Title 71A — Title 71A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
10 chapters · 114 sections in this title.
RCW 71A.12.380 Medicaid waiver—Eligibility modification—Dependent children and youth with developmental disabilities.
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(1) No later than January 1, 2024, the department shall submit to the federal government a request for approval to modify eligibility requirements for the services provided through a medicaid waiver administered by the department to include eligible individuals as specified in RC…
RCW 71A.14.010 Coordinated and comprehensive state and local program.
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The legislative policy to provide a coordinated and comprehensive state and local program of services for persons with developmental disability is expressed in RCW 71A.12.010.[ 1988 c 176 s 301.]
RCW 71A.14.020 County developmental disability boards—Composition—Expenses.
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(1) The county governing authority of any county may appoint a developmental disability board to plan services for persons with developmental disabilities, to provide directly or indirectly a continuum of care and services to persons with developmental disabilities within the cou…
RCW 71A.14.030 County authorities—State fund eligibility—Rules—Application.
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Pursuant to RCW 71A.14.040 the secretary shall work with the county governing authorities and developmental disability boards who apply for state funds to coordinate and provide local services for persons with developmental disabilities and their families. The secretary is author…
RCW 71A.14.040 Applications for state funds—Review—Approval—Rules.
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The secretary shall review the applications from the county governing authority made under RCW 71A.14.030. The secretary may approve an application if it meets the requirements of this chapter and the rules promulgated by the secretary. The secretary shall promulgate rules to ass…
RCW 71A.14.050 Services to community may be required.
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The department may require by rule that in order to be eligible for state funds, the county and the developmental disability board shall provide the following indirect services to the community:(1) Serve as an informational and referral agency within the community for persons wit…
RCW 71A.14.060 Local authority to provide services.
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The secretary by rule may authorize the county and the developmental disability board to provide any service for persons with developmental disabilities that the department is authorized to provide, except for operating residential habilitation centers under chapter 71A.20 RCW.[ …
RCW 71A.14.070 Confidentiality of information—Oath.
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In order for the developmental disability board to plan, coordinate, and provide required services for persons with developmental disabilities, the county governing authority and the board shall be eligible to obtain such confidential information from public or private schools an…
RCW 71A.14.080 Local authority to receive and spend funds.
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The county governing authority and the developmental disability board created under RCW 71A.14.020 are authorized to receive and spend funds received from the state under this chapter, or any federal funds received through any state agency, or any gifts or donations received by i…
RCW 71A.14.090 Local authority to participate in federal programs.
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RCW 71A.12.120 authorizes local governments to participate in federal programs for persons with developmental disabilities.[ 1988 c 176 s 309.]
RCW 71A.14.100 Funds from tax levy under RCW 71.20.110.
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Counties are authorized by RCW 71.20.110 to fund county activities under this chapter. Expenditures of county funds under this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 36.40 RCW and other statutes relating to expenditures by counties.[ 1988 c 176 s 310.]
RCW 71A.14.110 Contracts by boundary counties or cities in boundary counties.
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Any county or city within a county either of which is situated on the state boundaries is authorized to contract for developmental disability services with a county situated in either the states of Oregon or Idaho, which county is located on boundaries with the state of Washingto…
RCW 71A.14.120 Parent to parent program—Goals.
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The goals of the parent to parent program are to:(1) Provide early outreach, support, and education to parents who have a child with special health care needs;(2) Match a trained volunteer support parent with a new parent who has a child with similar needs to the child of the sup…
RCW 71A.14.130 Parent to parent program—Activities.
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Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose, activities of the parent to parent program may include:(1) Outreach and support to newly identified parents of children with special health care needs;(2) Trainings that educate parents in ways to suppor…
RCW 71A.14.140 Parent to parent program—Funding—Administration—Training.
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(1) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the parent to parent program must be funded through the department and centrally administered through a pass-through to a Washington state lead organization that has extensive experience supporting a…
RCW 71A.16.010 Referral for services—Admittance to residential habilitation centers—Expiration of subsections.
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(1) It is the intention of the legislature in this chapter to establish a single point of referral for persons with developmental disabilities and their families so that they may have a place of entry and continuing contact for services authorized under this title to persons with…
RCW 71A.16.020 Eligibility for services—Rules.
