# RCW 18.20.095: RCW 18.20.095: Resident contact information—Department requirements and duties > Washington · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C20_S095 ## Section - **Citation:** RCW 18.20.095 - **Heading:** RCW 18.20.095: Resident contact information—Department requirements and duties - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 20 / Section 095 ## Text (1) The department shall require each assisted living facility to: (a) Create and regularly maintain a current resident roster containing the name and room number of each resident and provide a written copy immediately upon an in-person request from any long-term care ombuds; (b) Create and regularly maintain current, accurate, and aggregated contact information for all residents, including contact information for the resident representative, if any, of each resident. The contact information for each resident must include the resident's name, room number, and, if available, telephone number and email address. The contact information for each resident representative must include the resident representative's name, relationship to the resident, phone number, and, if available, email and mailing address; (c) Record and update the aggregated contact information required by this section, upon receipt of new or updated contact information from the resident or resident representative; and (d) Upon the written request of any long-term care ombuds that includes reference to this section and the relevant legal functions and duties of long-term care ombuds, provide a copy of the aggregated contact information required by this section within 48 hours, or within a reasonable time if agreed to by the requesting long-term care ombuds by electronic copy to the secure email address or facsimile number provided in the written request. (2) In accordance with the federal older Americans act, federal regulations, and state laws that govern the state long-term care ombuds program, the department shall inform assisted living facilities that: (a) Any long-term care ombuds is authorized to request and obtain from assisted living facilities the information required by this section in order to perform the functions and duties of long-term care ombuds as set forth in federal and state laws; (b) The state long-term care ombuds program and all long-term care ombuds are considered a "health oversight agency," so that the federal health insurance portability and accountability act and chapter 70.02 RCW do not preclude assisted living facilities from providing the information required by this section when requested by any long-term care ombuds, and pursuant to these laws, the federal older Americans act, federal regulations, and state laws that govern the state long-term care ombuds program, facilities are not required to seek or obtain consent from residents or resident representatives prior to providing the information required by this section in accordance with the requirements of this section; (c) The information required by this section, when provided by an assisted living facility to a requesting long-term care ombuds, becomes property of the state long-term care ombuds program and is subject to all state and federal laws governing the confidentiality and disclosure of the files, records, and information maintained by the state long-term care ombuds program or any local long-term care ombuds entity; and (d) The assisted living facility may not refuse to provide or unreasonably delay providing the resident roster, the contact information for a resident or resident representative, or the aggregated contact information required by this section on any basis, including on the basis that the facility must first seek or obtain consent from one or more of the residents or resident representatives. (3) Nothing in this section shall interfere with or diminish the authority of any long-term care ombuds to access facilities, residents, and resident records as otherwise authorized by law. (4) For the purposes of this section, "resident representative" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.129.010 . ## 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_S095. 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