Wash. Admin. Code § 388-106-0130

Current through Register Vol. 24-21, November 1, 2024
Section 388-106-0130 - How does the department determine the number of hours I may receive for in-home care?
(1) The department assigns a base number of hours to each classification group as described in WAC 388-106-0125.
(2) The department will adjust base hours to account for informal supports and age appropriate functioning (as those terms are defined in WAC 388-106-0010), and other paid services that meet some of an individual's need for personal care services:
(a) The CARE tool determines the adjustment for informal supports and age appropriate functioning. A numeric value is assigned to the status and assistance available coding for ADLs and IADLs based on the table below. The base hours assigned to each classification group are adjusted by the numeric value in subsection (b) of this section.

Meds

Status

Assistance Available

Numeric Value

Medication management

The rules to the right apply for all self-performance codes except independent which is not counted as a qualifying ADL

Unmet

N/A

1

Met

N/A

0

Decline

N/A

0

Age appropriate functioning

N/A

0

Partially met

[GREATER THAN]1/4 time

.9

1/4 to 1/2 time

.7

1/2 to 3/4 time

.5

[LESS THAN]3/4 time

.3

Unscheduled ADLs

Status

Assistance Available

Value

Bed mobility, transfer, walk in room, eating, toilet use

The rules to the right apply for all self-performance codes except: Did not occur/client not able and Did not occur/no provider = 1;

Did not occur/client declined and independent are not counted as qualifying ADLs

Unmet

N/A

1

Met

N/A

0

Decline

N/A

0

Age appropriate functioning

N/A

0

Partially met

[GREATER THAN]1/4 time

.9

1/4 to 1/2 time

.7

1/2 to 3/4 time

.5

[LESS THAN]3/4 time

.3

Scheduled ADLs

Status

Assistance Available

Value

Dressing, personal hygiene, bathing

The rules to the right apply for all self-performance codes except: Did not occur/client not able and Did not occur/no provider = 1;

Did not occur/client declined and independent which are not counted as qualifying ADLs

Unmet

N/A

1

Met

N/A

0

Decline

N/A

0

Age appropriate functioning

N/A

0

Partially met

[GREATER THAN]1/4 time

.75

1/4 to 1/2 time

.55

1/2 to 3/4 time

.35

[LESS THAN]3/4 time

.15

IADLs

Status

Assistance Available

Value

Meal preparation, ordinary housework, essential shopping

The rules to the right apply for all self-performance codes except independent is not counted as a qualifying IADL

Unmet

N/A

1

Met

N/A

0

Decline

N/A

0

Child under (age) (see subsection (7))

N/A

0

Partially met

[GREATER THAN]1/4 time

.3

1/4 to 1/2 time

.2

1/2 to 3/4 time

.1

[LESS THAN]3/4 time

.05

IADLs

Status

Assistance Available

Value

Travel to medical

The rules to the right apply for all self-performance codes except independent which is not counted as a qualifying IADL

Unmet

N/A

1

Met

N/A

0

Decline

N/A

0

Child under (age) (see subsection (7))

N/A

0

Partially met

[GREATER THAN]1/4 time

.9

1/4 to 1/2 time

.7

1/2 to 3/4 time

.5

[LESS THAN]3/4 time

.3

Key: [GREATER THAN] means greater than; [LESS THAN] means less than

(b) To determine the amount adjusted for informal support or age appropriate functioning, the numeric values are totaled and divided by the number of qualifying ADLs and IADLs needs. The result is value A. Value A is then subtracted from one. This is value B. Value B is divided by three. This is value C. Value A and Value C are summed. This is value D. Value D is multiplied by the "base hours" assigned to your classification group and the result is the number of adjusted in-home hours. Values are rounded to the nearest hundredths for example, .862 is rounded to .86).
(3) Effective July 1, 2012, after adjustments are made to your base hours, as described in subsection (2) of this section, the department may add on hours based on off-site laundry, living more than 45 minutes from essential services, and wood supply, as follows:

Condition

Status

Assistance Available

Add On Hours

Offsite laundry facilities, which means the client does not have facilities in own home and the caregiver is not available to perform any other personal or household tasks while laundry is done.

The status used for the rules to the right is for housekeeping.

Unmet

N/A

8

Met

N/A

0

Declines

N/A

0

Child under (age) (see subsection (7))

N/A

0

Partially met:

[GREATER THAN]1/4 time

8

between 1/4 to 1/2 time

6

between 1/2 to 3/4 time

4

[LESS THAN]3/4 time

2

Client is [LESS THAN]45 minutes from essential services (which means the client lives more than 45 minutes one-way from a full-service market).

