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Know Your Rights-Section Four Washington State Law
The Revised Code of Washington State: Title 70.129 Long-Term Care Residents Rights ________________________________ SECTION Outline (click on underlined RCW number to go to that section)
RCW 70.129.005 Intent -- Basic rights. RCW 70.129.007 Rights are minimal -- Other rights not diminished. RCW 70.129.010 Definitions. RCW 70.129.020 Exercise of rights. RCW 70.129.030 Notice of rights and services -- Admission of individuals. RCW 70.129.040 Protection of resident's funds -- Financial affairs rights. RCW 70.129.050 Privacy and confidentiality of personal and medical records. RCW 70.129.060 Grievances. RCW 70.129.070 Examination of survey or inspection results -- Contact with client advocates. RCW 70.129.080 Mail and telephone -- Privacy in communications. RCW 70.129.090 Advocacy, access, and visitation rights. RCW 70.129.100 Personal property -- Storage space. RCW 70.129.105 Waiver of liability and resident rights limited. RCW 70.129.110 Disclosure, transfer, and discharge requirements. RCW 70.129.120 Restraints -- Physical or chemical. RCW 70.129.130 Abuse, punishment, seclusion -- Background checks. RCW 70.129.140 Quality of life -- Rights. RCW 70.129.150 Disclosure of fees and notice requirements -- Deposits. RCW 70.129.160 Ombudsman implementation duties. RCW 70.129.170 Nonjudicial remedies through regulatory authorities encouraged - Remedies cumulative. RCW 70.129.900 Severability -- 1994 c 214. RCW 70.129.901 Conflict with federal requirements -- 1994 c 214. RCW 70.129.902 Captions not law.
RCW
70.129.005 Intent -- Basic
rights. The legislature recognizes that long-term care facilities are a critical part of the state's long-term care services system. It
is the intent of the legislature that individuals who reside in long-term care
facilities receive appropriate services, be treated with courtesy, and continue
to enjoy their basic civil and legal rights. It is also the intent of the legislature that long-term care facility residents have the opportunity to exercise reasonable control over life decisions. The
legislature finds that choice, participation, privacy, and the opportunity to
engage in religious, political, civic, recreational, and other social activities
foster a sense of self-worth and enhance the quality of life for long-term care
residents. The legislature finds that the public interest would be best served by providing the same basic resident rights in all long-term care settings. Residents in nursing facilities are guaranteed certain rights by federal law and regulation, 42 U.S.C. 1396r and 42 C.F.R. part 483. It
is the intent of the legislature to extend those basic rights to residents in
veterans' homes, boarding homes, and adult family homes. The legislature intends that a facility should care for its residents in a manner and in an environment that promotes maintenance or enhancement of each resident's quality of life. A
resident should have a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment,
allowing the resident to use his or her personal belongings to the extent
possible. [1994
c 214 § 1.] NOTES:
Zoning
-- 1994 c 214: "Nothing in this act shall affect the classifying of an
adult family home for the purposes of zoning." [1994 c 214 § 30.]
RCW
70.129.007 Rights are
minimal -- Other rights not diminished. The
rights set forth in this chapter are the minimal rights guaranteed to all
residents of long-term care facilities, and are not intended to diminish rights
set forth in other state or federal laws that may contain additional rights. [1994
c 214 § 20.]
RCW
70.129.010 Definitions. Unless
the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply
throughout this chapter. (1)
"Department" means the department of state government responsible for
licensing the provider in question. (2)
"Facility" means a long-term care facility. (3)
"Long-term care facility" means a facility that is licensed or
required to be licensed under chapter 18.20, 72.36, or 70.128 RCW. (4)
"Resident" means the individual receiving services in a long-term care
facility, that resident's attorney in fact, guardian, or other legal
representative acting within the scope of their authority. (5)
"Physical restraint" means a manual method, obstacle, or physical or
mechanical device, material, or equipment attached or adjacent to the resident's
body that restricts freedom of movement or access to his or her body, is used
for discipline or convenience, and not required to treat the resident's medical
symptoms. (6)
"Chemical restraint" means a psychopharmacologic drug that is used for
discipline or convenience and not required to treat the resident's medical
symptoms. (7)
"Representative" means a person appointed under RCW
7.70.065. (8)
"Reasonable accommodation" by a facility to the needs of a prospective
or current resident has the meaning given to this term under the federal
Americans with disabilities act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq. and other
applicable federal or state antidiscrimination laws and regulations. [1997
c 392 § 203; 1994 c 214 § 2.] NOTES:
Short
title -- Findings -- Construction -- Conflict with federal requirements -- Part
headings and captions not law -- 1997 c 392: See notes following RCW
74.39A.009.
