AGING AND LONG-TERM SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION
Information for Assisted Living Facility Professionals
Free Training Opportunity May 22, 2013: Northwest Healthcare Response Network Business Resiliency Workshop
This one-day workshop is designed to will help your organization learn the fundamentals of business resilience. Participants will acquire the tools to help their organization stay open, or to re-open rapidly after a disaster, so you can continue to care for your clients. More information & registration
Are you a Medicaid provider who receives a 1099 tax form from the state of Washington? How you get paid for Medicaid services will change. Start getting ready now!
New Fingerprint Notification Requirements Take Effect March 1, 2013. See related administrator letter
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- About Assisted Living Facilities
- Administrators
- Administrator Attestation Form
- Department Training
- Documentation (WAC 388-78A-2550)
- Qualifications (WAC 388-78A-2520)
- Training Program (WAC 388-78-2530)
- Training Requirements (WAC 388-78A-2540)
- Applications
- Background Check
- Assisted Living Facility Locator
- Assisted Living Facility Rule Filings
- CR-101 – Preposal Statement of Inquiry – Chapter 388-78A WAC – Boarding Homes
- CR 102-Proposed Rule Making-Chapter 388-78A WAC-Assisted Living Facilities

- Change in Bed Capacity or Licensed Rooms Form (Word Format)
- Citation Frequency & Related Data
- Contact RCS
- Dementia Screening Tool (DSHS 13-692A)
- Diabetic Test Strips - Reimbursement
- Directory of Boarding Homes
- Disclosure of Services Form ( DSHS 10-351)
- Disqualifying Drug Crimes – Exception to Rule Attestation Form (DSHS 15-418)
- DSHS Forms
- Emergency Preparedness
- Enforcement Principles and Procedures
- Fingerprint Background Checks
- FDA Recalls
- Clarcon Skin Products
- Information about FDA food, drug and other product recalls, market withdrawals and safety alerts http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html
- To receive e-mail updates of FDA recalls, market withdrawals and safety alerts, visit https://service.govdelivery.com/service/subscribe.html?code=USFDA_4
- Sampco, Inc. Imported Beef Products
- Flu Information
- Food Service Rule Revision
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Guidebook: Prevention & Protection, Incident Identification, Investigation, and Reporting
- Health-Care Decision Making
- IDR Process (Word Format)
- Inspection Process
- Insurance Information Requests (Word Format)
- ALF Monitoring Visit
- Mandated Reporters: Understanding Your Responsibilities
- PDF Version (Brochure Format)
- Word Version (Handout Format)
- Partners in Protection: A Guide for Reporting Vulnerable Adult Abuse - DSHS 22-810(x)
- Provider Letters
- Required Reportable Diseases and Conditions
- Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
- Side Rail Safety
- Specialized Dementia Care Program in Boarding Homes
- State Hotline Questions 2012 / Optional Incident Description Worksheet

- Training Information for ALFs
- Tuberculosis (TB) Resources
- TB Screening Tests
- CDC: Guidelines for Using Interferon Gamma Release Assays
- Interferon Gamma Release Assays (Fact sheet)
- Testing and Diagnosis (Topic webpage)
- Washington Administrative Code (WAC) for Boarding Homes
