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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.040 - Review of support payments.

RCW 74.13A.040
Review of support payments.
(1) Any parent who is a party to an agreement under RCW 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080 may at any time, in writing, request, for reasons set forth in such request, a review of the amount of any payment or the level of continuing payments. The review shall begin not later than thirty days from the receipt of such request. Any adjustment may be made retroactive to the date such request was received by the secretary. If such request is not acted on within thirty days after it has been received by the secretary, such parent may invoke his or her rights under the hearing provisions set forth in RCW 74.13A.055.
(2) The secretary may make adjustments in payments at the time of the review, or at other times, if the secretary finds that circumstances have changed and warrant an adjustment in payments. Changes in circumstances may include, but are not limited to, variations in medical opinions, prognosis, and costs. Appropriate adjustments in payments shall be made based upon changes in the needs of the child and/or changes in the adoptive parents' income, resources, and expenses for the care of such child or other members of the family, including medical and/or hospitalization expense not otherwise covered by or subject to reimbursement from insurance or other sources of financial assistance.
[ 2013 c 23 § 211; 2009 c 527 § 1; 1995 c 270 § 2; 1985 c 7 § 138; 1971 ex.s. c 63 § 7. Formerly RCW 74.13.118.]
NOTES:
Finding—1995 c 270: "The legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the people of the state of Washington to support the adoption process in a variety of ways, including easing administrative burdens on adoptive parents receiving financial support, providing finality for adoptive placements and stable homes for children, and not delaying adoptions." [ 1995 c 270 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.045 - Adoptive parent's financial information.

RCW 74.13A.045
Adoptive parent's financial information.
So long as any adoptive parent is receiving support pursuant to RCW 26.33.320 and * 74.13.100 through 74.13.145 he or she shall, upon request, file with the secretary a copy of his or her federal income tax return. Such return and any information thereon shall be marked by the secretary "confidential", shall be used by the secretary solely for the purposes of RCW 26.33.320 and * 74.13.100 through 74.13.145, and shall not be revealed to any other person, institution or agency, public or private, including agencies of the United States government, other than a superior court, judge or commissioner before whom a petition for adoption of a child being supported or to be supported pursuant to RCW 26.33.320 and * 74.13.100 through 74.13.145 is then pending.
In carrying on the review process authorized by RCW 26.33.320 and * 74.13.100 through 74.13.145 the secretary may require the adoptive parent or parents to disclose such additional financial information, not privileged, as may enable him or her to make determinations and adjustments in support to the end that the purposes and policies of this state expressed in *RCW 74.13.100 may be carried out, provided that no adoptive parent or parents shall be obliged, by virtue of this section, to sign any agreement or other writing waiving any constitutional right or privilege nor to admit to his or her home any agent, employee, or official of any department of this state, or of the United States government.
Such information shall be marked "confidential" by the secretary, shall be used by him or her solely for the purposes of RCW 26.33.320 and * 74.13.100 through 74.13.145, and shall not be revealed to any other person, institution, or agency, public or private, including agencies of the United States government other than a superior court judge or commission before whom a petition for adoption of a child being supported or to be supported pursuant to RCW 26.33.320 and * 74.13.100 through 74.13.145 is then pending.
[ 1995 c 270 § 3; 1985 c 7 § 139; 1971 ex.s. c 63 § 8. Formerly RCW 74.13.121.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.13.100 through 74.13.145 were recodified as RCW 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080 pursuant to 2009 c 520 § 95.
Finding—1995 c 270: See note following RCW 74.13A.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.047 - Adoption assistance payments—Expenditure limits.