RCW
70.129.020 Exercise of rights. The
resident has a right to a dignified existence, self-determination, and
communication with and access to persons and services inside and outside the
facility. A facility must protect and promote the
rights of each resident and assist the resident which include: (1)
The resident has the right to exercise his or her rights as a resident of the
facility and as a citizen or resident of the United States and the state of
Washington. (2)
The resident has the right to be free of interference, coercion, discrimination,
and reprisal from the facility in exercising his or her rights. (3)
In the case of a resident adjudged incompetent by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the rights of the resident are exercised by the person appointed
to act on the resident's behalf. (4)
In the case of a resident who has not been adjudged incompetent by a court of
competent jurisdiction, a representative may exercise the resident's rights to
the extent provided by law. [1994
c 214 § 3.]
RCW
70.129.030 Notice of rights and services -- Admission of individuals. (1) The facility must inform the resident both orally and in writing in a language that the resident understands of his or her rights and all rules and regulations governing resident conduct and responsibilities during the stay in the facility. The notification must be made prior to or upon admission. Receipt
of the information must be acknowledged in writing. (2)
The resident or his or her legal representative has the right: (a)
Upon an oral or written request, to access all records pertaining to himself or
herself including clinical records within twenty-four hours; and (b)
After receipt of his or her records for inspection, to purchase at a cost not to
exceed the community standard photocopies of the records or portions of them
upon request and two working days' advance notice to the facility. (3) The facility shall only admit or retain individuals whose needs it can safely and appropriately serve in the facility with appropriate available staff and through the provision of reasonable accommodations required by state or federal law. Except in cases of genuine emergency, the facility shall not admit an individual before obtaining a thorough assessment of the resident's needs and preferences. The
assessment shall contain, unless unavailable despite the best efforts of the
facility, the resident applicant, and other interested parties, the following
minimum information: Recent medical history; necessary and contraindicated
medications; a licensed medical or other health professional's diagnosis, unless
the individual objects for religious reasons; significant known behaviors or
symptoms that may cause concern or require special care; mental illness, except
where protected by confidentiality laws; level of personal care needs;
activities and service preferences; and preferences regarding other issues
important to the resident applicant, such as food and daily routine. (4) The facility must inform each resident in writing in a language the resident or his or her representative understands before admission, and at least once every twenty-four months thereafter of: (a) Services, items, and activities customarily available in the facility or arranged for by the facility as permitted by the facility's license; (b) charges for those services, items, and activities including charges for services, items, and activities not covered by the facility's per diem rate or applicable public benefit programs; and (c) the rules of facility operations required under RCW 70.129.140(2). Each resident and his or her representative must be informed in writing in advance of changes in the availability or the charges for services, items, or activities, or of changes in the facility's rules. Except in emergencies, thirty days' advance notice must be given prior to the change. However,
for facilities licensed for six or fewer residents, if there has been a
substantial and continuing change in the resident's condition necessitating
substantially greater or lesser services, items, or activities, then the charges
for those services, items, or activities may be changed upon fourteen days'
advance written notice. (5)
The facility must furnish a written description of residents rights that
includes: (a)
A description of the manner of protecting personal funds, under RCW
70.129.040; (b)
A posting of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the state survey and
certification agency, the state licensure office, the state ombudsmen program,
and the protection and advocacy systems; and (c)
A statement that the resident may file a complaint with the appropriate state
licensing agency concerning alleged resident abuse, neglect, and
misappropriation of resident property in the facility. (6)
Notification of changes. (a)
A facility must immediately consult with the resident's physician, and if known,
make reasonable efforts to notify the resident's legal representative or an
interested family member when there is: (i)
An accident involving the resident which requires or has the potential for
requiring physician intervention; (ii)
A significant change in the resident's physical, mental, or psychosocial status
(i.e., a deterioration in health, mental, or psychosocial status in either
life-threatening conditions or clinical complications). (b)
The facility must promptly notify the resident or the resident's representative
shall make reasonable efforts to notify an interested family member, if known,
when there is: (i)
A change in room or roommate assignment; or (ii)
A decision to transfer or discharge the resident from the facility. (c)
The facility must record and update the address and phone number of the
resident's representative or interested family member, upon receipt of notice
from them. [1998
c 272 § 5; 1997 c 386 § 31; 1994 c 214 § 4.] NOTES:
Effective
date -- 1998 c 272 § 5: "Section 5 of this act takes effect July 1,
1998." [1998 c 272 § 23.] Application
-- Effective date -- 1997 c 386: See notes following RCW
74.14D.010.
