(1) To be eligible for admission an applicant must be indigent as defined in WAC
484-20-040 and be in need of:
(a) Medicaid certified nursing facility care as described in WAC
388-513-1315; or
(b) Nursing care other than medicaid certified nursing facility care; or
(c) Domiciliary care.
(2) Applicants who are not in need of care as described in subsection (1) of this section are eligible for admission only if their application includes a rehabilitation plan. Such applicants shall be admitted for a specific period as defined by the rehabilitation plan. Any reductions or extensions of the period of residency are made upon recommendation of the interdisciplinary patient care team and are based on the resident's progress toward meeting or refusal to meet goals outlined in the rehabilitation plan.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.60A.070 and chapter 72.36 RCW. 04-19-026, § 484-20-045, filed 9/9/04, effective 10/10/04; 94-22-050, § 484-20-045, filed 10/31/94, effective 12/1/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.60A.070. 92-17-046, § 484-20-045, filed 8/14/92, effective 9/14/92; Order 7659, § 484-20-045, filed 7/28/77.]