# RCW 18.20.090: RCW 18.20.090: Rules, regulations, and standards

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S090

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 18.20.090
- **Heading:** RCW 18.20.090: Rules, regulations, and standards
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 20 / Section 090

## Text

The department shall adopt, amend, and promulgate such rules, regulations, and standards with respect to all assisted living facilities and operators thereof to be licensed hereunder as may be designed to further the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter in promoting safe and adequate care of individuals in assisted living facilities and the sanitary, hygienic and safe conditions of the assisted living facility in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare.

## 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)

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