RCW 74.13A.047
Adoption assistance payments—Expenditure limits.
(1) To ensure expenditures continue to remain within available funds as required by RCW 74.13A.005 and 74.13A.020, the secretary shall not set the amount of any adoption assistance payment or payments, made pursuant to RCW 26.33.320 and 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080, to more than eighty percent of the foster care maintenance payment for that child had he or she remained in a foster family home during the same period. This subsection applies prospectively to adoption assistance agreements established on or after July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2017.
(2)(a) To ensure expenditures continue to remain within available funds as required by RCW 74.13A.005 and 74.13A.020, the secretary shall not set the amount of any adoption assistance payment or payments, made pursuant to RCW 26.33.320 and 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080, to more than the following:
(i) For a child under the age of five, no more than eighty percent of the foster care maintenance payment for that child had he or she remained in a foster family home during the same period.
(ii) For a child aged five through nine, no more than ninety percent of the foster care maintenance payment for that child had he or she remained in a foster family home during the same period.
(iii) For a child aged ten through eighteen, no more than ninety-five percent of the foster care maintenance payment for that child had he or she remained in a foster family home during the same period.
(b) This subsection applies prospectively to adoption assistance agreements established on or after October 19, 2017.
(3) The department must establish a central unit of adoption support negotiators to help ensure consistent negotiation of adoption support agreements that will balance the needs of adoptive families with the state's need to remain fiscally responsible.
(4) The department must request, in writing, that adoptive families with existing adoption support contracts renegotiate their contracts to establish lower adoption assistance payments if it is fiscally feasible for the family to do so. The department shall explain that adoption support contracts may be renegotiated as needs arise.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 20 § 10; 2012 c 147 § 2.]
NOTES:
Construction—Competitive procurement process and contract provisions—Conflict with federal requirements and Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978—2017 3rd sp.s. c 20: See notes following RCW 74.13.270.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.050 - Agreements as contracts within state and federal Constitutions—State's continuing obligation.

RCW 74.13A.050
Agreements as contracts within state and federal Constitutions—State's continuing obligation.
An agreement for adoption support made before January 1, 1985, or pursuant to RCW 26.33.320 and 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080, although subject to review and adjustment as provided for herein, shall, as to the standard used by the secretary in making such review or reviews and any such adjustment, constitutes a contract within the meaning of section 10, Article I of the United States Constitution and section 23, Article I of the state Constitution. For that reason once such an agreement has been made any review of and adjustment under such agreement shall as to the standards used by the secretary, be made only subject to the provisions of RCW 26.33.320 and 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080 and such rules and regulations relating thereto as they exist on the date of the initial determination in connection with such agreement or such more generous standard or parts of such standard as may hereafter be provided for by law or regulation. Once made such an agreement shall constitute a solemn undertaking by the state of Washington with such adoptive parent or parents. The termination of the effective period of RCW 26.33.320 and 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080 or a decision by the state or federal government to discontinue or reduce general appropriations made available for the purposes to be served by RCW 26.33.320 and 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080, shall not affect the state's specific continuing obligations to support such adoptions, subject to such annual review and adjustment for all such agreements as have theretofore been entered into by the state.
The purpose of this section is to assure any such parent that, upon his or her consenting to assume the burdens of adopting a hard to place child, the state will not in future so act by way of general reduction of appropriations for the program authorized by RCW 26.33.320 and 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080 or ratable reductions, to impair the trust and confidence necessarily reposed by such parent in the state as a condition of such parent taking upon himself or herself the obligations of parenthood of a difficult to place child.
Should the secretary and any such adoptive parent differ as to whether any standard or part of a standard adopted by the secretary after the date of an initial agreement, which standard or part is used by the secretary in making any review and adjustment, is more generous than the standard in effect as of the date of the initial determination with respect to such agreement such adoptive parent may invoke his or her rights, including all rights of appeal under the fair hearing provisions, available to him or her under RCW 74.13A.055.
[ 2009 c 520 § 67; 1985 c 7 § 140; 1971 ex.s. c 63 § 9. Formerly RCW 74.13.124.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.055 - Voluntary amendments to agreements—Procedure when adoptive parties disagree.

RCW 74.13A.055
Voluntary amendments to agreements—Procedure when adoptive parties disagree.
Voluntary amendments of any support agreement entered into pursuant to RCW 26.33.320 and * 74.13.100 through 74.13.145 may be made at any time. In proposing any such amending action which relates to the amount or level of a payment or payments, the secretary shall, as provided in **RCW 74.13.124, use either the standard which existed as of the date of the initial determination with respect to such agreement or any subsequent standard or parts of such standard which both parties to such agreement agree is more generous than those in effect as of the date of such initial agreement. If the parties do not agree to the level of support, the secretary shall set the level. The secretary shall give the adoptive parent or parents written notice of the determination. The adoptive parent or parents aggrieved by the secretary's determination have the right to an adjudicative proceeding. The proceeding is governed by RCW 74.08.080 and chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act.
[ 1989 c 175 § 148; 1985 c 7 § 141; 1971 ex.s. c 63 § 10. Formerly RCW 74.13.127.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 74.13.100 through 74.13.145 were recodified as RCW 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080 pursuant to 2009 c 520 § 95.
**(2) RCW 74.13.124 was recodified as RCW 74.13A.050 pursuant to 2009 c 520 § 95.
Effective date—1989 c 175: See note following RCW 34.05.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.060 - Nonrecurring adoption expenses.

