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74.09.741 | Adjudicative proceedings. | (1) The following persons have the right to an adjudicative proceeding: (a) Any applicant or recipient who is aggrieved by a decision of the authority or an authorized agency of the authority; or (b) A current or former recipient who is aggrieved by the authority's claim that he or she owes a debt for overpayment of as... |
74.09.745 | Medicaid funding for home visiting services—Recommendations to legislature. | (1) The authority shall collaborate with the department of children, youth, and families to identify opportunities to leverage medicaid funding for home visiting services. (2) The authority must provide a set of recommendations relevant to subsection (1) of this section to the legislature by December 1, 2018, that buil... |
74.09.748 | Regional service areas—Certain reimbursements required or allowed upon adoption of fully integrated managed health care system. | Upon adoption of a fully integrated managed health care system pursuant to chapter 71.24 RCW, regional service areas: (1) Must allow reimbursement for time spent supervising persons working toward satisfying supervision requirements established for the relevant practice areas pursuant to RCW 18.225.090 ; and (2) May al... |
74.09.758 | Medicaid procurement of services—Value-based contracting for medicaid and public employee purchasing. | (1) The authority and the department may restructure medicaid procurement of health care services and agreements with managed care systems on a phased basis to better support integrated physical health, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment, consistent with assumptions in Second Substitute Senate Bill No.... |
74.09.7585 | Changes in services—Adjustments to medicaid managed care rates. | (1) The authority shall consult with the department of commerce and the department of health quarterly for all agencies to plan and prepare for new or expanded services in each regional service area, which must include, but are not limited to, incorporating regional capacity changes reported to the authority by managed... |
74.09.760 | Short title—1989 1st ex.s. c 10. | This act may be known and cited as the "maternity care access act of 1989."
[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 10 s 1 .] |
74.09.770 | Maternity care access system established. | (1) The legislature finds that Washington state and the nation as a whole have a high rate of infant illness and death compared with other industrialized nations. This is especially true for minority and low-income populations. Premature and low weight births have been directly linked to infant illness and death. The a... |
74.09.780 | Reservation of legislative power. | The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this subchapter at any time and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this subchapter or any acts done pursuant thereto shall exist subject to the po... |
74.09.790 | Definitions. | Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 74.09.760 through 74.09.820 and 74.09.510 : (1) "At-risk eligible person" means an eligible person determined by the authority to need special assistance in applying for and obtaining maternity care, including pregnant w... |
74.09.800 | Maternity care access program established. | The authority shall, consistent with the state budget act, develop a maternity care access program designed to ensure healthy birth outcomes as follows: (1) Provide maternity care services to low-income pregnant women and health care services to children in poverty to the maximum extent allowable under the medical assi... |
74.09.810 | Alternative maternity care service delivery system established—Remedial action report. | (1) The authority shall establish an alternative maternity care service delivery system, if it determines that a county or a group of counties is a maternity care distressed area. A maternity care distressed area shall be defined by the authority, in rule, as a county or a group of counties where eligible women are una... |
74.09.820 | Maternity care provider's loan repayment program. | To the extent that federal matching funds are available, the authority or the department of health shall establish, in consultation with the health science programs of the state's colleges and universities, and community health clinics, a loan repayment program that will encourage maternity care providers to practice i... |
74.09.825 | Donor human milk—Standards—Federal funding. | (1) The authority shall provide coverage under this chapter for medically necessary donor human milk for inpatient use when ordered by a licensed health care provider with prescriptive authority or an international board certified lactation consultant certified by the international board of lactation consultant examine... |
74.09.830 | Postpartum health care coverage. | (1) The authority shall extend health care coverage from 60 days postpartum to one year postpartum for pregnant or postpartum persons who, on or after the expiration date of the federal public health emergency declaration related to COVID-19, are receiving postpartum coverage provided under this chapter. (2) By June 1,... |
74.09.835 | Postdelivery and transitional care program—Contracting—Funding. | (1) By no later than January 1, 2026, the authority shall create a postdelivery and transitional care program that allows for extended postdelivery hospital care for people with a substance use disorder at the time of delivery. The authority shall: (a) Allow for up to five additional days of hospitalization stay for th... |
74.09.837 | Maternity support services program—Updates—Rule making. | (1) Subject to the amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the authority shall update the maternity support services program to address perinatal outcomes and increase equity and healthier birth outcomes. By January 1, 2026, the authority shall: (a) Update current screening tools to be culturally relevant, incl... |
74.09.839 | Apple health pregnancy coverage. | By November 1, 2024, the income standards for a pregnant person eligible for Washington apple health pregnancy coverage shall have countable income equal to or below 210 percent of the federal poverty level.