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(1) A person is eligible for services under this title if the secretary finds that the person has a developmental disability as defined in RCW 71A.10.020.(2) The secretary may adopt rules further defining and implementing the criteria in the definition of "developmental disabilit…
RCW 71A.16.030 Determination of eligibility for services—Application.
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(1) The secretary shall establish a single procedure for persons to apply for a determination of eligibility for services provided to persons with developmental disabilities.(2) An application may be submitted by a person with a developmental disability, by the legal representati…
RCW 71A.16.040 Determination of eligibility—Notice—Rules for redetermination.
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(1) On receipt of an application for services submitted under RCW 71A.16.030, the secretary in a timely manner shall make a written determination as to whether the applicant is eligible for services provided under this title for persons with developmental disabilities.(2) The sec…
RCW 71A.16.050 Determination of eligibility—Assessment—Determination of appropriate services—Availability of services.
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The determination made under this chapter is only as to whether a person is eligible for services. After the secretary has determined under this chapter that a person is eligible for services, the individual may request an assessment for eligibility for medicaid programs and spec…
RCW 71A.18.010 Individual service plans.
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The secretary may produce and maintain an individual service plan for each eligible person. An individual service plan is a plan that identifies the needs of a person for services and determines what services will be in the best interests of the person and will meet the person's …
RCW 71A.18.020 Services provided if funds available.
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The secretary may provide a service to a person eligible under this title if funds are available. If there is an individual service plan, the secretary shall consider the need for services as provided in that plan.[ 1988 c 176 s 601.]
RCW 71A.18.030 Rejection of service.
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An eligible person or the person's legal representative may reject an authorized service. Rejection of an authorized service shall not affect the person's eligibility for services and shall not eliminate the person from consideration for other services or for the same service at …
RCW 71A.18.040 Alternative service—Application—Determination—Reauthorization—Notice.
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(1) A person who is receiving a service under this title or the person's legal representative may request the secretary to authorize a service that is available under this title in place of a service that the person is presently receiving.(2) The secretary upon receiving a reques…
RCW 71A.18.050 Discontinuance of a service.
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(1) When considering the discontinuance of a service that is being provided to a person, the secretary shall consult as required in RCW 71A.10.070.(2) The discontinuance of a service under this section does not affect the person's eligibility for services. Other services may be p…
RCW 71A.18.060 Budget requests for expenditures.
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(1) Expenditures for the individual and family services waiver and the basic plus waiver administered under Title 71A RCW must be considered by the governor and the legislature for inclusion in maintenance level budgets beginning with the governor's budget proposal submitted in D…
RCW 71A.20.010 Scope of chapter.
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(1) This chapter covers the operation of residential habilitation centers. The selection of persons to be served at the centers is governed by chapters 71A.16 and 71A.18 RCW. The purposes of this chapter are: To provide for those persons who are exceptional in their needs for car…
RCW 71A.20.020 Residential habilitation centers.
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(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the following residential habilitation centers are permanently established to provide services to persons with developmental disabilities: Lakeland Village, located at Medical Lake, Spokane county; Rainier school,…
RCW 71A.20.030 Facilities for Interlake School.
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(1) The secretary may use surplus physical facilities at eastern state hospital as a residential habilitation center, which shall be known as the "Interlake School."(2) The secretary may designate and select such buildings and facilities and tracts of land at eastern state hospit…
RCW 71A.20.040 Use of Harrison Memorial Hospital property.
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The secretary may under RCW 72.29.010 use the Harrison Memorial Hospital property at Bremerton, Kitsap county, for services to persons with developmental disabilities.[ 1988 c 176 s 704.]
RCW 71A.20.050 Superintendents—Secretary's custody of residents.
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(1) The secretary shall appoint a superintendent for each residential habilitation center. The superintendent of a residential habilitation center shall have a demonstrated history of knowledge, understanding, and compassion for the needs, treatment, and training of persons with …
RCW 71A.20.060 Work programs for residents.
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The secretary shall have authority to engage the residents of a residential habilitation center in beneficial work programs, but the secretary shall not engage residents in excessive hours of work or work for disciplinary purposes.[ 1988 c 176 s 706.]
RCW 71A.20.070 Educational programs.