RCW 74.13A.060
Nonrecurring adoption expenses.
The secretary may authorize the payment, from the appropriations available from the general fund, of all or part of the nonrecurring adoption expenses incurred by a prospective parent. "Nonrecurring adoption expenses" means those expenses incurred by a prospective parent in connection with the adoption of a difficult to place child including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees, court costs, and agency fees. Payment shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the department.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 502; 1990 c 285 § 8; 1985 c 7 § 142; 1979 ex.s. c 67 § 9; 1971 ex.s. c 63 § 11. Formerly RCW 74.13.130.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 102, 104-115, 201-227, 301-337, 401-419, 501-513, 801-803, and 805-822: See note following RCW 43.216.025.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
Findings—Purpose—Severability—1990 c 285: See notes following RCW 74.04.005.
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 67: See note following RCW 19.28.351.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.065 - Records—Confidentiality.

RCW 74.13A.065
Records—Confidentiality.
The secretary shall keep such general records as are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of the program of adoption support authorized by RCW 26.33.320 and * 74.13.100 through 74.13.145 in encouraging and effectuating the adoption of hard to place children. In so doing the secretary shall, however, maintain the confidentiality required by law with respect to particular adoptions.
[ 1985 c 7 § 143; 1971 ex.s. c 63 § 13. Formerly RCW 74.13.133.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.13.100 through 74.13.145 were recodified as RCW 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080 pursuant to 2009 c 520 § 95.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.070 - Recommendations for support of the adoption of certain children.

RCW 74.13A.070
Recommendations for support of the adoption of certain children.
Any supervising agency or person having a child in foster care or institutional care and wishing to recommend to the secretary support of the adoption of such child as provided for in RCW 26.33.320 and 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080 may do so, and may include in its or his or her recommendation advice as to the appropriate level of support and any other information likely to assist the secretary in carrying out the functions vested in the secretary by RCW 26.33.320 and 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080. Such agency may, but is not required to, be retained by the secretary to make the required preplacement study of the prospective adoptive parent or parents.
[ 2009 c 520 § 68; 1985 c 7 § 144; 1971 ex.s. c 63 § 14. Formerly RCW 74.13.136.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.075 - "Secretary" and "department" defined.

RCW 74.13A.075
"Secretary" and "department" defined.
As used in RCW 26.33.320 and 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080 the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Department" means the department of children, youth, and families.
(2) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 501; 2013 c 23 § 212; 1985 c 7 § 145; 1971 ex.s. c 63 § 15. Formerly RCW 74.13.139.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 102, 104-115, 201-227, 301-337, 401-419, 501-513, 801-803, and 805-822: See note following RCW 43.216.025.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.080 - Short title—1971 act.

RCW 74.13A.080
Short title—1971 act.
RCW 26.33.320 and * 74.13.100 through 74.13.145 may be known and cited as the "Adoption Support Demonstration Act of 1971".
[ 1985 c 7 § 146; 1971 ex.s. c 63 § 17. Formerly RCW 74.13.145.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.13.100 through 74.13.145 were recodified as RCW 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080 pursuant to 2009 c 520 § 95.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.085 - Adoption support reconsideration program.

