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"Aggregate services" means a combination of services subject to the dollar limits in the basic plus waiver and CIIBS waiver.
"Allocation" means the amount of individual and family services (IFS) waiver funding available to a client for a maximum of 12 months.
"Behavior support plan" means a plan written by a professionally trained behavioral health or similar provider to address behavioral health intervention needs.
"CARE" stands for comprehensive assessment and reporting evaluation.
"Client" means a person who has a developmental disability under RCW 71A.10.020 and has been determined eligible to receive services from DDA under chapter 388-823 WAC.
"DDA" means the developmental disabilities administration, of the department of social and health services.
"DDA assessment" refers to the standardized assessment tool under chapter 388-828 WAC, used by DDA to measure the support needs of people with developmental disabilities.
"Department" means the department of social and health services (DSHS).
"DCYF" means the department of children, youth, and families.
"DCYF out-of-home caregiver" means a caregiver approved by DCYF, who may also be licensed by DCYF, for children and youth placed out-of-home by a court and in the care and custody of DCYF.
"DCYF placement provider" means a provider contracted with DCYF to provide placement for children and youth placed out-of-home by the court and in the care and custody of DCYF.
"Dependency action" means the court process that starts with the filing of a dependency petition and can result in a court determining a child or youth to be dependent.
"Dependent" refers to a child or youth for whom the court has entered an order of dependency determining that the child or youth is dependent within the meaning of RCW 13.34.030 or a similar tribal court action.
"Evidence-based treatment" means the use of physical, mental, and behavioral health interventions for which systematic, empirical research has provided evidence of statistically significant effectiveness as treatments for specific conditions. Alternate terms with the same meaning are evidence-based practice (EBP) and empirically supported treatment (EST).
"Family" means one or more of the following relatives: Spouse or registered domestic partner; natural, adoptive, or stepparent; grandparent; child; stepchild; sibling; stepsibling; uncle; aunt; first cousin; niece; or nephew.
"Family home" means the residence where you and your family live.
"Gainful employment" means employment that reflects achievement of or progress towards a living wage.
"General utility" describes something used by people in the absence of illness, injury, or disability.
"HCBS waiver" is a home and community based services waiver program under section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act.
"Home" means present place of long-term residence.
"ICF/IID" means an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
"Integrated business settings" means a setting that enables participants to either work alongside or interact with individuals who do not have disabilities, or both.
"Integrated setting" means a home and community-based setting in compliance with 42 C.F.R. 441.301 (c)(4) and (5).
"Legal representative" means a parent of a client if the client is under age 18 and parental rights have not been terminated or relinquished, a court-appointed guardian if a decision is within the scope of the guardianship order, or any other person who is authorized by law to act for the client.
"Living wage" means the amount of earned wages needed to enable an individual to meet or exceed his or her living expenses.
"Maintenance" means the cost of rental or purchase of real estate and home furnishings, utilities, maintenance of the building and associated administrative services, including a full nutritional regimen of three meals a day.
"Necessary supplemental accommodation representative" means an individual who receives copies of DDA planned action notices (PANs) and other department correspondence in order to help a client understand the documents and exercise the client's rights. A necessary supplemental accommodation representative is identified by a client of DDA when the client does not have a legal guardian and the client is requesting or receiving DDA services.
"Participant" means a client who is enrolled in a home and community-based services waiver program.
"Person-centered service plan" is a document that identifies your goals and assessed health and welfare needs. Your person-centered service plan also indicates the paid services and natural supports that will assist you to achieve your goals and address your assessed needs.
"Primary caregiver" means the person who provides the majority of your care and supervision.
"Provider" means an individual or agency who meets the provider qualifications and is contracted with DSHS to provide services to you.
"Respite assessment" means an algorithm within the DDA assessment that determines the number of hours of respite care you may receive per year if you are enrolled in the basic plus, children's intensive in-home behavioral support, or core waiver.
"SSI" means supplemental security income, an assistance program administered by the federal Social Security Administration for blind, disabled, and aged individuals.
"SSP" means state supplementary payment program, a state-paid cash assistance program for certain clients of the developmental disabilities administration.
"State-funded services" means services that are funded entirely with state dollars.
"Supervision" means the oversight of a client when habilitation activities or personal care are not occurring, such as monitoring a client while watching tv, sleeping, sitting in a classroom setting or worksite, or other day-to-day line-of-eyesight or earshot monitoring.
"You" means the client or participant.
"Waiver year" means the 12-month period starting from the initial or annual plan effective date in the client's person-centered service plan.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.380, 71A.12.380(1), and 42 C.F.R. 441.301. WSR 25-15-103, s 388-845-0001, filed 7/17/25, effective 8/17/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120, and 42 C.F.R. 441.301 (c)(6). WSR 23-18-035, § 388-845-0001, filed 8/29/23, effective 9/29/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and 71A.12.120. WSR 21-19-108, § 388-845-0001, filed 9/20/21, effective 10/21/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120, 42 C.F.R. 441 Subpart G. WSR 18-14-001, § 388-845-0001, filed 6/20/18, effective 7/21/18. Statutory Authority: 2014 c 139, 2014 c 166, 2015 3rd sp.s. c 4, RCW 71A.12.030, and 71A.12.120. WSR 16-17-009, § 388-845-0001, filed 8/4/16, effective 9/4/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and 2012 c 49. WSR 13-24-045, § 388-845-0001, filed 11/26/13, effective 1/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.09.520, and 2012 c 49. WSR 12-16-095, § 388-845-0001, filed 8/1/12, effective 9/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120, 2009 c 194, and 2008 c 329 § 205 (1)(i), and Title 71A RCW. WSR 10-22-088, § 388-845-0001, filed 11/1/10, effective 12/2/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120 and Title 71A RCW. WSR 08-20-033, § 388-845-0001, filed 9/22/08, effective 10/23/08; WSR 07-20-050, § 388-845-0001, 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. WSR 06-01-024, § 388-845-0001, filed 12/13/05, effective 1/13/06.]