[ 2024 c 213 s 3 .] |
74.09.840 | Prior authorization. | (1) Beginning January 1, 2024, the authority shall require each managed care organization to comply with the following standards related to prior authorization for health care services and prescription drugs: (a) The managed care organization shall meet the following time frames for prior authorization determinations a... |
74.09.850 | Conflict with federal requirements. | If any part of this chapter is found to conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this chapter is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such finding or determination shall not affect ... |
74.09.860 | Request for proposals—Foster children—Integrated managed health and behavioral health care—Continuation of health care benefits following reunification. | (1) The authority shall issue a request for proposals to provide integrated managed health and behavioral health care for foster children receiving care through the medical assistance program. Behavioral health services provided under chapters 71.24 and 71.34 RCW must be integrated into the managed care organization fo... |
74.09.865 | Postinpatient housing program for young adults. | (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the postinpatient housing program for young adults is established to provide supportive transitional housing with behavioral health support focused on securing long-term housing for young adults exiting inpatient behavioral health treatm... |
74.09.870 | Regional service areas—Establishment. | (1) Upon receipt of guidance for the creation of common regional service areas from the adult behavioral health system task force established in section 1, chapter 338, Laws of 2013, the authority shall establish regional service areas as provided in this section. (2) Counties, through the Washington state association ... |
74.09.871 | Behavioral health services—Contracting process. | (1) Any agreement or contract by the authority to provide behavioral health services as defined under RCW 71.24.025 to persons eligible for benefits under medicaid, Title XIX of the social security act, and to persons not eligible for medicaid must include the following: (a) Contractual provisions consistent with the i... |
74.09.875 | Reproductive health care services—Prohibited discrimination. | (1) In the provision of reproductive health care services through programs under this chapter, the authority, managed care plans, and providers that administer or deliver such services may not discriminate in the delivery of a service provided through a program of the authority based on the covered person's gender iden... |
74.09.880 | Z code collection—Incentives and funding. | To improve health outcomes and address health inequities, the authority shall evaluate incentive approaches and recommend funding options to increase the collection of Z codes on individual medicaid claims, in accordance with standard billing guidance and regulations.
[ 2022 c 215 s 5 .]
Finding — Intent — 2022 c 215: ... |
74.09.885 | Apple health and homes program—Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 74.09.886 and 74.09.888 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Community support services" means active search and promotion of access to, and choice of, appropriate, safe, and affordable housing and ongoing supports to assure ongoing successful tenancy.... |
74.09.886 | Apple health and homes program—Establishment—Eligibility—Services. | (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the apple health and homes program is established to provide a permanent supportive housing benefit and a community support services benefit through a network of community support services providers for persons assessed with specific hea... |
74.09.888 | Apple health and homes program—Authority duties—Funding—Reports to legislature. | (1) To establish and administer RCW 74.09.886 , the authority shall: (a)(i) Establish or amend a contract with a coordinating entity to: (A) Assure the availability of access to eligibility determinations services for community support services benefits and permanent supportive housing benefits; (B) Verify that persons... |
74.09.890 | Medicaid program integrity—Administrative oversight—Strategic plan—Best practices. | (1) The authority shall provide administrative oversight for all funds received under the medical assistance program, as codified in Title XIX of the federal social security act, the state children's health insurance program, as codified in Title XXI of the federal social security act, and any other federal medicaid fu... |
74.09.892 | Medicaid program integrity—Managed care organizations—Contracts—Best practices. | (1) Beginning January 1, 2024, the authority's contracts with managed care organizations must clearly detail each party's requirements for maintaining program integrity and the consequences the managed care organizations face if they do not meet the requirements. The contract must ensure the penalties are adequate to e... |
74.09.900 | Other laws applicable. | All the provisions of Title 74 RCW, not otherwise inconsistent herewith, shall apply to the provisions of this chapter.
