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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

Aging and Long-Term Support Administration

Home and Community Services Division

PO Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600

HCS MANAGEMENT BULLETIN

| | H13-025 - Policy/Procedure |

| |April 15, 2013 |

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|TO: |Area Agency on Aging (AAA) Directors |

| |Home and Community Services (HCS) Division Regional Administrators |

| |Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) Regional Administrators |

|FROM: |Bea Rector, Interim Director, Home and Community Services Division |

| |Kathy Leitch, Acting Assistant Secretary, Developmental Disabilities Administration |

|SUBJECT: |Revised Long-term Care Manual, Chapter 6, Adult Protective Services (APS) |

|Purpose: |To inform staff that the Long-term Care Manual, Chapter 6, Adult Protective Services has been revised. |

|Background: |The purpose of the APS Long-term Care Manual Chapter is to provide statewide policy and general procedures for |

| |the APS program. Periodically, these need revision due to policy changes related to legislation, clarifications |

| |of existing information, etc. |

|What’s new, changed, or | |

|Clarified |The revised chapter 6 and a summary outlining the changes are attached, below. The Word version of the chapter |

| |is now available online at: |

| |Intranet: |

| |Internet: |

|ACTION: |Effective immediately, staff must begin using the revised Adult Protective Services, Chapter 6. |

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|Related | |

|REFERENCES: |None |

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|ATTACHMENT(S): |Adult Protective Services Chapter 6: |

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| |Summary of Draft Chapter Changes: |

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|CONTACT(S): |Carol Sloan, APS Program Manager |

| |(360) 725-2345 |

| |Carol.Sloan@dshs. |

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| |Mike Wagner, APS Program Manager |

| |(360) 725-2616 |

| |Wagnemt@dshs. |

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| |Vicky Gawlik, APS Program Manager |

| |(360) 725-2615 |

| |Gawlivp@dshs. |

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