RCW
70.129.040 Protection of
resident's funds -- Financial affairs rights. (1)
The resident has the right to manage his or her financial affairs, and the
facility may not require residents to deposit their personal funds with the
facility. (2)
Upon written authorization of a resident, if the facility agrees to manage the
resident's personal funds, the facility must hold, safeguard, manage, and
account for the personal funds of the resident deposited with the facility as
specified in this section. (a) The facility must deposit a resident's personal funds in excess of one hundred dollars in an interest-bearing account or accounts that is separate from any of the facility's operating accounts, and that credits all interest earned on residents' funds to that account. In
pooled accounts, there must be a separate accounting for each resident's share. (b)
The facility must maintain a resident's personal funds that do not exceed one
hundred dollars in a noninterest-bearing account, interest-bearing account, or
petty cash fund. (3)
The facility must establish and maintain a system that assures a full and
complete and separate accounting of each resident's personal funds entrusted to
the facility on the resident's behalf. (a)
The system must preclude any commingling of resident funds with facility funds
or with the funds of any person other than another resident. (b)
The individual financial record must be available on request to the resident or
his or her legal representative. (4) Upon the death of a resident with a personal fund deposited with the facility the facility must convey within forty-five days the resident's funds, and a final accounting of those funds, to the individual or probate jurisdiction administering the resident's estate; but in the case of a resident who received long-term care services paid for by the state, the funds and accounting shall be sent to the state of Washington, department of social and health services, office of financial recovery. The
department shall establish a release procedure for use for burial expenses. [1995
1st sp.s. c 18 § 66; 1994 c 214 § 5.] NOTES:
Conflict
with federal requirements -- Severability -- Effective date -- 1995 1st sp.s. c
18: See notes following RCW
74.39A.030.
RCW
70.129.050 Privacy and
confidentiality of personal and medical records. The
resident has the right to personal privacy and confidentiality of his or her
personal and clinical records. (1) Personal privacy includes accommodations, medical treatment, written and telephone communications, personal care, visits, and meetings of family and resident groups. This
does not require the facility to provide a private room for each resident
however, a resident cannot be prohibited by the facility from meeting with
guests in his or her bedroom if no roommates object. (2)
The resident may approve or refuse the release of personal and clinical records
to an individual outside the facility unless otherwise provided by law. [1994
c 214 § 6.]
RCW
70.129.060 Grievances. A
resident has the right to: (1) Voice grievances. Such
grievances include those with respect to treatment that has been furnished as
well as that which has not been furnished; and (2)
Prompt efforts by the facility to resolve grievances the resident may have,
including those with respect to the behavior of other residents. [1994
c 214 § 7.]
RCW
70.129.070 Examination of
survey or inspection results -- Contact with client advocates. A
resident has the right to: (1) Examine the results of the most recent survey or inspection of the facility conducted by federal or state surveyors or inspectors and plans of correction in effect with respect to the facility. A
notice that the results are available must be publicly posted with the
facility's state license, and the results must be made available for examination
by the facility in a place readily accessible to residents; and (2)
Receive information from agencies acting as client advocates, and be afforded
the opportunity to contact these agencies. [1994
c 214 § 8.]
RCW
70.129.080 Mail and telephone
-- Privacy in communications. The
resident has the right to privacy in communications, including the right to: (1)
Send and promptly receive mail that is unopened; (2)
Have access to stationery, postage, and writing implements at the resident's own
expense; and (3)
Have reasonable access to the use of a telephone where calls can be made without
being overheard. [1994
c 214 § 9.]
