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PDFWAC 388-103-0080

Will adult protective services notify anyone other than the alleged perpetrator of the initial substantiated finding?

(1) Facilities.

(a) If the incident occurred in a facility, adult protective services (APS) will inform the facility owner, manager, or administrator of the initial substantiated finding.

(b) If abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of resident property occurred in a nursing home, APS will inform the administrator of the nursing home of the initial substantiated finding.

(2) Agencies or programs.

(a) If the alleged perpetrator is an employee, contractor, volunteer, or otherwise related to an agency or program described in RCW 74.34.068, APS may inform such agency or program of the initial substantiated finding; and

(b) APS may also inform appropriate state or local governmental authorities responsible for licensing or certification of such agency or program.

(3) APS may inform law enforcement of the initial substantiated finding.

(4) APS may inform the long-term care ombuds, the developmental disabilities ombuds, or both, of the initial substantiated finding.

(5) Other authorities.

(a) If an alleged perpetrator is professionally licensed, certified, or registered under title 18 RCW, APS may inform the proper authority of the initial substantiated finding.

(b) APS may inform other investigative authorities of the initial substantiated finding.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.34.068, 74.34.165; 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396r (g)(1)(D), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395i3 (g)(1)(D). WSR 21-11-108, § 388-103-0080, filed 5/19/21, effective 7/1/21.]