Seattle Times Guest Opinion about HB 1859
December 2023 by Patricia Hunter, State LTC Ombuds Click Here to read article Read More
December 2023 by Patricia Hunter, State LTC Ombuds Click Here to read article Read More
Re: APA Appeal- WACs 388-76, 388-78A, and 388-107 Dear Professor Brodoff: On December 29, 2022, the Governor’s Office received the appeal you filed following the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) decision to deny your petition to amend WACs 388-76, 388-78A, and 388-107, all relating to discharge rights for residents in adult Read More
A fair and equitable government agency looks for legally supportable ways to further its mission to protect vulnerable populations rather than erring on the side of doing nothing, especially when there is little to no legal risk. Here, the Department of Social and Health Services (“Department”) is avoiding doing what it agrees is an equitable Read More
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Twenty-seven years ago, the state legislature extended the federal rights of nursing home residents to the residents of all long-term care settings in Washington—including the right to appeal an involuntary transfer or discharge through an administrative hearing. However, the Department of Social and Health Services (the Department) has never amended its rules to provide this Read More
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Updates: 3/15/2023 to include Request for an Administrative Hearing 6/12/2018 to include notification to the LTCO Program for “emergency transfers”. Discharge Postcard-template 6.12.18 NH Discharge Forms LTCOP-Fact Sheet NHs re discharge notices 6.12.18 Example-emergency-transfer-monthly-report-template 10-238 Request for an Administrative Hearing FACT SHEET: Notifying the Washington State LTC Ombuds of Facility-Initiated Discharges and Transfers The Read More