AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

2008 AFH "Dear Provider" Letters

April 15, 2008

ADSA:  AFH #2008-009
RESIDENT AND CLIENT PROTECTION PROGRAM (RCPP)   

Dear Adult Family Home Provider:

Under state law (Chapter 74.34 Revised Code of Washington), you and your staff are mandated reporters and must report:

• Suspected cases of abandonment, abuse neglect, exploitation or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult;
• By calling the department complaint resolution unit at 1-800-562-6078 and providing the name of the individual, if known.

Beginning April 1, 2008:

• A new unit in Residential Care Services, called the Resident and Client Protection Program Unit (RCPP) began conducting investigations of individuals alleged to have abandoned, abused, neglected, exploited or financially exploited a resident or client in the department programs, including adult family homes.

Any individual found to have abandoned, abused, neglected, exploited or financially exploited a vulnerable adult:

• Will have their name entered into the department’s list; and
• Cannot have unsupervised access to vulnerable adults in department programs.

Provider practice investigations:

• Will continue to be conducted by the regional RCS licensors or complaint investigators.

If you have any questions:

• On the RCPP unit or their investigations, please call RCPP Field Manager Denny McKee at (360)-725-3214; or
• On provider practice investigations, please call your local Field Manager.

Sincerely,

Joyce Pashley Stockwell, Director
Residential Care Services