RCW 74.13A.085
Adoption support reconsideration program.
(1) The department shall establish, within funds appropriated for the purpose, a reconsideration program to provide medical and counseling services through the adoption support program for children of families who apply for services after the adoption is final. Families requesting services through the program shall provide any information requested by the department for the purpose of processing the family's application for services.
(2) A child meeting the eligibility criteria for registration with the program is one who:
(a) Was residing in a preadoptive placement funded by the department or in foster care funded by the department immediately prior to the adoptive placement;
(b) Had a disability or behavioral health condition that existed and was documented prior to the adoption or was at high risk of future disability or behavioral health condition as a result of conditions exposed to prior to the adoption; and
(c) Resides in the state of Washington with an adoptive parent who lacks the necessary financial means to care for the child's special need.
(3) If a family is accepted for registration and meets the criteria in subsection (2) of this section, the department may enter into an agreement for services. Prior to entering into an agreement for services through the program, the medical needs of the child must be reviewed and approved by the department.
(4) Any services provided pursuant to an agreement between a family and the department shall be met from the department's medical program. Such services shall be limited to:
(a) Services provided after finalization of an agreement between a family and the department pursuant to this section;
(b) Services not covered by the family's insurance or other available assistance; and
(c) Services related to the eligible child's identified disability or behavioral health condition that existed prior to the adoption.
(5) Any payment by the department for services provided pursuant to an agreement shall be made directly to the physician or provider of services according to the department's established procedures.
(6) The total costs payable by the department for services provided pursuant to an agreement shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars per child.
[ 2020 c 274 § 64; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 503; 1997 c 131 § 1; 1990 c 285 § 5. Formerly RCW 74.13.150.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 102, 104-115, 201-227, 301-337, 401-419, 501-513, 801-803, and 805-822: See note following RCW 43.216.025.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
Findings—Purpose—Severability—1990 c 285: See notes following RCW 74.04.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.090 - Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Findings.

RCW 74.13A.090
Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Findings.
The legislature finds that:
(1) Finding adoptive families for children for whom state assistance under *RCW 74.13.100 through 74.13.145 is desirable and assuring the protection of the interest of the children affected during the entire assistance period require special measures when the adoptive parents move to other states or are residents of another state.
(2) Provision of medical and other necessary services for children, with state assistance, encounters special difficulties when the provision of services takes place in other states.
[ 1997 c 31 § 1. Formerly RCW 74.13.152.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.13.100 through 74.13.145 were recodified as RCW 74.13A.005 through 74.13A.080 pursuant to 2009 c 520 § 95.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.095 - Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Purpose.

RCW 74.13A.095
Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Purpose.
The purposes of *RCW 74.13.152 through 74.13.159 are to:
(1) Authorize the department to enter into interstate agreements with agencies of other states for the protection of children on behalf of whom adoption assistance is being provided by the department; and
(2) Provide procedures for interstate children's adoption assistance payments, including medical payments.
[ 1997 c 31 § 2. Formerly RCW 74.13.153.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.13.152 through 74.13.159 were recodified as RCW 74.13A.090 through 74.13A.125 pursuant to 2009 c 520 § 95.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.100 - Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Definitions.

RCW 74.13A.100
Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout *RCW 74.13.152 through 74.13.159 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) "Adoption assistance state" means the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.
(2) "Residence state" means the state where the child is living.
(3) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of or administered by the United States.
[ 1997 c 31 § 3. Formerly RCW 74.13.154.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.13.152 through 74.13.159 were recodified as RCW 74.13A.090 through 74.13A.125 pursuant to 2009 c 520 § 95.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.105 - Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Authorization.

RCW 74.13A.105
Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Authorization.
The department is authorized to develop, participate in the development of, negotiate, and enter into one or more interstate compacts on behalf of this state with other states to implement one or more of the purposes set forth in *RCW 74.13.152 through 74.13.159. When entered into, and for so long as it remains in force, such a compact has the force and effect of law.
[ 1997 c 31 § 4. Formerly RCW 74.13.155.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.13.152 through 74.13.159 were recodified as RCW 74.13A.090 through 74.13A.125 pursuant to 2009 c 520 § 95.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.110 - Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Required provisions.

RCW 74.13A.110
Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Required provisions.
A compact entered into pursuant to the authority conferred by *RCW 74.13.152 through 74.13.159 must have the following content:
(1) A provision making it available for joinder by all states;
(2) A provision for withdrawal from the compact upon written notice to the parties, but with a period of one year between the date of the notice and the effective date of the withdrawal;
(3) A requirement that the protections afforded by or pursuant to the compact continue in force for the duration of the adoption assistance and be applicable to all children and their adoptive parents who, on the effective date of the withdrawal, are receiving adoption assistance from a party state other than the one in which they are resident and have their principal place of abode;
(4) A requirement that each instance of adoption assistance to which the compact applies be covered by an adoption assistance agreement that is (a) in writing between the adoptive parents and the state child welfare agency of the state that undertakes to provide the adoption assistance, and (b) expressly for the benefit of the adopted child and enforceable by the adoptive parents and the state agency providing the adoption assistance; and
(5) Such other provisions as are appropriate to implement the proper administration of the compact.
[ 1997 c 31 § 5. Formerly RCW 74.13.156.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.13.152 through 74.13.159 were recodified as RCW 74.13A.090 through 74.13A.125 pursuant to 2009 c 520 § 95.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.115 - Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Additional provisions.

