Service providers, administrators, owners, and staff:
(1) Are mandated reporters and must meet the requirements of chapter 74.34 RCW;(2) Must make mandated reports to the department's centralized toll free complaint telephone number or fax number immediately when:(a) There is reasonable cause to believe that a vulnerable adult, as defined in chapter 74.34 RCW, has been abandoned, abused, neglected, or financially exploited; or(b) There is a reason to suspect physical or sexual assault.(3) Must also make written and oral reports to the department as specified in the provider's residential services contract;(4) Must protect the alleged victim and others from further abuse, neglect, abandonment, and financial exploitation; and(5) May have their certification and/or contract terminated if they fail to report such incidents.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-101-4150
Statutory Authority: Chapter 71A.12 RCW. 08-02-022, § 388-101-4150, filed 12/21/07, effective 2/1/08.