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Section 388-845-0900 - What are environmental adaptations?

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-845-0900

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Current through Register Vol. 24-21, November 1, 2024
Section 388-845-0900 - What are environmental adaptations?
(1) Environmental adaptations provide minimum necessary physical adaptations to the existing home and existing rooms within the home required by the individual's person-centered service plan needed to:
(a) Ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the individual;
(b) Enable the individual who would otherwise require institutionalization to function with greater independence in the home; and
(c) Increase the individual's independence inside or outside the home to allow the individual to physically enter and move within the home.
(2) Examples of environmental adaptations include installing stair lifts, installing ramps and grab bars, widening doorways, modifying the individual's primary bathroom, or installing specialized electrical or plumbing systems necessary to accommodate the medical equipment and supplies that are necessary for the welfare of the individual.
(3) Environmental adaptations are available in all of the DDA HCBS waivers.
(4) Adaptations to the home necessary to prevent or repair damage to the structure of the home caused by the participant's behavior, as addressed in the participant's behavior support plan, are available on the children's intensive in-home behavioral support, individual and family services, core, and community protection waivers.

Wash. Admin. Code § 388-845-0900

Amended by WSR 13-24-045, filed 11/26/13, effective 1/1/2014
Amended by WSR 16-17-009, Filed 8/4/2016, effective 9/4/2016
Amended by WSR 18-14-001, Filed 6/20/2018, effective 7/21/2018
Amended by WSR 20-05-080, Filed 2/18/2020, effective 3/20/2020
Amended by WSR 21-19-108, Filed 9/20/2021, effective 10/21/2021
Amended by WSR 23-18-035, Filed 8/29/2023, effective 9/29/2023

Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 74.08.090 and 2012 c 49 . 13-04-005, § 388-845-0900, filed 1/24/13, effective 2/24/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120, 2009 c 194 , and 2008 c 329 § 205(1)(i), and Title 71A RCW. 10-22-088, § 388-845-0900, filed 11/1/10, effective 12/2/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120 and Title 71A RCW. 07-20-050, § 388-845-0900, filed 9/26/07, effective 10/27/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.12 [71A.12.120] and chapter 71A.12 RCW. 06-01-024, § 388-845-0900, filed 12/13/05, effective 1/13/06.