sexual misconduct" for purposes of requiring school districts to forward known information about employee sexua…

As used in this chapter, the term "employee" means any employee or former employee of a school district, including all classified employees, all certificated employees, all substitute employees, and all contractors.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.410 RCW. WSR 21-08-022, § 181-8…

For purposes of this chapter, "student" shall have the same meaning as defined in WAC 181-87-040.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.410 RCW. WSR 21-08-022, § 181-88-030, filed 3/29/21, effective 4/29/21. WSR 06-02-051, recodified as § 181-88-030, filed 12/29/05, effective 1/1/06. …

"Verbal abuse" means the use of malicious or hostile language by an employee that results in harm to another if the school district has determined that there is sufficient evidence to conclude that an employee engaged in the conduct and that it resulted in the employee leaving a …

(1) "Physical abuse" means the willful action by an employee of inflicting or attempting to inflict bodily injury against another, or using physical force in excess of what is necessary to restrain a person from harming self or others. To constitute physical abuse, a school distr…

As used in this chapter, "sexual misconduct" means:(1) Any sexually exploitive act with or to a student. Sexually exploitive acts include, but are not limited to, the following:(a) Any sexual advance, verbal, written or physical.(b) Sexual intercourse, as defined in RCW 9A.44.010…

Chapter 182-02 WAC contains definitions of words and phrases used in rules throughout Title 182 WAC. When a term is not defined in this chapter, the definition found in another chapter of Title 182, or applicable state or applicable federal law will apply. For general terms not d…

"Health care authority (HCA)" means the state agency established under chapter 41.05 RCW. In Title 182 WAC, the following terms mean the health care authority: "Agency," "authority" (unless the context clearly requires otherwise), "behavioral health administration," "HCA," "medic…

This chapter provides rules for the Washington state health care authority (agency) to comply with the provisions of chapter 42.56 RCW for access to public records.[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160 and 2017 c 304. WSR 18-07-067, § 182-04-010, filed 3/16/18, effective…

The following definitions apply to this chapter:(1) "Agency" means the Washington state health care authority.(2) "Public record" - See RCW 42.56.010.(3) "Writing" - See RCW 42.56.010.[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160 and 2017 c 304. WSR 18-07-067, § 182-04-015, file…

The agency's public records officer oversees:(1) Responses to all requests for agency public records;(2) The release of public records; and(3) The coordination of agency public records staff.[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160 and 2017 c 304. WSR 18-07-067, § 182-04-02…

(1) Public records requests should be made in writing. The agency accepts public records requests:(a) Made orally by telephone or in person; or(b) Sent by email, fax, mail, hand delivery, or commercial delivery.(2) A public records request form is available on the agency website …

(1) Except as provided by law, the agency makes public records available following a public records request for inspection, or copying, or both.(2) The agency provides a written response within five business days of receiving a request for public records.(a) A business day is 8:0…

The agency may extend the time to respond to a public records request when necessary to:(1) Identify and gather the records requested;(2) Notify a person or organization affected by the request;(3) Perform a comprehensive review to determine whether all or portions of the respons…

(1) All of the agency's public records are available for inspection and copying unless they are exempt from disclosure by chapter 42.56, 70.02 RCW, or other applicable law.(2) People may inspect public records with an agency employee present at the agency's offices between 9:00 a…

If the agency receives a public records request when the record exists but is scheduled for destruction in the near future, the public records officer or designee retains the record and does not destroy or erase the record until the request is resolved.[Statutory Authority: RCW 4…

(1) The agency does not charge a fee to inspect public records.(2) Under RCW 42.56.120 (2)(b), the agency does not calculate all actual costs to copy records as it would be unduly burdensome because:(i) The agency does not have the resources to conduct a study to determine all it…

(1) If the agency denies all or part of a public records request, the requestor may ask, in writing, that the agency review the denial.(2) After receiving a written request to review a decision denying all or part of a public records request, the agency considers the matter and e…

The general purpose of this chapter is to establish a set of rules to administer the health care authority's (HCA) public employees benefits board (PEBB) employee and retiree eligibility and PEBB benefits.[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.160. WSR 07-20-129 (Order 07-01), § 182-08-…

The following definitions apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly indicates other meaning:"Accidental death and dismemberment insurance" or "AD&D" means basic accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance paid for by the employing agency, as well as supplem…

The employer contribution must be used to provide public employees benefits board (PEBB) insurance coverage for the basic life insurance benefit, basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance benefit (AD&D), the employer-paid long-term disability (LTD) insurance benefit, med…

Public employees benefits board (PEBB) insurance coverage premiums and applicable premium surcharges for all subscribers are due as described in this section, except when an employing agency is correcting its enrollment error as described in WAC 182-08-187 (4) or (5).(1) Premium …

