# WAC 388-110-120: WAC 388-110-120. Resident personal funds

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_120

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 388-110-120
- **Heading:** WAC 388-110-120. Resident personal funds
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 388 / Chapter 388-110 / Section 388-110-120

## Text

(1) Upon the death of a resident, the contractor must promptly convey the resident's personal funds held by the assisted living facility with a final accounting of such funds to the department or to the individual or probate jurisdiction administering the resident's estate no later than forty-five calendar days after the date of the resident's death:
(a) When the personal funds of the deceased resident must be paid to the state of Washington, those funds and the final accounting shall be made payable to the secretary, department of social and health services, and sent to the Office of Financial Recovery, Estate Recovery Unit, P.O. Box 9501, Olympia, Washington 98507-9501, or such address as may be directed by the department in the future;
(b) The check and final accounting accompanying the payment must contain the name and Social Security number of the deceased individual from whose personal funds account the moneys are being paid; and
(c) The department of social and health services shall establish a release procedure for use of funds necessary for burial expenses.
(2) In situations where the resident is absent from the assisted living facility for an extended time without notifying the assisted living facility, and the resident's whereabouts is unknown:
(a) The contractor must make a reasonable effort to find the missing resident; and
(b) If the resident cannot be located after ninety days, the contractor must notify the department of revenue of the existence of "abandoned property," outlined in chapter 63.29 RCW. The contractor must deliver to the department of revenue the balance of the resident's personal funds within twenty days following such notification.
(3) Prior to the change of contractor of the assisted living facility business, the contractor must:
(a) Provide each resident with a written accounting of any personal funds held by the assisted living facility;
(b) Provide the new contractor with a written accounting of all resident funds being transferred; and
ance of the resident's personal funds within twenty days following such notification.
(3) Prior to the change of contractor of the assisted living facility business, the contractor must:
(a) Provide each resident with a written accounting of any personal funds held by the assisted living facility;
(b) Provide the new contractor with a written accounting of all resident funds being transferred; and
(c) Obtain a written receipt for those funds from the new operator.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 388-110-005 WAC 388-110-005. Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_005.md)
- [WAC 388-110-010 WAC 388-110-010. Scope and applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_010.md)
- [WAC 388-110-020 WAC 388-110-020. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_020.md)
- [WAC 388-110-030 WAC 388-110-030. Contract application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_030.md)
- [WAC 388-110-040 WAC 388-110-040. Contract qualifications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_040.md)
- [WAC 388-110-050 WAC 388-110-050. Change of contractor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_050.md)
- [WAC 388-110-070 WAC 388-110-070. General service standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_070.md)
- [WAC 388-110-090 WAC 388-110-090. Administration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_090.md)
- [WAC 388-110-100 WAC 388-110-100. Discharge, social leave, and bed hold](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_100.md)
- [WAC 388-110-120 WAC 388-110-120. Resident personal funds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_120.md)
- [WAC 388-110-140 WAC 388-110-140. Assisted living services facility physical requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_140.md)
- [WAC 388-110-150 WAC 388-110-150. Assisted living service standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_150.md)
- [WAC 388-110-220 WAC 388-110-220. Enhanced adult residential care service standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_220.md)
- [WAC 388-110-222 WAC 388-110-222. Enhanced adult residential care physical requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_110_222.md)

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