The status used for the rules to the right is essential shopping.

Unmet

N/A

5

Met

N/A

0

Declines

N/A

0

Child under (age) (see subsection (7))

N/A

0

Partially met

[GREATER THAN]1/4 time

5

between 1/4 to 1/2 time

4

between 1/2 to 3/4 time

3

[LESS THAN]3/4 time

2

Wood supply used as sole source of heat.

Unmet

N/A

8

Met

N/A

0

Declines

N/A

0

Child under (age) (see subsection (7))

N/A

0

Partially met

[GREATER THAN]1/4 time

8

between 1/4 to 1/2 time

6

between 1/2 to 3/4 time

4

[LESS THAN]3/4 time

2

(4) In the case of New Freedom consumer directed services (NFCDS), the department determines the monthly budget available as described in WAC 388-106-1445.
(5) The result of adjustments under subsections (2) and (3) of this section is the maximum number of hours that can be used to develop your plan of care. The department must take into account cost effectiveness, client health and safety, and program limits in determining how hours can be used to address your identified needs. In the case of New Freedom consumer directed services (NFCDS), a New Freedom spending plan (NFSP) is developed in place of a plan of care.
(6) If you are eligible, your hours may be used to authorize the following services:
(a) Personal care services from a home care agency provider, an individual provider, or both.
(b) Home delivered meals a half hour from the available hours for each meal authorized) per WAC 388-106-0805.
(c) A private duty nurse (PDN) if you are eligible per WAC 388-106-1010 or 182-551-3000 one hour from the available hours for each hour of PDN authorized).
(d) The purchase of New Freedom consumer directed services (NFCDS).
(7) If you are a child applying for personal care services:
(a) The department presumes that children have legally responsible parents or other responsible adults who provide informal support for the child's ADLs, IADLs, and other needs. The department will not provide services or supports that are within the range of activities that a legally responsible parent or other responsible adult would ordinarily perform on behalf of a child of the same age who does not have a disability or chronic illness.
(b) The department will complete a CARE assessment and use the developmental milestones tables in this section when assessing your ability to perform personal care tasks.
(c) Your status will be coded as age appropriate for ADLs when your self-performance is at a level expected for persons in your assessed age range, as indicated by the developmental milestones table in subpart (e) of this section, unless the circumstances in subpart (d) of this section apply.
(d) The department will code status as other than age appropriate for an ADL, despite your self-performance falling within the developmental age range for the ADL on the developmental milestones table in subpart (e) of this section, if the department determines during your assessment that your level of functioning is related to your disability and not primarily due to your age and the frequency or the duration of assistance required for a personal care task is not typical for a person of your age.
(e)

Developmental Milestones for Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

ADL

Self-Performance

Developmental Age Range

Medication management

Independent Self-directed

Assistance required

Child under 18 years of age

Must Be administered

Child under 12 years of age

Locomotion in room

Independent Supervision Limited Extensive

Child under 4 years of age

Total

Child under 13 months of age

Locomotion outside room

Independent Supervision

Child under 6 years of age

Limited

Extensive

Child under 4 years of age

Total

Child under 25 months of age

Walk in room

Independent Supervision Limited Extensive

Child under 4 years of age

Total

Child under 19 months of age

Bed mobility

Independent Supervision Limited

Child under 37 months of age

Extensive

Child under 25 months of age

Total

Child under 19 months of age

Transfers

Independent Supervision Limited Extensive

Child under 3 years of age

Total

Child under 19 months of age

Toilet use

Independent Supervision Limited Extensive

Child under 7 years of age

Total

Child under 37 months of age

Eating

Independent Supervision Limited Extensive

Child under 3 years of age

Total

Child under 13 months of age

Bathing

Independent Supervision

Child under 12 years of age

Physical help/Transfer only

Child under 5 years of age

Physical help/part of bathing

Child under 6 years of age

Total

Child under 37 months of age

Dressing

Independent Supervision

Child under 12 years of age

Limited

Child under 8 years of age

Extensive

Child under 7 years of age

Total

Child under 25 months of age

Personal hygiene

Independent Supervision

Child under 12 years of age

Limited

Extensive

Child under 7 years of age

Total

Child under 37 months of age

(f) For IADLs, the department presumes that children typically have legally responsible parents or other responsible adults to assist with IADLs. Status will be coded as "child under (age)" the age indicated by the developmental milestones table for IADLs in subpart (h) of this section unless the circumstances in subpart (g) of this section apply. (For example, a 16-year-old child coded as supervision in self-performance for wood supply would be coded "child under 18.")
(g) If the department determines during your assessment that the frequency or the duration of assistance required is not typical for a person of your age due to your disability or your level of functioning, the department will code status as other than described in subpart (h) of this section for an IADL.
(h)

