Washington Code > Chapter 71A.26 – Client rights
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| § 71A.26.010 | Minimum rights |
| § 71A.26.020 | Definitions |
| § 71A.26.030 | Client rights — Notification |
| § 71A.26.040 | Rules |
| § 71A.26.050 | Private right of action |
Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 71A.26 - Client rights
- Administration: means the department of social and health services developmental disabilities administration. See Washington Code 71A.10.020
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Assessment: means an evaluation is provided by the department to determine:
Washington Code 71A.10.020Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Department: means the department of social and health services. See Washington Code 71A.10.020 Developmental disability: means a disability attributable to intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, or another neurological or other condition of an individual found by the secretary to be closely related to an intellectual disability or to require treatment similar to that required for individuals with intellectual disabilities, which disability originates before the individual attains age eighteen, which has continued or can be expected to continue indefinitely, and which constitutes a substantial limitation to the individual. See Washington Code 71A.10.020 Eligible person: means a person who has been found by the secretary under RCW 71A. See Washington Code 71A.10.020 Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Legal representative: means a parent of a person who is under eighteen years of age, a person's legal guardian, a person's limited guardian when the subject matter is within the scope of the limited guardianship, a person's attorney-at-law, a person's attorney-in-fact, or any other person who is authorized by law to act for another person. See Washington Code 71A.10.020 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080 services: means services provided by state or local government to carry out this title. See Washington Code 71A.10.020