Section 388-113-0030 - Which negative actions automatically disqualify an applicant from having unsupervised access to minors and vulnerable adults who are receiving services?Applicants who must satisfy background checks requirements under a program or facility listed in WAC 388-113-0005 may not work in a position that may involve unsupervised access to minors or vulnerable adults if he or she has one or more of the following automatically disqualifying negative actions:
(1) A court of law has issued a final order finding or concluding the applicant abused, neglected, financially exploited, or abandoned a minor or vulnerable adult;(2) The department has made a final finding of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or abandonment of a vulnerable adult against the applicant or the applicant is listed on any state's' registry as having a final finding of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, or abandonment of a vulnerable adult, and if the finding was made by adult protective services, it was after October 2003;(3) A founded finding of abuse, neglect, sexual exploitation, or abandonment of a minor against the applicant, or the applicant was found by a court in a dependency proceeding, a title 26 RCW domestic relations proceeding, or other court proceeding to have sexually abused or exploited any minor, or to have physically abused any minor and the finding was made by child protective services after October 1, 1998. Such a finding is not disqualifying if it is accompanied by a Certificate of Parental Improvement (CPI);(4) The applicant is a registered sex offender, or is required by law to register as a sex offender; or(5) The department of health or another disciplining authority has issued a final order finding or concluding the applicant abused, neglected, financially exploited, or abandoned a minor or vulnerable adult.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-113-0030
Adopted by WSR 14-14-025, Filed 6/24/2014, effective 7/25/2014Amended by WSR 21-18-081, Filed 8/30/2021, effective 10/1/2021