Washington Department of Social & Health Services v. R.N.

August 3, 2011 The ruling concerned eligibility for the Community Protection Waiver services offered by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services Division of Developmental Disabilities. The individual, R.N., sought services on the basis of a diagnosis of mild mental retardation. DDD said R.N. did not meet the waiver eligibility requirements for mental retardation. R.N. appealed on the basis that mild mental retardation qualified as a condition related to mental retardation. The decision clarified the two routes for eligibility were mutually exclusive: mental retardation or another condition with similar support needs. Mild mental retardation did not . . .