CROSSWHITE v. WASHINGTON D.S.H.S.

No. 33718-9-III.

389 P.3d 731 (2017)

Verda Lee CROSSWHITE, Appellant, v. WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

January 17, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elisabeth Michelle Tutsch , Northwest Justice Project, 311 N. 4th St., Ste. 201, Yakima, WA, 98901-2467, Jacquelyn M. High-Edward , Northwest Justice Project, 1702 W. Broadway Ave., Spokane, WA, 99201-1818, for Appellant.

William McGinty , Washington State AGO, P.O. Box 40124, 7141 Cleanwater Dr. S.W., Olympia, WA, 98504-0124, for Respondent.


¶ 1 Verda Crosswhite appeals a final order of the Department of Social and Health Services affirming as "substantiated" a finding that she mentally abused a vulnerable adult. Clerk's Paper's (CP) at 4. A threshold issue is whether a Department regulation asserts broader agency authority to find abuse than was intended by the legislature...

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