RCW
70.129.090 Advocacy,
access, and visitation rights. (1)
The resident has the right and the facility must not interfere with access to
any resident by the following: (a)
Any representative of the state; (b)
The resident's individual physician; (c)
The state long-term care ombudsman as established under chapter
43.190 RCW; (d)
The agency responsible for the protection and advocacy system for
developmentally disabled individuals as established under part C of the
developmental disabilities assistance and bill of rights act; (e)
The agency responsible for the protection and advocacy system for mentally ill
individuals as established under the protection and advocacy for mentally ill
individuals act; (f)
Subject to reasonable restrictions to protect the rights of others and to the
resident's right to deny or withdraw consent at any time, immediate family or
other relatives of the resident and others who are visiting with the consent of
the resident; (g)
The agency responsible for the protection and advocacy system for individuals
with disabilities as established under section 509 of the rehabilitation act of
1973, as amended, who are not served under the mandates of existing protection
and advocacy systems created under federal law. (2)
The facility must provide reasonable access to a resident by his or her
representative or an entity or individual that provides health, social, legal,
or other services to the resident, subject to the resident's right to deny or
withdraw consent at any time. (3)
The facility must allow representatives of the state ombudsman to examine a
resident's clinical records with the permission of the resident or the
resident's legal representative, and consistent with state and federal law. [1994
c 214 § 10.]
RCW
70.129.100 Personal
property -- Storage space. (1)
The resident has the right to retain and use personal possessions, including
some furnishings, and appropriate clothing, as space permits, unless to do so
would infringe upon the rights or health and safety of other residents. (2)
The facility shall, upon request, provide the resident with a lockable container
or other lockable storage space for small items of personal property, unless the
resident's individual room is lockable with a key issued to the resident. [1994
c 214 § 11.]
RCW
70.129.105 Waiver of liability
and resident rights limited. No
long-term care facility or nursing facility licensed under chapter
18.51 RCW shall require or request residents to sign waivers of potential
liability for losses of personal property or injury, or to sign waivers of
residents' rights set forth in this chapter or in the applicable licensing or
certification laws. [1997
c 392 § 211; 1994 c 214 § 17.] NOTES:
Short
title -- Findings -- Construction -- Conflict with federal requirements -- Part
headings and captions not law -- 1997 c 392: See notes following RCW
74.39A.009.
RCW
70.129.110 Disclosure,
transfer, and discharge requirements. (1)
The facility must permit each resident to remain in the facility, and not
transfer or discharge the resident from the facility unless: (a)
The transfer or discharge is necessary for the resident's welfare and the
resident's needs cannot be met in the facility; (b)
The safety of individuals in the facility is endangered; (c)
The health of individuals in the facility would otherwise be endangered; (d)
The resident has failed to make the required payment for his or her stay; or (e)
The facility ceases to operate. (2) All long-term care facilities shall fully disclose to potential residents or their legal representative the service capabilities of the facility prior to admission to the facility. If
the care needs of the applicant who is medicaid eligible are in excess of the
facility's service capabilities, the department shall identify other care
settings or residential care options consistent with federal law. (3)
Before a long-term care facility transfers or discharges a resident, the
facility must: (a)
First attempt through reasonable accommodations to avoid the transfer or
discharge, unless agreed to by the resident; (b)
Notify the resident and representative and make a reasonable effort to notify,
if known, an interested family member of the transfer or discharge and the
reasons for the move in writing and in a language and manner they understand; (c)
Record the reasons in the resident's record; and (d)
Include in the notice the items described in subsection (5) of this section. (4)(a)
Except when specified in this subsection, the notice of transfer or discharge
required under subsection (3) of this section must be made by the facility at
least thirty days before the resident is transferred or discharged. (b)
Notice may be made as soon as practicable before transfer or discharge when: (i)
The safety of individuals in the facility would be endangered; (ii)
The health of individuals in the facility would be endangered; (iii)
An immediate transfer or discharge is required by the resident's urgent medical
needs; or (iv)
A resident has not resided in the facility for thirty days. (5)
The written notice specified in subsection (3) of this section must include the
following: (a)
The reason for transfer or discharge; (b)
The effective date of transfer or discharge; (c)
The location to which the resident is transferred or discharged; (d)
The name, address, and telephone number of the state long-term care ombudsman; (e)
For residents with developmental disabilities, the mailing address and telephone
number of the agency responsible for the protection and advocacy of
developmentally disabled individuals established under part C of the
developmental disabilities assistance and bill of rights act; and (f)
For residents who are mentally ill, the mailing address and telephone number of
the agency responsible for the protection and advocacy of mentally ill
individuals established under the protection and advocacy for mentally ill
individuals act. (6)
A facility must provide sufficient preparation and orientation to residents to
ensure safe and orderly transfer or discharge from the facility. (7)
A resident discharged in violation of this section has the right to be
readmitted immediately upon the first availability of a gender-appropriate bed
in the facility. [1997
c 392 § 205; 1994 c 214 § 12.] NOTES:
Short
title -- Findings -- Construction -- Conflict with federal requirements -- Part
headings and captions not law -- 1997 c 392: See notes following RCW
74.39A.009.