Developmental Milestones for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

IADL

Self-Performance

Developmental Age Range

Wood supply

Independent Assistance Activity did not occur

Child under 18

Transportation

Independent Assistance Activity did not occur

Child under 18

Total

Child under 16

Essential shopping, housework, meal preparation

Independent Assistance Activity did not occur

Child under 18

Total

Child under 12

(i) The department presumes that children have legally responsible parents or other responsible adults who provide support for comprehension, decision-making, memory, and continence issues. These items will be coded as indicated by the additional developmental milestones table in subpart (k) of this section unless the circumstances in subpart (j) of this section apply.
(j) If the department determines during your assessment that due to your disability, the support you are provided for comprehension, decision making, memory, and continence issues is substantially greater than is typical for a person of your age, the department will code status as other than described in subpart (k) of this section.
(k)

Additional Developmental Milestones coding within CARE

Name of CARE panel

Question in CARE Panel

Developmental Milestone coding selection

Developmental Age Range

Behavioral Health: Cognitive Performance Comprehension

"By others, client is" / "By client, others are"

Child under 3

Child under 3

Behavioral Health: MMSE

"Can MMSE be administered?"

= No

Child under 18

Behavioral

Health: Memory

"Is there evidence of short term memory loss?"

Child under 12

Child under 12

"Is there evidence of long term memory loss?"

Child under 12

Child under 12

Behavioral Health: Depression

"Interview"

Unable to obtain

Child under 9

Behavioral

Health: Cognitive Performance-Decision

Making

"Rate how client makes decision"

Child under 12

Child under 12

Bladder/Bowel:

"Bladder/Bowel Control" is which of the following:

Continent Usually Continent Occasionally Incontinent

Age appropriate

Child under 12

Frequently Incontinent

Age appropriate

Child under 9

Incontinent all or most of the time

Age appropriate

Child under 6

Bladder/Bowel:

"Appliance and programs"

Potty Training

Child under 4

(8) If you are a child applying for personal care services and your status for ADLs and IADLs is not coded per the developmental age range indicated on the milestones tables under subsection (7) of this section, the department will assess for any informal supports available to assist you with each ADL and IADL. The department will presume that children have legally responsible parents or other responsible adults who provide informal support to them.
(a) The department will code status for an ADL or IADL as met if your assessment shows that your need for assistance with a personal care task is fully met by informal supports.
(b) Informal supports for school-age children include supports actually available through a school district, regardless of whether you take advantage of those available supports.
(c) When you are living with your legally responsible parent(s), the department will presume that you have informal supports available to assist you with your ADLs and IADLs over three-fourths but not all the time. Legally responsible parents include natural parents, step, parents, and adoptive parents. Generally, a legally responsible parent will not be considered unavailable to meet your personal care needs simply due to other obligations such as work or additional children because such obligations do not decrease the parent's legal responsibility to care for you regardless of your disabilities. However, the department will consider factors that cannot reasonably be avoided, and which prevent a legally responsible parent from providing for your personal care needs when determining the amount of informal support available to you. You may rebut the department's presumption by providing specific information during your assessment to indicate why you do not have informal supports available at least three-fourths of time to assist you with a particular ADL or IADL.

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-106-0130

Amended by WSR 14-04-097, filed 2/4/14, effective 3/7/2014
Amended by WSR 15-20-054, Filed 9/30/2015, effective 10/31/2015
Amended by WSR 21-04-037, Filed 1/26/2021, effective 3/1/2021
Amended by WSR 23-16-085, Filed 7/28/2023, effective 8/28/2023

Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520, and 2010 c 37 . WSR 11-11-024, § 388-106-0130, filed 5/10/11, effective 6/10/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 08-23-011, § 388-106-0130, filed 11/6/08, effective 12/7/08; WSR 08-03-111, § 388-106-0130, filed 1/22/08, effective 2/22/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520, 74.39A.030. WSR 06-16-035, § 388-106-0130, filed 7/25/06, effective 8/25/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520, 74.39A.010 and 74.39A.020. WSR 06-05-022, § 388-106-0130, filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520. WSR 05-11-082, § 388-106-0130, filed 5/17/05, effective 6/17/05.