[ 1959 c 26 s 74.09.900 . Prior: 1955 c 273 s 22 .] |
74.09.920 | Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. | For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married person... |
74.09A.005 | Findings. | The legislature finds that: (1) Simplification in the administration of payment of health benefits is important for the state, providers, and health insurers; (2) The state, providers, and health insurers should take advantage of all opportunities to streamline operations through automation and the use of common comput... |
74.09A.010 | Definitions. | For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Authority" means the Washington state health care authority. (2) "Computerized" means online or batch processing with standardized format via magnetic tape output. (3) "Health insurance coverage" includes any policy, contract, or agreement under which health care items or services... |
74.09A.020 | Eligibility and coverage information—Provision to health insurers. | (1) Health insurers shall share all beneficiary eligibility and coverage information with the authority for the purpose of identifying joint beneficiaries. The authority shall use this information to identify joint beneficiaries. The authority shall use this information to improve accuracy and currency of health insura... |
74.09A.030 | Duties of health insurers—Providing information—Payments—Claims—Costs and fees. | Health insurers, as a condition of doing business in Washington, must: (1) Provide, with respect to individuals who are eligible for, or are provided, medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW, upon the request of the authority, information to determine during what period the individual or their spouses or their depen... |
74.09A.900 | Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. | For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married person... |
74.12.010 | Definitions. | For the purposes of the administration of temporary assistance for needy families, the term "dependent child" means any child in need under the age of eighteen years who is living with a relative as specified under federal temporary assistance for needy families program requirements, in a place of residence maintained ... |
74.12.030 | Eligibility. | In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements of RCW 74.08.025 , as now or hereafter amended, an applicant for temporary assistance for needy families must be a needy child who is a resident of the state of Washington.
[ 1997 c 59 s 17 ; 1971 ex.s. c 169 s 6 ; 1963 c 228 s 19 ; 1959 c 26 s 74.12.030 . Prior: 1953... |
74.12.035 | Additional eligibility requirements—Students—Exceptions. | (1) Children over eighteen years of age and under nineteen years of age who are full-time students reasonably expected to complete a program of secondary school, or the equivalent level of vocational or technical training, before reaching nineteen years of age are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy fami... |
74.12.240 | Services provided to help attain maximum self-support and independence of parents and relatives. | The department is authorized to provide such social and related services as are reasonably necessary to encourage the care of dependent children in their own homes or in the homes of relatives, to help maintain and strengthen family life and to help such parents or relatives to attain maximum self-support and personal ... |
74.12.250 | Payment of grant to another—Limited guardianship. | If the department, after investigation, finds that any applicant for assistance under this chapter or any recipient of funds under this chapter would not use, or is not utilizing, the grant adequately for the needs of his or her child or children or would dissipate the grant or is dissipating such grant, or would be or... |
74.12.255 | Teen applicants' living situation—Criteria—Presumption—Protective payee—Adoption referral. | (1) The department shall determine, after consideration of all relevant factors and in consultation with the applicant, the most appropriate living situation for applicants under eighteen years of age, unmarried, and either pregnant or having a dependent child or children in the applicant's care. An appropriate living ... |
74.12.260 | Persons to whom grants shall be made—Proof of use for benefit of children. | Temporary assistance for needy families grants shall be made to persons specified in RCW 74.12.010 as amended or such others as the federal department of health, education and welfare shall recognize for the sole purposes of giving benefits to the children whose needs are included in the grant paid to such persons. The... |
74.12.280 | Rules for coordination of services. | The department is hereby authorized to adopt rules that will provide for coordination between the services provided pursuant to chapter 74.13 RCW and the services provided under the temporary assistance for needy families program in order to provide welfare and related services which will best promote the welfare of su... |
74.12.290 | Suitability of home—Evaluation. | The department of social and health services shall, during the initial and any subsequent determination of eligibility, evaluate the suitability of the home in which the dependent child lives, consideration to be given to physical care and supervision provided in the home; social, educational, and the moral atmosphere ... |
74.12.300 | Grant during period required to eliminate undesirable conditions. | If the home in which the child lives is found to be unsuitable, but there is reason to believe that elimination of the undesirable conditions can be effected, and the child is otherwise eligible for aid, a grant shall be initiated or continued for such time as the state department of social and health services and the ... |
74.12.310 | Placement of child with other relatives. | When intensive efforts over a reasonable period have failed to improve the home conditions, the department shall determine if any other relatives specified by the social security act are maintaining a suitable home and are willing to take the care and custody of the child in their home. Upon an affirmative finding the ... |
74.12.320 | Placement of child pursuant to chapter13.04RCW. | If a diligent search reveals no other relatives as specified in the social security act maintaining a suitable home and willing to take custody of the child, then the department may file a petition in the appropriate juvenile court for placement of the child pursuant to the provisions of chapter 13.04 RCW.