RCW
70.129.120 Restraints --
Physical or chemical. The resident has the right to be free from physical restraint or chemical restraint. This
section does not require or prohibit facility staff from reviewing the judgment
of the resident's physician in prescribing psychopharmacologic medications. [1994
c 214 § 13.]
RCW
70.129.130 Abuse,
punishment, seclusion -- Background checks. The
resident has the right to be free from verbal, sexual, physical, and mental
abuse, corporal punishment, and involuntary seclusion. (1)
The facility must not use verbal, mental, sexual, or physical abuse, including
corporal punishment or involuntary seclusion. (2)
Subject to available resources, the department of social and health services
shall provide background checks required by RCW
43.43.842 for employees of facilities licensed under chapter
18.20 RCW without charge to the facility. [1994
c 214 § 14.]
RCW
70.129.140 Quality of
life -- Rights. (1)
The facility must promote care for residents in a manner and in an environment
that maintains or enhances each resident's dignity and respect in full
recognition of his or her individuality. (2)
Within reasonable facility rules designed to protect the rights and quality of
life of residents, the resident has the right to: (a)
Choose activities, schedules, and health care consistent with his or her
interests, assessments, and plans of care; (b)
Interact with members of the community both inside and outside the facility; (c)
Make choices about aspects of his or her life in the facility that are
significant to the resident; (d)
Wear his or her own clothing and determine his or her own dress, hair style, or
other personal effects according to individual preference; (e)
Unless adjudged incompetent or otherwise found to be legally incapacitated,
participate in planning care and treatment or changes in care and treatment; (f)
Unless adjudged incompetent or otherwise found to be legally incapacitated, to
direct his or her own service plan and changes in the service plan, and to
refuse any particular service so long as such refusal is documented in the
record of the resident. (3)(a)
A resident has the right to organize and participate in resident groups in the
facility. (b)
A resident's family has the right to meet in the facility with the families of
other residents in the facility. (c)
The facility must provide a resident or family group, if one exists, with
meeting space. (d)
Staff or visitors may attend meetings at the group's invitation. (e)
When a resident or family group exists, the facility must listen to the views
and act upon the grievances and recommendations of residents and families
concerning proposed policy and operational decisions affecting resident care and
life in the facility. (f)
The resident has the right to refuse to perform services for the facility except
as voluntarily agreed by the resident and the facility in the resident's service
plan. (4)
A resident has the right to participate in social, religious, and community
activities that do not interfere with the rights of other residents in the
facility. (5)
A resident has the right to: (a)
Reside and receive services in the facility with reasonable accommodation of
individual needs and preferences, except when the health or safety of the
individual or other residents would be endangered; and (b)
Receive notice before the resident's room or roommate in the facility is
changed. (6)
A resident has the right to share a double room with his or her spouse when
married residents live in the same facility and both spouses consent to the
arrangement. [1994
c 214 § 15.]
