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Washington

For Washington, which rule this is is one caregiver aged 18 or over, CPR and first-aid certified, present whenever residents are on the premises and on off-site activities; type of staffing rule is flat presence requirement; minimum staffing requirement is Ensure at least one caregiver, who is 18 years of age or older and has current cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first-aid cards, is present and available to assist residents at all times; regulatory citation is WAC 388-78A-2450, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

State
Washington our reading
Which rule this is
one caregiver aged 18 or over, CPR and first-aid certified, present whenever residents are on the premises and on off-site activities our reading
Type of staffing rule
flat presence requirement our reading
Minimum staffing requirement
Ensure at least one caregiver, who is 18 years of age or older and has current cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first-aid cards, is present and available to assist residents at all times verified
Regulatory citation
WAC 388-78A-2450 verified
Sourceapp.leg.wa.gov
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What the source says

(f) Ensure at least one caregiver, who is 18 years of age or older and has current cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first-aid cards, is present and available to assist residents at all times: (i) When one or more residents are present on the assisted living facility premises; and (ii) During assisted living facility activities off of the assisted living facility premises.

app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-19

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