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Wash. Rev. Code § 71A.16.020 (2026)

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(1) A person is eligible for services under this title if the secretary finds that the person has a developmental disability as defined in RCW 71A.10.020.
(2) The secretary may adopt rules further defining and implementing the criteria in the definition of "developmental disability" under RCW 71A.10.020. Beginning July 1, 2025, the administration may not use intelligence quotient scores as a determinant of developmental disability. The administration shall maintain eligibility for the administration's services for any persons determined eligible after the age of 18 who were determined eligible using an intelligence quotient score under criteria in place prior to July 1, 2025. The administration shall not disenroll any client upon review at 18 years old who is determined to be eligible based on standards in place prior to or after July 1, 2025.
[ 2022 c 277 s 3; 1988 c 176 s 402.]

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Findings—2022 c 277: See note following RCW 71A.10.020.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2023 · leading case: Campbell v. State, Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 83 P.3d 999 (Wash. 2004).
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Campbell v. State, Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 83 P.3d 999 (Wash. 2004). · cites it 2× “" RCW 71A.16.020(1). Once a determination of eligibility for services is made, then "the secretary shall make a determination as to what services are appropriate for the person.”
Campbell v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 150 Wash. 2d 881 (Wash. 2004). “” RCW 71A.16.020(1). Once a determination of eligibility for services is made, then “the secretary shall make a determination as to what services are appropriate for the person.”
Johnstun v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 766 P.2d 1104 (Wash. Ct. App. 1988). “020); see RCW 71A.16.020. Nowhere is financial need made a factor in determining eligibility for developmental disability services.”
Lynn v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 285 P.3d 178 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “RCW 71A.16.020(2). Under those regulations, an applicant must show that he has a qualifying lifelong condition that results “in substantial limitations to an individual’s adaptive functioning.”
Slayton v. Dept. of Soc. & Health Svcs., 244 P.3d 997 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “[9] See also WAC XXX-XXX-XXXX ("You become a client of the division of developmental disabilities (DDD) if you apply for eligibility with DDD and DDD determines that you have a `developmental disability' as defined in this chapter.”
Slayton v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 159 Wash. App. 121 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “The determination of what constitutes a qualifying condition is within the particular expertise of DSHS, specifically through its Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), the agency division whose denial of benefits is at issue here.”
Slayton v. Dept. of Soc. & Health Svcs., 244 P.3d 997 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “[9] See also WAC 388-823-0020 ("You become a client of the division of developmental disabilities (DDD) if you apply for eligibility with DDD and DDD determines that you have a `developmental disability' as defined in this chapter.”
In Re The Dependency Of A.d.y. (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “277, § 3; RCW 71A.16.020(2). This is based on legislative findings that “requiring intelligence quotient testing to determine if a person has an intellectual or developmental disability is expensive, inaccessible to marginalized communities, complicated to receive, and time…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 71A.16.020(1) — 2 cases
Campbell v. State, Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 83 P.3d 999 (Wash. 2004). “" RCW 71A.16.020(1). Once a determination of eligibility for services is made, then "the secretary shall make a determination as to what services are appropriate for the person.”
Campbell v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 150 Wash. 2d 881 (Wash. 2004). “” RCW 71A.16.020(1). Once a determination of eligibility for services is made, then “the secretary shall make a determination as to what services are appropriate for the person.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 71A.16.020(2) — 6 cases
Campbell v. State, Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 83 P.3d 999 (Wash. 2004). “" RCW 71A.16.020(1). Once a determination of eligibility for services is made, then "the secretary shall make a determination as to what services are appropriate for the person.”
Lynn v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 285 P.3d 178 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). “RCW 71A.16.020(2). Under those regulations, an applicant must show that he has a qualifying lifelong condition that results “in substantial limitations to an individual’s adaptive functioning.”
Slayton v. Dept. of Soc. & Health Svcs., 244 P.3d 997 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “[9] See also WAC XXX-XXX-XXXX ("You become a client of the division of developmental disabilities (DDD) if you apply for eligibility with DDD and DDD determines that you have a `developmental disability' as defined in this chapter.”
Slayton v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 159 Wash. App. 121 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “The determination of what constitutes a qualifying condition is within the particular expertise of DSHS, specifically through its Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), the agency division whose denial of benefits is at issue here.”
Slayton v. Dept. of Soc. & Health Svcs., 244 P.3d 997 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “[9] See also WAC 388-823-0020 ("You become a client of the division of developmental disabilities (DDD) if you apply for eligibility with DDD and DDD determines that you have a `developmental disability' as defined in this chapter.”
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