RCW 74.13A.115
Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Additional provisions.
A compact entered into pursuant to the authority conferred by *RCW 74.13.152 through 74.13.159 may contain provisions in addition to those required under **RCW 74.13.156, as follows:
(1) Provisions establishing procedures and entitlement to medical and other necessary social services for the child in accordance with applicable laws, even though the child and the adoptive parents are in a state other than the one responsible for or providing the services or the funds to defray part or all of the costs of the services; and
(2) Such other provisions as are appropriate or incidental to the proper administration of the compact.
[ 1997 c 31 § 6. Formerly RCW 74.13.157.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 74.13.152 through 74.13.159 were recodified as RCW 74.13A.090 through 74.13A.125 pursuant to 2009 c 520 § 95.
**(2) RCW 74.13.156 was recodified as RCW 74.13A.110 pursuant to 2009 c 520 § 95.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.120 - Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Medical assistance for children residing in this state—Penalty for fraudulent claims.

RCW 74.13A.120
Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Medical assistance for children residing in this state—Penalty for fraudulent claims.
(1) A child with special needs who resides in this state and is the subject of an adoption assistance agreement with another state is entitled to receive a medical assistance identification card from this state upon the filing with the department of a certified copy of the adoption assistance agreement obtained from the adoption assistance state. In accordance with regulations of the medical assistance administration, the adoptive parents are required at least annually to show that the agreement is still in force or has been renewed.
(2) The medical assistance administration shall consider the holder of a medical assistance identification under this section as any other holder of a medical assistance identification under the laws of this state and shall process and make payment on claims in the same manner and under the same conditions and procedures as for other recipients of medical assistance.
(3) The medical assistance administration shall provide coverage and benefits for a child who is in another state and is covered by an adoption assistance agreement made by the department for the coverage or benefits, if any, not provided by the residence state. Adoptive parents acting for the child may submit evidence of payment for services or benefit amounts not payable in the residence state for reimbursement. No reimbursement may be made for services or benefit amounts covered under any insurance or other third party medical contract or arrangement held by the child or the adoptive parents. The department shall adopt rules implementing this subsection. The additional coverage and benefit amounts provided under this subsection must be for services to the cost of which there is no federal contribution, or which, if federally aided, are not provided by the residence state. The rules must include procedures to be followed in obtaining prior approval for services if required for the assistance.
(4) The submission of any claim for payment or reimbursement for services or benefits under this section or the making of any statement that the person knows or should know to be false, misleading, or fraudulent is punishable as perjury under chapter 9A.72 RCW.
(5) This section applies only to medical assistance for children under adoption assistance agreements from states that have entered into a compact with this state under which the other state provided medical assistance to children with special needs under adoption assistance agreements made by this state. All other children entitled to medical assistance under an adoption assistance agreement entered into by this state are eligible to receive assistance in accordance with the applicable laws and procedures.
[ 1997 c 31 § 7. Formerly RCW 74.13.158.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13A - Adoption Support. › 74.13A.125 - Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Adoption assistance and medical assistance in state plan.

RCW 74.13A.125
Interstate agreements for adoption of children with special needs—Adoption assistance and medical assistance in state plan.
Consistent with federal law, the department, in connection with the administration of *RCW 74.13.152 through 74.13.158 and any pursuant compact shall include in any state plan made pursuant to the adoption assistance and child welfare act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272), Titles IV(e) and XIX of the social security act, and any other applicable federal laws, the provision of adoption assistance and medical assistance for which the federal government pays some or all of the cost. The department shall apply for and administer all relevant federal aid in accordance with law.
[ 1997 c 31 § 8. Formerly RCW 74.13.159.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.13.152 through 74.13.158 were recodified as RCW 74.13A.090 through 74.13A.120 pursuant to 2009 c 520 § 95.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13B - Child Welfare System—Contracting for Services. › 74.13B.005 - Findings—Intent.

