# WAC 388-78A-2032: WAC 388-78A-2032. Assisted living facility license not required

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2032

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 388-78A-2032
- **Heading:** WAC 388-78A-2032. Assisted living facility license not required
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 388 / Chapter 388-78A / Section 388-78A-2032

## Text

(1) An assisted living facility license is not required for the housing, or services, customarily provided under landlord tenant agreements governed by the residential tenant act, chapter 59.18 RCW, or when housing nonresident individuals who chose to participate in the programs or services in subsection (2) of this section when offered by the assisted living facility licensee or the licensee's contractor.
(2) An assisted living facility license is not required for one or more of the following items and services that may, upon request of the nonresident individual, be provided to a nonresident individual:
(a) Emergency assistance provided on an intermittent or nonroutine basis;
(b) Systems including technology-based monitoring devices employed by independent senior housing, or independent living units in continuing care retirement communities, to respond to the potential need for emergency services;
(c) Scheduled and nonscheduled blood pressure checks;
(d) Nursing assessment services to determine whether referral to an outside health care provider is recommended;
(e) Making and reminding of health care appointments;
(f) Preadmission assessment, for the purposes of transitioning to a licensed care setting;
(g) Medication assistance which may include reminding or coaching the nonresident individual, opening the nonresident individual's medication container, using an enabler, and handing prefilled insulin syringes to the nonresident individual;
(h) Prefilling insulin syringes which must be performed by a nurse licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW;
(i) Assessment to determine cause of a fall;
(j) Nutrition management and education services;
(k) Dental services;
(l) Wellness programs as defined in WAC 388-78A-2020 ; or
ent individual's medication container, using an enabler, and handing prefilled insulin syringes to the nonresident individual;
(h) Prefilling insulin syringes which must be performed by a nurse licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW;
(i) Assessment to determine cause of a fall;
(j) Nutrition management and education services;
(k) Dental services;
(l) Wellness programs as defined in WAC 388-78A-2020 ; or
(m) Services customarily provided under the landlord tenant agreements governed by the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, chapter 59.18 RCW.
(3) This section does not prohibit an assisted living facility from furnishing written information concerning available community resources to nonresident individuals or the individual's family members or legal representatives. However, the assisted living facility may not require the use of any particular service provider.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 388-78A-2010 WAC 388-78A-2010. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2010.md)
- [WAC 388-78A-2020 WAC 388-78A-2020. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2020.md)
- [WAC 388-78A-2030 WAC 388-78A-2030. Assisted living facility license required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2030.md)
- [WAC 388-78A-2032 WAC 388-78A-2032. Assisted living facility license not required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2032.md)
- [WAC 388-78A-2035 WAC 388-78A-2035. Disclosure statement to nonresident individuals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2035.md)
- [WAC 388-78A-2040 WAC 388-78A-2040. Other requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2040.md)
- [WAC 388-78A-2050 WAC 388-78A-2050. Resident characteristics](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2050.md)
- [WAC 388-78A-2060 WAC 388-78A-2060. Preadmission assessment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2060.md)
- [WAC 388-78A-2070 WAC 388-78A-2070. Timing of preadmission assessment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2070.md)
- [WAC 388-78A-2080 WAC 388-78A-2080. Qualified assessor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2080.md)
- [WAC 388-78A-2090 WAC 388-78A-2090. Full assessment topics](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2090.md)
- [WAC 388-78A-2100 WAC 388-78A-2100. Ongoing assessments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2100.md)
- [WAC 388-78A-2101 WAC 388-78A-2101. Ongoing assessments — Requirements in effect from January 18, 2022, through June 8, 2023, in response to the state of emergency related to COVID-19](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2101.md)
- [WAC 388-78A-2110 WAC 388-78A-2110. Resident participation in assessments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_78A_2110.md)

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