# RCW 74.09.120: RCW 74.09.120: Purchases of services, care, supplies—Nursing homes—Veterans' homes—Institutions for persons with intellectual disabilities—Institutions for mental diseases

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S120

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 74.09.120
- **Heading:** RCW 74.09.120: Purchases of services, care, supplies—Nursing homes—Veterans' homes—Institutions for persons with intellectual disabilities—Institutions for mental diseases
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 74 / Chapter 09 / Section 120

## Text

(1) The department shall purchase nursing home care by contract and payment for the care shall be in accordance with the provisions of chapter 74.46 RCW and rules adopted by the department. No payment shall be made to a nursing home which does not permit inspection by the authority and the department of every part of its premises and an examination of all records, including financial records, methods of administration, general and special dietary programs, the disbursement of drugs and methods of supply, and any other records the authority or the department deems relevant to the regulation of nursing home operations, enforcement of standards for resident care, and payment for nursing home services. (2) The department may purchase nursing home care by contract in veterans' homes operated by the state department of veterans affairs and payment for the care shall be in accordance with the provisions of chapter 74.46 RCW and rules adopted by the department under the authority of RCW 74.46.800 . (3) The department may purchase care in institutions for persons with intellectual disabilities, also known as intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities. The department shall establish rules for reasonable accounting and reimbursement systems for such care. Institutions for persons with intellectual disabilities include licensed nursing homes, public institutions, licensed assisted living facilities with fifteen beds or less, and hospital facilities certified as intermediate care facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities under the federal medicaid program to provide health, habilitative, or rehabilitative services and twenty-four hour supervision for persons with intellectual disabilities or related conditions and includes in the program "active treatment" as federally defined. (4) The department may purchase care in institutions for mental diseases by contract. The department shall establish rules for reasonable accounting and reimbursement systems for such care. Institutions for mental diseases are certified under the federal medicaid program and primarily engaged in providing diagnosis, treatment, or care to persons with mental diseases, including medical attention, nursing care, and related services. (5) Both the department and the authority may each purchase all other services provided under this chapter or other applicable law by contract or at rates established by the department or the authority respectively.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 74.09.010 RCW 74.09.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S010.md)
- [RCW 74.09.015 RCW 74.09.015: Nurse hotline, when funded.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S015.md)
- [RCW 74.09.035 RCW 74.09.035: Medical care services—Eligibility, standards—Limits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S035.md)
- [RCW 74.09.037 RCW 74.09.037: Identification card—Social security number restriction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S037.md)
- [RCW 74.09.050 RCW 74.09.050: Director's powers and duties—Personnel—Medical screeners—Medical director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S050.md)
- [RCW 74.09.053 RCW 74.09.053: Annual reporting requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S053.md)
- [RCW 74.09.055 RCW 74.09.055: Copayment, deductible, coinsurance, other cost-sharing requirements authorized.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S055.md)
- [RCW 74.09.075 RCW 74.09.075: Employability and disability evaluation—Medical condition—Medical reports—Medical consultations and assistance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S075.md)
- [RCW 74.09.080 RCW 74.09.080: Methods of performing administrative responsibilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S080.md)
- [RCW 74.09.120 RCW 74.09.120: Purchases of services, care, supplies—Nursing homes—Veterans' homes—Institutions for persons with intellectual disabilities—Institutions for mental diseases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S120.md)
- [RCW 74.09.150 RCW 74.09.150: Personnel to be under existing merit system.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S150.md)
- [RCW 74.09.160 RCW 74.09.160: Presentment of charges by contractors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S160.md)
- [RCW 74.09.171 RCW 74.09.171: Contracts for medicaid services—Border communities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S171.md)
- [RCW 74.09.180 RCW 74.09.180: Chapter does not apply if another party is liable—Exception—Subrogation—Lien—Reimbursement—Delegation of lien and subrogation rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T74_C09_S180.md)

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