# RCW 18.20.030: RCW 18.20.030: License required > Washington · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S030 ## Section - **Citation:** RCW 18.20.030 - **Heading:** RCW 18.20.030: License required - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 20 / Section 030 ## Text (1) After January 1, 1958, no person shall operate or maintain an assisted living facility as defined in this chapter within this state without a license under this chapter. (2) An assisted living facility license is not required for the housing, or services, that are customarily provided under landlord-tenant agreements governed by the residential landlord-tenant act, chapter 59.18 RCW, or when housing nonresident individuals who chose to participate in programs or services under subsection (5) of this section, when offered by the assisted living facility licensee or the licensee's contractor. This subsection does not prohibit the licensee from furnishing written information concerning available community resources to the nonresident individual or the individual's family members or legal representatives. The licensee may not require the use of any particular service provider. (3) Residents receiving domiciliary care, directly or indirectly by the assisted living facility, are not considered nonresident individuals for the purposes of this section. (4) An assisted living facility license is required when any person other than an outside service provider, under RCW 18.20.380 , or family member: (a) Assumes general responsibility for the safety and well-being of a resident; (b) Provides assistance with activities of daily living, either directly or indirectly; (c) Provides health support services, either directly or indirectly; or (d) Provides intermittent nursing services, either directly or indirectly. (5) An assisted living facility license is not required for one or more of the following services that may, upon the request of the nonresident, 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 the nonresident 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, opening the nonresident's medication container, using an enabler, and handing prefilled insulin syringes to the nonresident; (h) falls risk assessment; (i) nutrition management and education services; (j) dental services; (k) wellness programs; (l) prefilling insulin syringes when performed by a nurse licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW; or (m) services customarily provided under landlord-tenant agreements governed by the residential landlord-tenant act, chapter 59.18 RCW. ## Nearby sections - [RCW 18.20.010 RCW 18.20.010: Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S010.md) - [RCW 18.20.020 RCW 18.20.020: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S020.md) - [RCW 18.20.030 RCW 18.20.030: License required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S030.md) - [RCW 18.20.040 RCW 18.20.040: Application for license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S040.md) - [RCW 18.20.050 RCW 18.20.050: Licenses—Issuance—Renewal—Provisional licenses—Fees—Display—Surrender, relinquishment—Change in licensee—Refusal of renewal, when—Copy of decision.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S050.md) - [RCW 18.20.090 RCW 18.20.090: Rules, regulations, and standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S090.md) - [RCW 18.20.095 RCW 18.20.095: Resident contact information—Department requirements and duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S095.md) - [RCW 18.20.110 RCW 18.20.110: Inspection of assisted living facilities—Approval of changes or new facilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S110.md) - [RCW 18.20.115 RCW 18.20.115: Quality improvement consultation program—Principles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S115.md) - [RCW 18.20.125 RCW 18.20.125: Inspections—Enforcement remedies—Screening—Limitations on unsupervised access to vulnerable adults.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S125.md) - [RCW 18.20.126 RCW 18.20.126: Screening—Certificates of parental improvement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S126.md) - [RCW 18.20.130 RCW 18.20.130: Fire protection—Duties of chief of the Washington state patrol.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S130.md) - [RCW 18.20.140 RCW 18.20.140: Operating without license—Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S140.md) - [RCW 18.20.150 RCW 18.20.150: Operating without license—Injunction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S150.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S030. 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