[ 1963 c 228... |
74.12.330 | Assistance not to be denied for want of relative or court order. | Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter a child otherwise eligible for aid shall not be denied such assistance where a relative as specified in the social security act is unavailable or refuses to accept custody and the juvenile court fails to enter an order removing the child from the custody of the parent, rel... |
74.12.340 | Day care. | (1) The department is authorized to adopt rules governing the provision of day care as a part of child welfare services when the secretary determines that a need exists for such day care and that it is in the best interests of the child, the parents, or the custodial parent and in determining the need for such day care... |
74.12.350 | Child's income set aside for future needs—Irrevocable trusts—Educational accounts. | The department of social and health services is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in conformity with the provisions of Public Law 87-543 to allow all or any portion of a dependent child's earned or other income to be set aside for the identifiable future needs of the dependent child which will make ... |
74.12.361 | Supplemental security income program—Enrollment of disabled persons. | The department shall actively develop mechanisms for the income assistance program, the medical assistance program, and the community services administration to facilitate the enrollment in the federal supplemental security income program of disabled persons currently part of assistance units receiving temporary assist... |
74.12.400 | Reduce reliance on aid—Work and job training—Family planning—Staff training. | The department shall train financial services and social work staff who provide direct service to recipients of temporary assistance for needy families to: (1) Effectively communicate the transitional nature of temporary assistance for needy families and the expectation that recipients will enter employment; (2) Active... |
74.12.410 | Family planning information—Cooperation with the superintendent of public instruction. | (1) At the time of application or reassessment under this chapter the department shall offer or contract for family planning information and assistance, including alternatives to abortion, and any other available locally based unintended pregnancy prevention programs, to prospective and current recipients of temporary ... |
74.12.450 | Application for assistance—Report on suspected child abuse or neglect—Notice to parent about application, location of child, and family reconciliation act. | (1) Whenever the department receives an application for assistance on behalf of a child under this chapter and an employee of the department has reason to believe that the child has suffered abuse or neglect, the employee shall cause a report to be made as provided under chapter 26.44 RCW. (2) Whenever the department a... |
74.12.460 | Notice to parent—Required within seven days of approval of application. | The department shall make reasonable efforts to notify the parent under RCW 74.12.450 (2) as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than seven days after approval of the application by the department.
[ 1995 c 401 s 3 .]
Severability — 1995 c 401: See note following RCW 74.12.450 . |
74.12.470 | Monthly diaper subsidy—Rules—Outreach. | (1) Subject to funds appropriated for this specific purpose, to assist with child-related necessities such as diapers, the department may make additional monthly payments to recipients with children under the age of three who are otherwise eligible for and receiving temporary assistance for needy families. (2) The depa... |
74.12.900 | Welfare reform implementation—1994 c 299. | The revisions to the temporary assistance for needy families program and job opportunities and basic skills training program shall be implemented by the department of social and health services on a statewide basis.
