RCW 43.20A.300 Department as state agency for receipt of federal funds for vocational rehabilitation—Exception. Except as provided in RCW 74.18.060, the department of social and health services shall serve as the sole agency of the state for the receipt of federal funds made available by acts of congress for vocational rehabilitation within this state. [ […]
RCW 43.20A.310 Vocational rehabilitation, powers and duties of secretary or designee. In addition to his or her other powers and duties, the secretary or his or her designee, shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To prepare, adopt and certify the state plan for vocational rehabilitation; (2) With respect to vocational rehabilitation, to adopt […]
RCW 43.20A.320 Consultation with coordinating council for occupational education. The secretary or his or her designee shall consult with the coordinating council for occupational education in order to maintain close contact with developing programs of vocational education, particularly as such programs may affect programs undertaken in connection with vocational rehabilitation. [ 2009 c 549 § […]
RCW 43.20A.350 Committees and councils—Declaration of purpose. The legislature declares that meaningful citizen involvement with and participation in the planning and programs of the department of social and health services are essential in order that the public may better understand the operations of the department, and the department staff may obtain the views and opinions […]
RCW 43.20A.360 Committees and councils—Appointment—Memberships—Terms—Vacancies—Travel expenses. (1) The secretary is hereby authorized to appoint such advisory committees or councils as may be required by any federal legislation as a condition to the receipt of federal funds by the department. The secretary may appoint statewide committees or councils in the following subject areas: (a) Health facilities; […]
RCW 43.20A.390 Per diem or mileage—Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision of chapter 189, Laws of 1971 ex. sess., no person shall receive as compensation or reimbursement for per diem or mileage authorized in chapter 189, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. any amount that would exceed the per diem or mileage provided in RCW 43.03.050 and […]
RCW 43.20A.400 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Utilization of nonappropriated funds. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the secretary of the department of social and health services is authorized to utilize nonappropriated funds made available to the department, in order to compliment the social and health services programs of the department by purchase […]
RCW 43.20A.405 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Vendor rates—Establishment. After obtaining the review and advice of the governor’s advisory committee on vendor rates, the secretary shall establish rates of payment for services which are to be purchased: PROVIDED, That the secretary shall afford all interested persons reasonable opportunity to submit data, views, or […]
RCW 43.20A.410 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Factors to be considered. In determining whether services should be purchased from other public or nonprofit agencies, the secretary shall consider: (1) Whether the particular service or services is available or might be developed. (2) The probability that program and workload performance standards will be met, […]
RCW 43.20A.415 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Retention of basic responsibilities by secretary. When, pursuant to RCW 43.20A.400 through 43.20A.430, the secretary elects to purchase a service or services, he or she shall retain continuing basic responsibility for: (1) Determining the eligibility of individuals for services; (2) The selection, quality, effectiveness, and execution […]
RCW 43.20A.420 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Secretary to provide consultative, technical and development services to suppliers—Review of services. The secretary shall work with the suppliers of purchased services by: (1) Providing consultation and technical assistance; (2) Monitoring and periodically reviewing services in order to assure satisfactory performance including adherence to state prescribed […]
RCW 43.20A.425 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Qualifications of vendors. The secretary shall assure that sources from which services are purchased are: (1) Licensed, or (2) meet applicable accrediting standards, or (3) in the absence of licensing or accrediting standards, meet standards or criteria established by the secretary to assure quality of service: […]
RCW 43.20A.430 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Retention of sums to pay departmental costs. The secretary shall, if not otherwise prohibited by law, pursuant to agreement between the department and the agency in each contract, retain from such nonappropriated funds sufficient sums to pay for the department’s administrative costs, monitoring and evaluating delivery […]
RCW 43.20A.445 State-operated workshops at institutions—Authorized—Standards. The department may establish and operate workshops for the training, habilitation, and rehabilitation of residents of institutions of the department. Products, goods, wares, articles, or merchandise manufactured or produced by the workshops may be sold to governmental agencies or on the open market at fair value. Prior to establishment […]
RCW 43.20A.465 Contracted service providers—Disruption or delay by economic or industrial actions. (1) Any contract entered into or renewed by the department with a private contractor for adult care, mental health, addiction, disability support, or youth services must contain an assurance that the contracted services will not be disrupted or delayed by economic or industrial […]
RCW 43.20A.550 Federal programs—Rules and regulations—Internal reorganization to meet federal requirements—Statutes to be construed to meet federal law—Conflicting parts deemed inoperative. In furtherance of the policy of the state to cooperate with the federal government in all of the programs under the jurisdiction of the department, such rules and regulations as may become necessary to […]
RCW 43.20A.605 Authority to administer oaths and issue subpoenas—Provisions governing subpoenas. (1) The secretary or a designee shall have full authority to administer oaths and take testimony thereunder, to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before him or her together with all books, memoranda, papers, and other documents, articles or instruments, and to compel […]
RCW 43.20A.607 Authority to appoint a single executive officer for multiple institutions—Exception. The secretary may appoint one individual to serve as chief executive officer, administrator, or superintendent for more than one facility or institution of the department where one or both facilities or institutions are required by law to have a chief executive officer, administrator, […]
RCW 43.20A.610 Employment of deputies, experts, physicians, etc. The secretary may appoint and employ such deputies, scientific experts, physicians, nurses, sanitary engineers, and other personnel including consultants, and such clerical and other assistants as may be necessary to carry on the work of the department of social and health services. [ 1979 c 141 § […]
RCW 43.20A.635 Services for children with disabilities. It shall be the duty of the secretary of social and health services and he or she shall have the power to establish and administer a program of services for children with disabilities or who are suffering from physical conditions which lead to disabilities, which shall provide for […]
