WAC 246-335-425 — Personnel, contractor, and volunteer policies (In-Home Services Agencies — Home Care)

What this rule requires your agency to do

• 1The applicant or licensee must develop and operationalize personnel, contractor, and volunteer policies including job descriptions consistent with credentialing and scope of practice (WAC 246-335-425(1)-(2)).(WAC 246-335-425 — Personnel, contractor, and volunteer policies (In-Home Services Agencies — Home Care))
• 2Annual performance evaluations, including on-site observation of care, are required for all personnel and volunteers providing direct client care, and annual evaluations of contractor-provided direct care services (WAC 246-335-425(13)-(14)).(WAC 246-335-425 — Personnel, contractor, and volunteer policies (In-Home Services Agencies — Home Care))
• 3Mandatory reporters must immediately report suspected abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation, or neglect of a vulnerable adult to DSHS and law enforcement (WAC 246-335-425(8)(b)).(WAC 246-335-425 — Personnel, contractor, and volunteer policies (In-Home Services Agencies — Home Care))
• 4Mandatory reporters must report noncompliance with chapters 246-335 WAC and 70.127 RCW to the department on department forms within fourteen calendar days of knowledge (WAC 246-335-425(8)(a)).(WAC 246-335-425 — Personnel, contractor, and volunteer policies (In-Home Services Agencies — Home Care))
• 5A character, competence, and suitability determination must be conducted when background check results reveal nondisqualifying convictions, pending charges, or negative actions, considering the enumerated factors (WAC 246-335-425(7)).(WAC 246-335-425 — Personnel, contractor, and volunteer policies (In-Home Services Agencies — Home Care))
• 6Agencies must maintain a TB infection control program including a risk assessment for all new employees on hire and an annual assessment of new TB risk factors using department forms (WAC 246-335-425(12)(c)).(WAC 246-335-425 — Personnel, contractor, and volunteer policies (In-Home Services Agencies — Home Care))
• 7In-person orientation and verification of skills or training is required before an individual independently provides client care (WAC 246-335-425(9)).(WAC 246-335-425 — Personnel, contractor, and volunteer policies (In-Home Services Agencies — Home Care))
• 8Criminal history background checks and department-approved disclosure statements are required for all individuals with direct contact with children under sixteen, people with developmental disabilities, or vulnerable persons, processed through the Washington State Patrol, and renewed within two years of the previous check (WAC 246-335-425(6)).(WAC 246-335-425 — Personnel, contractor, and volunteer policies (In-Home Services Agencies — Home Care))