Wash. Admin. Code § 388-106-1933

Current through Register Vol. 24-21, November 1, 2024
Section 388-106-1933 - How is the GetCare screening scored to determine if I am eligible for a GetCare assessment and related step three services?
(1) To be eligible for a GetCare assessment, care plan, and associated step three services as described in WAC 388-106-1915(3)(b)(ii), a TSOA individual without a caregiver must have a moderate or high risk score resulting from the thirteen screening questions listed in the following table:

No. Question Scoring
Response Score Response Score Response Score Response Score
1 Do you need help to do the following? Bathing Bed mobility Medication management Transferring Ambulating Eating Toileting Dressing Personal hygiene Zero to two selected Zero Three or more selected Two
2 Do you need help turning and repositioning? No Zero Yes Two
3 Who helps you with daily activities? No one One Fam-ily/friend/othe r/paid help Zero
4 During the last six months, have you had a fall that caused injuries? No Zero Yes Two
5 Have you had a hospitalization, or been admitted to a nursing facility, or both, in the past six months? No Zero Yes Two
6 Have you received rehabilitation in the past six months? No Zero Yes Two
7 Have you been treated in an emergency room, called 911 in the past six months, or both? No Zero Yes, one to two times One Yes, three or more times Two
8 Do you live alone? If yes, do you feel safe living alone? No No Zero One Yes Yes Two Zero
9 Do you plan on moving to other housing in the near future? No Zero Yes Two
10 Do you or your family have concerns about your memory, thinking, ability to make decisions, or remembering to pay your bills? No, not concerned Zero Yes, somewhat concerned One Yes, very concerned Two
11 Are you content with your social life? No Two Somewhat One Yes Zero
12 Over the last two weeks, have you been bothered by, or have little interest in doing things? Not at all Zero Several days One More than half the days Two Nearly every day Three
13 Over the last two weeks, have you been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless? Not at all Zero Several days One More than half the days Two Nearly every day Three

(2) The risk level is calculated by totaling the points assigned to each question as determined by responses to the screening questions in subsection (1) of this section and matching the total points to the risk level in the following table:

Risk level Point totals
No risk 0
Low risk 1- 8
Moderate risk 9-16
High risk 17 and up

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-106-1933

Adopted by WSR 18-08-033, Filed 3/27/2018, effective 4/27/2018
Amended by WSR 19-09-003, Filed 4/4/2019, effective 5/5/2019