RCW 74.13B.005
Findings—Intent.
(1) The legislature finds that:
(a) The state of Washington and several Indian tribes in the state of Washington assume legal responsibility for abused or neglected children when their parents or caregivers are unable or unwilling to adequately provide for their safety, health, and welfare;
(b) Washington state has a strong history of partnership between the department and contracted service providers who currently serve children and families in the child welfare system. The department and its contracted service providers have responsibility for providing services to address parenting deficiencies resulting in child maltreatment, and the needs of children impacted by maltreatment;
(c) Department caseworkers and contracted service providers each play a critical and complementary role in the child welfare system;
(d) The current system of contracting for services needed by children and families in the child welfare system is fragmented, inflexible, and lacks incentives for improving outcomes for children and families.
(2) The legislature intends:
(a) To reform the delivery of certain services to children and families in the child welfare system by creating a flexible, accountable community-based system of care that utilizes performance-based contracting, maximizes the use of evidence-based, research-based, and promising practices, and expands the capacity of community-based agencies to leverage local funding and other resources to benefit children and families served by the department;
(b) To achieve improved child safety, child permanency, including reunification, and child well-being outcomes through the collaborative efforts of the department and contracted service providers and the prioritization of these goals in performance-based contracting; and
(c) To implement performance-based contracting under chapter 205, Laws of 2012 in a manner that supports and complies with the federal and Washington state Indian child welfare act.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 504; 2012 c 205 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 102, 104-115, 201-227, 301-337, 401-419, 501-513, 801-803, and 805-822: See note following RCW 43.216.025.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13B - Child Welfare System—Contracting for Services. › 74.13B.030 - Selection of service providers.

RCW 74.13B.030
Selection of service providers.
(1) For those services included in contracts under RCW 74.13B.020, the service providers must be chosen by the department caseworker from among those in the network administrator's provider network. The criteria for provider selection must include the geographic proximity of the provider to the child or family, and the performance of the provider based upon data collected and provided by the network administrator. If a reasonably qualified provider is not available through the network administrator's provider network, at the request of a department caseworker, a provider who is not currently under contract with the network administrator may be offered a provisional contract by the network administrator, pending that provider demonstrating that he or she meets applicable provider qualifications to participate in the administrator's provider network.
(2) The department shall develop a dispute resolution process to be used when the network administrator disagrees with the department caseworker's choice of a service provider due to factors such as the service provider's performance history or ability to serve culturally diverse families. The mediator or decision maker must be a neutral employee of the department who has not been previously involved in the case. The dispute resolution process must not result in a delay of more than two business days in the receipt of needed services by the child or family.
(3) The department and network administrator shall collaborate to identify and respond to patterns or trends in service utilization that may indicate overutilization or underutilization of family support and related services, or may indicate a need to enhance service capacity.
[ 2012 c 205 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13B - Child Welfare System—Contracting for Services. › 74.13B.040 - Performance-based contracting—Review.

RCW 74.13B.040
Performance-based contracting—Review.
(1) On an annual basis, beginning in the 2015-2017 biennium, the department and contracted network administrators shall:
(a) Review and update the services offered through performance-based contracts in response to service outcome data for currently contracted services and any research that has identified new evidence-based or research-based services not included in a previous procurement; and
(b) Review service utilization and outcome data to determine whether changes are needed in procurement policies or performance-based contracts to better meet the goals established in RCW 74.13B.005.
(2) In conducting the review under subsection (1) of this section, the department must consult with department caseworkers, the exclusive bargaining representative for employees of the department, tribal representatives, parents who were formerly involved in the child welfare system, youth currently or previously in foster care, child welfare services researchers, representatives of child welfare service providers, and the Washington state institute for public policy.
[ 2012 c 205 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13B - Child Welfare System—Contracting for Services. › 74.13B.050 - Express mandate.

RCW 74.13B.050
Express mandate.
(1) To achieve the service delivery improvements and efficiencies intended in RCW 74.13B.005, 74.13B.020, 74.13B.030, and 74.13B.060 and in *RCW 74.13.370, and pursuant to **RCW 41.06.142(3), contracting with network administrators to provide services needed by children and families in the child welfare system, pursuant to RCW 74.13B.020 and 74.13B.030, and execution and monitoring of individual provider contracts, pursuant to RCW 74.13B.020, are expressly mandated by the legislature and are not subject to the processes set forth in **RCW 41.06.142 (1), (4), and (5).
(2) The express mandate in subsection (1) of this section is limited to those services and activities provided in RCW 74.13B.020 and 74.13B.030. If the department includes services customarily and historically performed by department employees in the classified service in a procurement for network administrators that exceeds the scope of services or activities provided in RCW 74.13B.020 and 74.13B.030, such contracting is not specifically mandated and will be subject to all applicable contractual and legal obligations.
[ 2012 c 205 § 6.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 74.13.370 was repealed by 2018 c 284 § 69.
**(2) RCW 41.06.142 was amended by 2020 c 296 § 2, removing subsection (3) and its references to the processes in subsections (1), (4), and (5).
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.13B - Child Welfare System—Contracting for Services. › 74.13B.060 - Preferred service providers.

