What are the responsibilities of a home care agency when the home care agency long-term care worker is a family member of the client and the client is receiving in-home medicaid-funded personal care or respite services?
A home care agency must not bill the department for in-home medicaid-funded personal care or respite services when the agency employee providing care is a family member of the client served, unless approved to do so by the department or exempt as provided in RCW
74.39A.326.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
74.08.090,
74.09.520,
43.43.832,
74.39A.270,
74.39A.056,
74.39A.074,
43.20A.710,
74.39A.525,
43.43.842,
74.39A.326,
74.39A.515,
74.39A.505,
18.88B.021,
43.43.837 and 2018 c 278. WSR 21-18-081, § 388-71-0517, filed 8/30/21, effective 10/1/21. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.08.090,
74.09.520. WSR 13-02-023, § 388-71-0517, filed 12/20/12, effective 1/20/13.]