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Frequency of WAC Citations in Boarding Home Facility Inspections and Complaint Investigations Jan-Aug 2004

In some cases, the RCW (Revised Code of Washington) was cited
Complete WAC descriptions are available at: http://www.aasa.dshs.wa.gov/professional/bh.htm (click on the bullet "Washington Administrative Code for Boarding Homes")

WAC / RCW Section Number Description Number of Citations Percent of Total Citations
388-78A 260 Resident services. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 685 14.19%
388-78A 300 Medication services. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 466 9.65%
388-78A 050 Staff. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 332 6.88%
388-78A 055 Policies and procedures. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 318 6.59%
388-78A 290 Safety measures and quality assurance. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 312 6.46%
388-78A 230 Maintenance and housekeeping. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 182 3.77%
388-112 0165 Who is required to complete caregiver specialty training, and when? 162 3.36%
388-78A 170 Food and nutrition services. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 159 3.29%
388-78A 265 Limited nursing services. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 152 3.15%
388-78A 240 Criteria for accepting and retaining residents. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 148 3.07%
388-78A 250 Resident rights. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 129 2.67%
70.129 030 Notice of rights and services -- Admission of individuals 115 2.38%
70.129 110 Disclosure, transfer, and discharge requirements 112 2.32%
388-78A 045 Criminal history, disclosure, and background inquiries. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 97 2.01%
388-112 0020 What content must be included in an orientation? 89 1.84%
388-78A 090 Water supply. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 87 1.80%
388-78A 060 HIV/AIDS education and training. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 73 1.51%
246-215 070 Temperature control 67 1.39%
388-78A 335 Residents -- Dementia care. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 62 1.28%
70.129 140 Quality of life -- Rights 62 1.28%
246-215 030 Food protection 58 1.20%
246-215 080 Personal hygiene 56 1.16%
388-112 0075 Who is required to complete basic training, and when? 56 1.16%
388-78A 320 Resident health record. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 54 1.12%
246-215 100 Equipment and utensil cleaning and sanitizing 52 1.08%
388-78A 040 Administrator. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 51 1.06%
388-112 0260 What are the CPR and first-aid training requirements? 46 0.95%
388-78A 160 Toilet rooms and bathrooms. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 42 0.87%
388-78A 150 Resident room -- Room furnishings -- Storage. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 36 0.75%
246-215 090 Sanitary design, construction, and installation of equipment and utensils 35 0.73%
388-78A 310 Resident register. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 33 0.68%
388-78A 080 Communication system. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 29 0.60%
388-110 150 Assisted living service standards 25 0.52%
388-78A 280 Notification -- Change in resident's condition. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 24 0.50%
246-215 120 Sanitary facilities and controls 22 0.46%
388-112 0110 What is specialty training? 21 0.44%
388-78A 020 Licensure -- Initial, renewal, day care approval respite care, modifications. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 20 0.41%
388-78A 190 Laundry. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 19 0.39%
246-215 130 Garbage, rubbish, and litter 17 0.35%
388-78A 070 Construction. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 17 0.35%
388-78A 130 Heating -- Temperature. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 16 0.33%
70.129 060 Grievances 16 0.33%
388-78A 010 Definitions. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 13 0.27%
388-112 0160 Who is required to complete manager specialty training, and when? 12 0.25%
388-78A 200 Storage space. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 12 0.25%
388-112 0035 What documentation is required for orientation? 11 0.23%
388-78A 140 Ventilation. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 11 0.23%
70.129 040 Protection of resident's funds -- Financial affairs rights 11 0.23%
70.129 130 Abuse, punishment, seclusion -- Background checks 11 0.23%
388-112 0105 Who may take modified basic training instead of the full basic training? 10 0.21%
388-78A 030 Responsibilities and rights -- Licensee and department. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 10 0.21%
70.129 120 Restraints -- Physical or chemical 9 0.19%
246-215 150 Construction and maintenance of physical facilities 8 0.17%
388-112 0070 What documentation is required for successful completion of basic training? 8 0.17%
388-112 0245 Who is required to complete continuing education training, and when? 8 0.17%
70.129 150 Disclosure of fees and notice requirements -- Deposits 8 0.17%
388-112 0040 Who is required to complete orientation, and when must it be completed 6 0.12%
18.20 190 Department response to noncompliance or violations 5 0.10%
246-215 050 Food preparation 5 0.10%
388-78A 220 Guardrails -- Handrails. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 5 0.10%
70.129 020 Exercise of rights 5 0.10%
70.129 070 Examination of survey or inspection results -- Contact with client advocates 5 0.10%
388-110 100 Transfer and discharge, social leave, and bed hold 4 0.08%
388-110 140 Assisted living services facility structural requirements 4 0.08%
388-112 0100 What documentation is required for successful completion of modified basic training? 4 0.08%
388-78A 110 Garbage and refuse disposal. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 4 0.08%
388-78A 120 Lighting. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 4 0.08%
388-78A 2100 On-going assessments. 4 0.08%
388-78A 2700 Safety measures and disaster preparedness. 4 0.08%
388-78A 330 Adult day care. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 4 0.08%
70.129 050 Privacy and confidentiality of personal and medical records 4 0.08%
70.129 105 Waiver of liability and resident rights limited 4 0.08%
18.20 030 License required 3 0.06%
388-110 070 General service standards 3 0.06%
388-110 220 Enhanced adult residential care service standards 3 0.06%
388-112 0005 What definitions apply to this chapter? 3 0.06%
388-112 0010 When do the training requirements go into effect? 3 0.06%
388-78A 2130 Service agreement planning. 3 0.06%
388-78A 2630 Reporting abuse and neglect. 3 0.06%
70.129 005 Intent -- Basic rights 3 0.06%
70.129 080 Mail and telephone -- Privacy in communications 3 0.06%
18.20 020 Definitions 2 0.04%
246-215 110 Poisonous or toxic materials 2 0.04%
388-110 030 Contract application 2 0.04%
388-110 170 Education and training requirements 2 0.04%
388-112 0015 What is orientation? 2 0.04%
388-112 0120 What knowledge and skills must manager and caregiver developmental disabilities specialty trainings include? 2 0.04%
388-112 0205 How many hours of continuing education are required each year 2 0.04%
388-78A 210 Stairs -- Ramps. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 2 0.04%
388-78A 2120 Monitoring residents' well-being. 2 0.04%
388-78A 2410 Content of resident records. 2 0.04%
388-78A 268 Health care services -- Resident-arranged. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 2 0.04%
18.20 260 Advisory board 1 0.02%
246-215 190 Temporary food service establishments 1 0.02%
388-112 0155 What documentation is required for successful completion of specialty training, including caregiver specialty training? 1 0.02%
388-112 0195 Who is required to complete nurse delegation core training, and when? 1 0.02%
388-112 0240 What are the documentation requirements for continuing education 1 0.02%
388-78A 2010 Purpose. 1 0.02%
388-78A 2600 Policies and procedures. 1 0.02%
388-78A 2660 Resident rights. 1 0.02%
388-78A 340 Exemptions. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 1 0.02%
388-78A 990 Fees. (Effective Until September 1, 2004.) 1 0.02%
70.129 090 Advocacy, access, and visitation rights 1 0.02%