Section 388-78A-2420 - Record retention(1) The boarding home must maintain on the boarding home premises in a resident's active record(s) all relevant information and documentation necessary for meeting a resident's current assessed needs.(2) The boarding home may remove outdated information from the resident's active records that is no longer significant or relevant to the resident's current assessed service and care needs, and maintain it in an inactive record that must remain on the boarding home premises as long as the resident remains in the boarding home.(3) The boarding home must maintain all documentation filed in a closed resident record, on the boarding home premises for six months after the date the resident leaves the boarding home and on the boarding home premises or another location for five years after the date the resident leaves the boarding home.(4) All active, inactive, and closed resident records must be available for review by department staff and other authorized persons.(5) If a boarding home ceases to operate as a licensed boarding home, the most recent licensee must make arrangements to ensure that the former residents' records are retained according to the times specified in this section and are available for review by department staff and other authorized individuals.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-78A-2420
Statutory Authority: RCW 18.20.090 (2004 c 142 § 19) and chapter 18.20 RCW. WSR 04-16-065, § 388-78A-2420, filed 7/30/04, effective 9/1/04.