{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-18.20.126","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 18.20.126","heading":"Screening—Certificates of parental improvement.","body":"Assisted living facilities, as defined in this chapter, may not automatically deny a prospective volunteer or employee solely because of a founded finding of child abuse or neglect involving the individual revealed in the record check or a court finding or a court finding that the individual's child was dependent as a result of a finding that the individual abused or neglected their child pursuant to RCW 13.34.030(6)(b) when that founded finding or court finding is accompanied by a certificate of parental improvement as defined in chapter 74.13 RCW related to the same incident without conducting a review to determine the individual's character, suitability, and competency to volunteer with vulnerable adults.","path":["Title 18","Chapter 18.20"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=18.20.126","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:15:25Z","sha256":"85963ca2417a3e4bc756bf5d4e861758df472dcdfd419783473a73b26740ecf2","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-18.20.125","next":"us-wa/rcw-18.20.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}