{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-70.97.080","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 70.97.080","heading":"Staffing levels—Staff credentials and training—Background checks.","body":"(1) An enhanced services facility must have sufficient numbers of staff with the appropriate credentials and training to provide residents with the following appropriate care and disorder support:\n(a) Behavioral health support;\n(b) Medication services;\n(c) Assistance with the activities of daily living;\n(d) Skilled nursing and support to acquire medical and behavioral health disorder services from local community providers;\n(e) Dietary services; and\n(f) Supervision.\n(2) Where an enhanced services facility specializes in medically fragile persons with behavioral health conditions, the on-site staff must include at least one licensed nurse twenty-four hours per day. The nurse must be a registered nurse for at least sixteen hours per day. If the nurse is not a registered nurse, a registered nurse or a doctor must be on call during the remaining eight hours.\n(3) Any employee or other individual who will have unsupervised access to vulnerable adults must successfully pass a background inquiry check.","path":["Title 70","Chapter 70.97"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=70.97.080","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:51:50Z","sha256":"25d77ccd06e9ee509bb14ce1404158ba40433ccc9d5c166d6d5724376eec67ca","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-70.97.070","next":"us-wa/rcw-70.97.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}