The bill aims to enhance the efficiency of service delivery to individuals with developmental disabilities by streamlining the monitoring and oversight processes for community residential service business providers. Recognizing the critical role these providers play in supporting over 87 percent of clients in residential services, the legislature seeks to reduce the administrative burden caused by overlapping audits and reporting requirements from various state and federal entities. The intent is to modernize these processes, allowing the Department of Social and Health Services to identify and eliminate redundant requirements, consolidate similar reviews, and improve data sharing to focus more resources on direct client support.

To implement these changes, the bill introduces a new section to chapter 74.39A RCW, which limits the Department to conducting no more than one annual routine review per community residential service provider in specified subject areas, such as client finances and service plans. This limitation does not apply to investigations or monitoring activities mandated by law. Additionally, the Department is required to adopt rules that facilitate document sharing between divisions to minimize repeated requests for the same information, with exceptions for ongoing investigations or confidentiality concerns.