[ 1997 c 59 s 28 ; 1994 c 299 s 12 .]
Intent — Finding — Severability — Conflict with federal requiremen... |
74.12A.020 | Job support services—Grants to community action agencies or nonprofit organizations. | The department shall provide grants to community action agencies or other local nonprofit organizations to provide job opportunities and basic skills training program participants with transitional support services, one-to-one assistance, case management, and job retention services.
[ 1997 c 58 s 327 ; 1993 c 312 s 8 .... |
74.13.010 | Declaration of purpose. | The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard, protect, and contribute to the welfare of the children of the state, through a comprehensive and coordinated program of child welfare services provided by both the department and agencies providing for: Social services and facilities for children who require guidance, care, ... |
74.13.013 | Finding—Accreditation of children's services. | The legislature finds that accreditation of children's services by an independent entity can significantly improve the quality of services provided to children and families. Accreditation involves an ongoing commitment to meeting nationally recognized standards of practice in child welfare and holds organizations accou... |
74.13.020 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Case management" means convening family meetings, developing, revising, and monitoring implementation of any case plan or individual service and safety plan, coordinating and monitoring services needed by t... |
74.13.021 | Developmentally disabled child—Defined. | As used in this chapter, " developmentally disabled child" is a child who has a developmental disability as defined in RCW 71A.10.020 and whose parent, guardian, or legal custodian and with the department mutually agree that services appropriate to the child's needs cannot be provided in the home.
[ 1998 c 229 s 3 ; 19... |
74.13.025 | Counties may administer and provide services under RCW13.32A.197—Plan for at-risk youth required. | Any county or group of counties may make application to the department in the manner and form prescribed by the department to administer and provide the services established under RCW 13.32A.197 . Any such application must include a plan or plans for providing such services to at-risk youth.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 s 402 ... |
74.13.029 | Dependency established—Social worker's duty to provide document containing information. | Once a dependency is established under chapter 13.34 RCW, the department employee assigned to the case shall provide the dependent child age twelve years and older with a document containing the information described in *RCW 74.13.031 (18). The department employee shall explain the contents of the document to the child... |
74.13.031 | Duties of department—Child welfare services—Children's services advisory committee. | (1) The department shall develop, administer, supervise, and monitor a coordinated and comprehensive plan that establishes, aids, and strengthens services for the protection and care of runaway, dependent, or neglected children. (2) Within available resources, the department shall recruit an adequate number of prospect... |
74.13.0311 | Services provided under deferred prosecution order. | The department may provide child welfare services pursuant to a deferred prosecution plan ordered under chapter 10.05 RCW. Child welfare services provided under this chapter pursuant to a deferred prosecution order may not be construed to prohibit the department from providing services or undertaking proceedings pursua... |
74.13.035 | Crisis residential centers—Annual records, contents—Multiple licensing. | Crisis residential centers shall compile yearly records which shall be transmitted to the department and which shall contain information regarding population profiles of the children admitted to the centers during each past calendar year. Such information shall include but shall not be limited to the following: (1) The... |
74.13.036 | Implementation of chapters13.32Aand13.34RCW. | (1) The department shall oversee implementation of chapter 13.34 RCW and chapter 13.32A RCW. The oversight shall be comprised of working with affected parts of the criminal justice and child care systems as well as with local government, legislative, and executive authorities to effectively carry out these chapters. Th... |
74.13.037 | Transitional living programs for youth in the process of being emancipated—Rules. | Within available funds appropriated for this purpose, the department shall establish, through performance-based contracts with private vendors, transitional living programs for youth who are being assisted by the department in being emancipated as part of their permanency plan under chapter 13.34 RCW. These programs sh... |
74.13.039 | Runaway hotline. | The department shall maintain a toll-free hotline to assist parents of runaway children. The hotline shall provide parents with a complete description of their rights when dealing with their runaway child.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 s 403 ; 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 501 .]