(1) A subscriber's account will incur a premium surcharge in addition to the subscriber's monthly medical premium, when any enrollee, 13 years and older, engages in tobacco use.(a) A subscriber must attest to whether any enrollee, 13 years and older, enrolled in their public empl…

(1) An employing agency or contracted vendor that makes one or more of the following enrollment errors must correct the error as described in subsections (2) through (5) of this section.(a) Failure to timely notify an employee of their eligibility for public employee benefits boa…

State agencies and employer groups that participate in the public employees benefits board (PEBB) program under contract with the health care authority (HCA) must pay the employer contributions to the HCA for PEBB for all eligible employees and their enrolled dependents.(1) Emplo…

(1) All employees must provide their employing agency with their correct address and update their address if it changes. All other subscribers must provide the PEBB program with their correct address and updates to their address if it changes.(2) In the event of an appeal, appell…

(1) A subscriber must elect a new health plan when their previously selected health plan becomes unavailable due to a change in contracting service area as described below:(a) When a health plan becomes unavailable during the plan year, a subscriber must elect a new health plan n…

An employee who is newly eligible or who regains eligibility for the employer contribution toward public employees benefits board (PEBB) benefits enrolls as described in this section.(1) When an employee is newly eligible for PEBB benefits:(a) An employee must complete the requir…

A subscriber may change health plans at the following times:(1) During the annual open enrollment: A subscriber may change health plans during the public employees benefits board (PEBB) annual open enrollment period. A subscriber must submit the required enrollment forms to chang…

An employee who is eligible to participate in the salary reduction plan as described in WAC 182-12-116 may enroll, or revoke their election and make a new election under the premium payment plan, flexible spending arrangement (FSA), limited purpose FSA, or dependent care assistan…

Employing agencies responsible for paying the employer contribution:(1) For eligible employees changing agencies: When an eligible employee's employment relationship terminates with an employing agency at any time during the month for which a premium contribution is due and that …

(1) In order to assure equal and unbiased representation of public employees benefits board (PEBB) benefits, contracted vendors must comply with all of the following:(a) All materials describing PEBB benefits must be prepared by or approved by the health care authority (HCA) befo…

This section applies to employer groups for the public employees benefits board (PEBB) program as defined in WAC 182-08-015. An employer group may apply to obtain PEBB insurance coverage through a contract with the health care authority (HCA).(1) Employer groups with less than 50…

A local government or tribal government that applies for participation in public employees benefits board (PEBB) insurance coverage under WAC 182-08-235 will have a one-time opportunity to request inclusion of retired employees who are covered under its retiree health plan at the…

This section applies to counties, municipalities, political subdivisions, and tribal governments with five thousand or more employees. This section also applies to employee organizations representing state civil service employees and the Washington health benefit exchange, regard…

This section applies to an employer group for the public employees benefits board (PEBB) program as defined in WAC 182-08-015 that is approved to purchase insurance for its employees through a contract with the health care authority (HCA).(1) Prior to enrollment of employees in P…

(1) Under RCW 41.05.750, the Washington state health care authority (HCA) administers a program to:(a) Prevent and treat problem gambling and gambling disorder; and(b) Train professionals to identify and treat problem gambling issues and gambling disorders. Training must be admin…

(1) The Washington state health care authority (authority), the University of Washington department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and Seattle children's hospital administer the partnership access lines described in RCW 71.24.061, relating to mental health services for ch…

For the purposes of this chapter:(1) "Assessed entity" means:(a) Health carriers, as defined in RCW 48.43.005;(b) Self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements, as defined in RCW 48.125.010; and(c) Employers or other entities that provide health care in Washington, including…

(1) An assessed entity must register with the authority or its designee and provide the required contact information. Reporting entities must comply with the authority's or its designee's processes for registering and submitting data, as outlined in the data submission guide publ…

(1) Beginning July 1, 2021, no later than the end of forty-five calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter, an assessed entity must submit to the authority or its designee, in the required format, the total number of Washington resident covered lives for each calendar m…

Each assessed entity receives a quarterly invoice for its share of the total amount of program costs that are for the proportion of the entity's covered lives. Entities must timely send payment to fund the partnership access lines described in RCW 71.24.061 and the psychiatric co…

(1) A certified peer counselor may provide medicaid-reimbursable peer services only:(a) Through December 31, 2026;(b) Under the clinical supervision of a mental health professional, or substance use disorder professional, or both:(i) Who understands rehabilitation and recovery; a…

Only certified peer counselors or certified peer support specialists may qualify to take the authority's training to become recognized by the department of health as an approved supervisor.[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.021, 41.05.160, and 18.420.010. WSR 25-23-022, s 182-115-03…