Elder Referral Agencies
POLICY:
The facility maintains a standardized referral resource list.
The facility does not have an exclusive agreement to refer to any one agency.
The facility and its employees do not receive any compensation for referring to an agency or provider.
The facility recognizes that locating acceptable housing and appropriate care is an important aspect of providing an appropriate continuity of care for senior citizens.
The facility further recognizes that locating appropriate and quality housing alternatives sometimes depends on elder and vulnerable adult referral agencies attempting to assist with referral.
The facility requires referral agency comply with the Elder and Vulnerable Adult Referral Agency Act RCW 18.330.005 thru 18.330.901 in order to be listed.
UPON REFERRAL:
The facility provides a written copy of the referral resource list to family or senior when the needs of the senior cannot be met by the facility.
The facility will educate the family or senior about the referral professional’s role in helping the client locate appropriate quality housing and care alternatives.
PROCEDURE:
1. The administrator or designee will ensure the referral agencies on the list have provided the facility with the following documentation:
Disclosure of Services
Insurance - at least $1 million of liability insurance
Health Care Release – Washington Health Care Information Act 1991
Compliant with RCW 70.02
2. The administrator or designee will develop a standardized statement for participating referral professionals to sign regarding their compliance with RCW 18.330.
3. The referral agency will need to sign and return the compliance statement with their documentation and then be placed on the list.
Referral Agency Statement of Compliance
Elder and Vulnerable Adult Referral Agency Act RCW 18.330
As of January1, 2012, referralagenciesthat provide referrals to consumers seeking senior care or senior living mustcomplywith requirementsof the Elder and Vulnerable Adult Placement Referral Agency Act (RCW 18.330), including those relatedtodisclosures and acknowledgements, recordkeeping,refunds,referral intakeforms, and the gathering and disclosing of certain information about the referred housing and care providers.A violationof theregulationsisanunfairor deceptiveactintradeor commerceandanunfair methodof competitionundertheConsumerProtectionAct.
In order to be placed on standardized referral resource list, the referral agency must provide the facility with a copy of the following referral agency documents:
Disclosure of Services
Insurance - at least $1 million of liability insurance
Health Care Release – Washington Health Care Information Act 1991
Compliant with RCW 70.02
You could add any additional items like references etc.
We understand that in order to receive referrals from the facility that we will comply with the Elder and Vulnerable Adult Referral Agency Act RCW 18.330.
The name of referral Agency: ______
Name of representative: ______
Date of acknowledgement: ______
When the statement is signed and documents provided then referral agency is placed on the referral resource list.
The Association of Senior Referral Professionals of Washington (ASRP of WA) approved the language in this document as a resource for providers. For more information please visit Page 1