Effective date — 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 ss 102, 104-115, 201-227,... |
74.13.042 | Petition for order compelling disclosure of record or information. | If the department is denied lawful access to records or information, or requested records or information is not provided in a timely manner, the department may petition the court for an order compelling disclosure. (1) The petition shall be filed in the juvenile court for the county in which the record or information i... |
74.13.045 | Complaint resolution process. | The department shall develop and implement an informal, nonadversarial complaint resolution process to be used by clients of the department, foster parents, and other affected individuals who have complaints regarding a department policy or procedure, the application of such a policy or procedure, or the performance of... |
74.13.055 | Foster care—Length of stay. | The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW which establish goals as to the maximum number of children who will remain in foster care for a period of longer than twenty-four months.
[ 2018 c 284 s 42 ; 2009 c 520 s 58 ; 1998 c 245 s 147 ; 1982 c 118 s 1 .] |
74.13.060 | Secretary as custodian of funds of person placed with department or its agent—Authority—Limitations—Termination. | *** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5911-S.SL ) ***
(1) The secretary or his or her designees or delegatees shall be the custodian without compensation of such moneys and other funds of any person which may come into the possession of the secretary during the period such person is placed with the department or an entity with w... |
74.13.062 | Eligible guardians—Receipt and expenditure of federal funds—Implementation of subsidy program—Department to adopt rules—Relative guardianship subsidy agreements. | (1) The department shall adopt rules consistent with federal regulations for the receipt and expenditure of state and federal funds and implement a subsidy program for eligible guardians appointed by the court under RCW 13.36.050 , guardians of a minor appointed under RCW 11.130.215 , or guardians of an Indian child wh... |
74.13.065 | Out-of-home care—Social study required. | (1) The department shall conduct a social study whenever a child is placed in out-of-home care under the supervision of the department. The study shall be conducted prior to placement, or, if it is not feasible to conduct the study prior to placement due to the circumstances of the case, the study shall be conducted as... |
74.13.070 | Moneys in possession of secretary not subject to certain proceedings. | None of the moneys or other funds which come into the possession of the secretary under chapter 169, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment or other legal process or other operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 169 s 8 .] |
74.13.075 | Sexually aggressive youth—Defined—Services—Expenditure of treatment funds—Tribal jurisdiction—Information sharing and confidentiality. | (1) For the purposes of funds appropriated for the treatment of sexually aggressive youth, the term "sexually aggressive youth" means those juveniles who: (a) Have been abused and have committed a sexually aggressive act or other violent act that is sexual in nature; and (i) Are in the care and custody of the state or ... |
74.13.077 | Sexually aggressive youth—Transfer of surplus funds for treatment. | The secretary is authorized to transfer surplus, unused treatment funds from the civil commitment center operated under chapter 71.09 RCW to the division of children and family services to provide treatment services for sexually aggressive youth.
[ 2009 c 520 s 62 ; 1993 c 402 s 4 .] |
74.13.080 | Group care placement—Prerequisites for payment. | The department shall not make payment for any child in group care placement unless the group home is licensed and the department has the custody of the child and the authority to remove the child in a cooperative manner after at least seventy-two hours notice to the child care provider; such notice may be waived in eme... |
74.13.1051 | Foster youth education and plans for the future—Memoranda of understanding among agencies—Transfer of responsibilities from the department—Indicators relating to education outcomes. | (1) In order to proactively support foster youth to complete high school, enroll and complete postsecondary education, and successfully implement their own plans for their futures, the department, the student achievement council, and the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall enter into, or revise exi... |
74.13.107 | Child and family reinvestment account—Methodology for calculating savings resulting from reductions in foster care caseloads and per capita costs. | Reviser's note: RCW 74.13.107 was amended by 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 s 406 without reference to its repeal by 2017 3rd sp.s. c 20 s 15 . It has been decodified for publication purposes under RCW 1.12.025 . |
74.13.110 | Contracted services performance improvement account. | (1) The department of children, youth, and families contracted services performance improvement account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Moneys in the account may be expended solely to improve contracted services provided to clients under the agency's progra... |
74.13.170 | Therapeutic family home program for youth in custody under chapter13.34RCW. | The department may, through performance-based contracts with agencies, implement a therapeutic family home program for up to fifteen youth in the custody of the department under chapter 13.34 RCW. The program shall strive to develop and maintain a mutually reinforcing relationship between the youth and the therapeutic ... |
74.13.232 | Services to homeless families. | The department's duty to provide services to homeless families with children is set forth in RCW 43.20A.790 and in appropriations provided by the legislature for implementation of the comprehensive plan for homeless families with children.