RCW
70.129.150 Disclosure of
fees and notice requirements -- Deposits. (1) Prior to admission, all long-term care facilities or nursing facilities licensed under chapter 18.51 RCW that require payment of an admissions fee, deposit, or a minimum stay fee, by or on behalf of a person seeking admission to the long-term care facility or nursing facility, shall provide the resident, or his or her representative, full disclosure in writing in a language the resident or his or her representative understands, a statement of the amount of any admissions fees, deposits, prepaid charges, or minimum stay fees. The facility shall also disclose to the person, or his or her representative, the facility's advance notice or transfer requirements, prior to admission. In addition, the long-term care facility or nursing facility shall also fully disclose in writing prior to admission what portion of the deposits, admissions fees, prepaid charges, or minimum stay fees will be refunded to the resident or his or her representative if the resident leaves the long-term care facility or nursing facility. Receipt of the disclosures required under this subsection must be acknowledged in writing. If the facility does not provide these disclosures, the deposits, admissions fees, prepaid charges, or minimum stay fees may not be kept by the facility. If a resident dies or is hospitalized or is transferred to another facility for more appropriate care and does not return to the original facility, the facility shall refund any deposit or charges already paid less the facility's per diem rate for the days the resident actually resided or reserved or retained a bed in the facility notwithstanding any minimum stay policy or discharge notice requirements, except that the facility may retain an additional amount to cover its reasonable, actual expenses incurred as a result of a private-pay resident's move, not to exceed five days' per diem charges, unless the resident has given advance notice in compliance with the admission agreement. All long-term care facilities or nursing facilities covered under this section are required to refund any and all refunds due the resident or his or her representative within thirty days from the resident's date of discharge from the facility. Nothing in this section applies to
provisions in contracts negotiated between a nursing facility or long-term care
facility and a certified health plan, health or disability insurer, health
maintenance organization, managed care organization, or similar entities. (2)
Where a long-term care facility or nursing facility requires the execution of an
admission contract by or on behalf of an individual seeking admission to the
facility, the terms of the contract shall be consistent with the requirements of
this section, and the terms of an admission contract by a long-term care
facility shall be consistent with the requirements of this chapter. [1997
c 392 § 206; 1994 c 214 § 16.] NOTES:
Short
title -- Findings -- Construction -- Conflict with federal requirements -- Part
headings and captions not law -- 1997 c 392: See notes following RCW
74.39A.009.
RCW
70.129.160 Ombudsman
implementation duties. The long-term care ombudsman shall monitor implementation of this chapter and determine the degree to which veterans' homes, nursing facilities, adult family homes, and boarding homes ensure that residents are able to exercise their rights. The
long-term care ombudsman shall consult with the departments of health and social
and health services, long-term care facility organizations, resident groups, and
senior and disabled citizen organizations. [1998
c 245 § 113; 1994 c 214 § 18.]
RCW
70.129.170 Nonjudicial
remedies through regulatory authorities encouraged -- Remedies cumulative. The legislature intends that long-term care facility or nursing home residents, their family members or guardians, the long-term care ombudsman, protection and advocacy personnel identified in *RCW 70.129.110(4) (e) and (f), and others who may seek to assist long-term care facility or nursing home residents, use the least formal means available to satisfactorily resolve disputes that may arise regarding the rights conferred by the provisions of chapter 70.129 RCW and RCW 18.20.180, 18.51.009, 72.36.037, and 70.128.125. Wherever feasible, direct discussion with facility personnel or administrators should be employed. Failing that, and where feasible, recourse may be sought through state or federal long-term care or nursing home licensing or other regulatory authorities. However, the procedures suggested in this section are cumulative and shall not restrict an agency or person from seeking a remedy provided by law or from obtaining additional relief based on the same facts, including any remedy available to an individual at common law. Chapter 214, Laws of 1994 is not intended to, and shall not be construed to, create any right of action on the part of any individual beyond those in existence under any common law or statutory doctrine. Chapter
214, Laws of 1994 is not intended to, and shall not be construed to, operate in
derogation of any right of action on the part of any individual in existence on
June 9, 1994. [1994
c 214 § 19.] NOTES:
*Reviser's
note: RCW 70.129.110
was amended by 1997 c 392 § 205, changing subsection (4) to subsection (5).
RCW
70.129.900 Severability -- 1994
c 214. If
any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is
held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to
other persons or circumstances is not affected. [1994
c 214 § 26.]
RCW
70.129.901 Conflict with
federal requirements -- 1994 c 214. If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. The rules under this act shall
meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of
federal funds by the state. [1994
c 214 § 27.]
RCW
70.129.902 Captions not
law. Captions
as used in this act constitute no part of the law. [1994
c 214 § 28.]
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