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(1) An educational program shall be created and maintained for each residential habilitation center pursuant to RCW 28A.190.030 through 28A.190.050. The educational program shall provide a comprehensive program of academic, vocational, recreational, and other educational services…
RCW 71A.20.080 Return of resident to community—Notice—Adjudicative proceeding—Judicial review—Effect of appeal.
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(1) Whenever in the judgment of the secretary, the treatment and training of any resident of a residential habilitation center has progressed to the point that it is deemed advisable to return such resident to the community, the secretary may grant placement on such terms and con…
RCW 71A.20.090 Secretary to determine capacity of residential quarters.
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The secretary shall determine by the application of proper criteria the maximum number of persons to reside in the residential quarters of each residential habilitation center. The secretary in authorizing service at a residential habilitation center shall not exceed the maximum …
RCW 71A.20.100 Personal property of resident—Secretary as custodian—Limitations—Judicial proceedings to recover.
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The secretary shall serve as custodian without compensation of personal property of a resident of a residential habilitation center that is located at the residential habilitation center, including moneys deposited with the secretary for the benefit of the resident. As custodian,…
RCW 71A.20.110 Clothing for residents—Cost.
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When clothing for a resident of a residential habilitation center is not otherwise provided, the secretary shall provide a resident with suitable clothing, the actual cost of which shall be a charge against the parents, guardian, or estate of the resident. If such parent or guard…
RCW 71A.20.120 Financial responsibility.
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The subject of financial responsibility for the provision of services to persons in residential habilitation centers is covered by RCW 43.20B.410 through 43.20B.455.[ 1988 c 176 s 712.]
RCW 71A.20.130 Death of resident, payment of funeral expenses—Limitation.
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Upon the death of a resident of a residential habilitation center, the secretary may supplement such funds as were in the resident's account at the time of the person's death to provide funeral and burial expense for the deceased resident. These expenses shall not exceed funeral …
RCW 71A.20.140 Resident desiring to leave center—Authority to hold resident limited.
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(1) If a resident of a residential habilitation center desires to leave the center and the secretary believes that departures may be harmful to the resident, the secretary may hold the resident at the residential habilitation center for a period not to exceed forty-eight hours in…
RCW 71A.20.150 Admission to residential habilitation center for observation.
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Without committing the department to continued provision of service, the secretary may admit a person eligible for services under this chapter to a residential habilitation center for a period not to exceed thirty days for observation prior to determination of needed services, wh…
RCW 71A.20.170 Developmental disabilities community services account—Creation—Required deposits—Permitted withdrawals—Investment of funds.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5998-S.SL) ***(1) The developmental disabilities community services account is created in the state treasury.(2) The following revenues must be deposited in the account:(a) All net proceeds from leases or sales of real property, conservation easements,…
RCW 71A.20.180 Closure of Yakima Valley school—Department duties—Continuation of services.
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(1)(a) The Yakima Valley school shall continue to operate as a residential habilitation center until such time that the census of permanent residents has reached eight persons. Upon such time as the facility closes to full residential care, the facility must thereafter operate cr…
RCW 71A.20.191 Rainier school—Admissions—Department's duties.
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(1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, as of July 27, 2025, no new long-term admissions are permitted at the Rainier school, located at Buckley, Pierce county.(b) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, as of June 30, 2027, no admissions of any…
RCW 71A.20.195 Rainier school—Reporting.
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(1) The department of social and health services shall, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on December 1, 2025, June 1, 2026, December 1, 2026, June 1, 2027, June 1, 2028, and annually thereafter that provides the in…
RCW 71A.20.800 Chapter to be liberally construed.
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The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes.[ 1988 c 176 s 716.]
RCW 71A.20.900 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to …
RCW 71A.22.010 Contracts for services authorized.
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The secretary may enter into agreements with any person or with any person, corporation, or association operating a day training center or group training home or a combination day training center and group training home approved by the department, for the payment of all, or a por…
RCW 71A.22.020 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter:(1) "Day training center" means a facility equipped, supervised, managed, and operated at least three days per week by any person, association, or corporation on a nonprofit basis for the day-care, treatment, training, and maintenance of persons with devel…
RCW 71A.22.030 Payments by secretary under this chapter supplemental—Limitation.
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All payments made by the secretary under this chapter, shall be, insofar as possible, supplementary to payments to be made to a day training center or group training home, or a combination of both, by the persons with developmental disabilities resident in the home or center. Pay…