[ 2009 c 520 s 50 .] |
74.13.242 | Safety plan—Participants—High-potency synthetic opioids. | Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department shall establish a pilot program to include third-party safety plan participants and public health nurses in child protective services safety planning. The pilot program established in this section must: (1) Include contracts i... |
74.13.244 | Testing strips—High-potency synthetic opioid. | The department shall make available to department staff high-potency synthetic opioid testing strips that can detect the presence of high-potency synthetic opioids that may be provided to families for personal use or used by department staff to maintain their safety.
[ 2024 c 328 s 207 .]
Findings — Intent — 2024 c 328... |
74.13.250 | Preservice training—Foster parents. | (1) Preservice training is recognized as a valuable tool to reduce placement disruptions, the length of time children are in care, and foster parent turnover rates. Preservice training also assists potential foster parents in making their final decisions about foster parenting and assists social service agencies in obt... |
74.13.260 | On-site monitoring program. | Regular on-site monitoring of foster homes to assure quality care improves care provided to children in family foster care. An on-site monitoring program shall be established by the department to assure quality care and regularly identify problem areas. Monitoring shall be done by the department on a random sample basi... |
74.13.270 | Respite care. | (1) The legislature recognizes the need for temporary short-term relief for foster parents who care for children with emotional, mental, or physical disabilities. For purposes of this section, respite care means appropriate, temporary, short-term care for these foster children placed with licensed foster parents. The p... |
74.13.280 | Client information. | (1) Except as provided in RCW 70.02.220 , whenever a child is placed in out-of-home care by the department or with an agency, the department or agency shall share information known to the department or agency about the child and the child's family with the care provider and shall consult with the care provider regardin... |
74.13.283 | Washington state identicards—Foster youth. | (1) For the purpose of assisting foster youth in obtaining a Washington state identicard, submission of the information and materials listed in this subsection from the department to the department of licensing is sufficient proof of identity and residency and shall serve as the necessary authorization for the youth to... |
74.13.285 | Passports—Information to be provided to foster parents. | (1) Within available resources, the department shall prepare a passport containing all known and available information concerning the mental, physical, health, and educational status of the child for any child who has been in a foster home for ninety consecutive days or more. The passport shall contain education record... |
74.13.287 | Intent—Infant, foster family health. | The legislature intends to establish a policy with the goal of ensuring that the health and well-being of both infants in foster care and the families providing for their care are protected.
[ 2004 c 40 s 1 .] |
74.13.288 | Blood-borne pathogens—Testing. | The department of health shall develop recommendations concerning evidence-based practices for testing for blood-borne pathogens of children under one year of age who have been placed in out-of-home care and shall identify the specific pathogens for which testing is recommended.
[ 2009 c 520 s 75 ; 2004 c 40 s 2 .] |
74.13.289 | Blood-borne pathogens—Client information—Training. | (1) Upon any placement, the department shall inform each out-of-home care provider if the child to be placed in that provider's care is infected with a blood-borne pathogen, and shall identify the specific blood-borne pathogen for which the child was tested if known by the department. (2) All out-of-home care providers... |
74.13.290 | Fewest possible placements for children—Preferred placements. | (1) To provide stability to children in out-of-home care, placement selection shall be made with a view toward the fewest possible placements for each child. If possible, the initial placement shall be viewed as the only placement for the child. Pursuant to RCW 13.34.060 and 13.34.130 , placement of the child with a re... |
74.13.300 | Notification of proposed placement changes. | (1) Whenever a child has been placed in a foster family home by the department and the child has thereafter resided in the home for at least ninety consecutive days, the department shall notify the foster family at least five days prior to moving the child to another placement, unless: (a) A court order has been entere... |
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