# WAC 388-97-0160: WAC 388-97-0160. Discharge or leave of a nursing facility resident

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0160

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 388-97-0160
- **Heading:** WAC 388-97-0160. Discharge or leave of a nursing facility resident
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 388 / Chapter 388-97 / Section 388-97-0160

## Text

(1) A nursing facility must send immediate written notification of the date of discharge or death of a medicaid resident to the department's local home and community service office.
(2) The nursing facility must:
(a) Notify the department of nursing facility discharge and readmission for all medicaid recipients admitted as hospital inpatients; and
(b) Document in the resident's clinical record all social/therapeutic leave exceeding twenty-four hours.
(3) The department will pay the nursing facility for a medicaid resident's social/therapeutic leave not to exceed a total of eighteen days per calendar year per resident.
(4) The department's home and community services may authorize social/therapeutic leave exceeding eighteen days per calendar year per resident when requested by the nursing facility or by the resident. In the absence of prior authorization from the department's home and community services, the department will not make payment to a nursing facility for leave days exceeding eighteen per calendar year per resident.
(5) An individual who is on social/therapeutic leave retains the status of a nursing facility resident.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 388-97-0001 WAC 388-97-0001. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0001.md)
- [WAC 388-97-0020 WAC 388-97-0020. Nursing facility care](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0020.md)
- [WAC 388-97-0040 WAC 388-97-0040. Discrimination prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0040.md)
- [WAC 388-97-0060 WAC 388-97-0060. Nursing facility admission and payment requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0060.md)
- [WAC 388-97-0080 WAC 388-97-0080. Discharge planning](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0080.md)
- [WAC 388-97-0100 WAC 388-97-0100. Utilization review](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0100.md)
- [WAC 388-97-0120 WAC 388-97-0120. Individual transfer and discharge rights and procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0120.md)
- [WAC 388-97-0140 WAC 388-97-0140. Transfer and discharge appeals for resident in medicare or medicaid certified facilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0140.md)
- [WAC 388-97-0160 WAC 388-97-0160. Discharge or leave of a nursing facility resident](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0160.md)
- [WAC 388-97-0180 WAC 388-97-0180. Resident rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0180.md)
- [WAC 388-97-0200 WAC 388-97-0200. Free choice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0200.md)
- [WAC 388-97-0220 WAC 388-97-0220. Statute implemented in resident decision making, informed consent, and advance directives](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0220.md)
- [WAC 388-97-0240 WAC 388-97-0240. Resident decision making](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0240.md)
- [WAC 388-97-0260 WAC 388-97-0260. Informed consent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_388_97_0260.md)

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