RCW 74.13B.060
Preferred service providers.
For the purposes of the provision of child welfare services by provider networks, when all other elements of the responses to any procurement under RCW 74.13B.020 are equal, private nonprofit entities and federally recognized Indian tribes located in this state must receive primary preference over private for-profit entities.
[ 2012 c 205 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.14A - Children and Family Services. › 74.14A.010 - Legislative declaration.

RCW 74.14A.010
Legislative declaration.
The legislature reaffirms its declarations under RCW 13.34.020 that the family unit is the fundamental resource of American life which should be nurtured and that the family unit should remain intact in the absence of compelling evidence to the contrary. The legislature declares that the goal of serving emotionally disturbed and mentally ill children, potentially dependent children, and families-in-conflict in their own homes to avoid out-of-home placement of the child, when that form of care is premature, unnecessary, or inappropriate, is a high priority of this state.
[ 1983 c 192 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.14A - Children and Family Services. › 74.14A.030 - Treatment of juvenile offenders—Nonresidential community-based programs.

RCW 74.14A.030
Treatment of juvenile offenders—Nonresidential community-based programs.
The department of children, youth, and families shall address the needs of juvenile offenders whose standard range sentences do not include commitment by developing nonresidential community-based programs designed to reduce the incidence of manifest injustice commitments when consistent with public safety.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 625; 1983 c 192 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 601-631, 701-728, and 804: See note following RCW 13.04.011.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
Effective date—1983 c 192: See note following RCW 74.14A.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.14A - Children and Family Services. › 74.14A.040 - Treatment of juvenile offenders—Involvement of family unit.

RCW 74.14A.040
Treatment of juvenile offenders—Involvement of family unit.
The department of children, youth, and families shall involve a juvenile offender's family as a unit in the treatment process. The department need not involve the family as a unit in cases when family ties have by necessity been irrevocably broken. When the natural parents have been or will be replaced by a foster family or guardian, the new family will be involved in the treatment process.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 626; 1983 c 192 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 601-631, 701-728, and 804: See note following RCW 13.04.011.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
Effective date—1983 c 192: See note following RCW 74.14A.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.14A - Children and Family Services. › 74.14A.060 - Blended funding projects.

RCW 74.14A.060
Blended funding projects.
Within available funds, the secretary of the department of children, youth, and families shall support blended funding projects for youth. To be eligible for blended funding a child must be eligible for services designed to address a behavioral, mental, emotional, or substance abuse issue from the department of social and health services or the department of children, youth, and families and require services from more than one categorical service delivery system. Before any blended funding project is established by the secretary of the department of children, youth, and families, any entity or person proposing the project shall seek input from the public health and safety network or networks established in the catchment area of the project. The network or networks shall submit recommendations on the blended funding project to the private-public initiative described in RCW 70.305.020. The private-public initiative shall advise the secretary whether to approve the proposed blended funding project. The network shall review the proposed blended funding project pursuant to its authority to examine the decategorization of program funds under *RCW 70.190.110, within the current appropriation level. The department shall document the number of children who participate in blended funding projects, the total blended funding amounts per child, the amount charged to each appropriation by program, and services provided to each child through each blended funding project.
[ 2018 c 58 § 74; 2016 c 197 § 9; 2011 1st sp.s. c 32 § 10; 2000 c 219 § 2.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 70.190.110 was repealed by 2011 1st sp.s. c 32 § 13, effective June 30, 2012.
Effective date—2018 c 58: See note following RCW 28A.655.080.
Transition plan—Report to the legislature—2011 1st sp.s. c 32: See note following RCW 70.305.005.
Severability—Effective date—2000 c 219: See notes following RCW 74.14A.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.14A - Children and Family Services. › 74.14A.900 - Short title—1983 c 192.

RCW 74.14A.900
Short title—1983 c 192.
This act may be known and cited as the "children and family services act."
[ 1983 c 192 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.14B - Children's Services. › 74.14B.005 - Definitions.

RCW 74.14B.005
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Department" means the department of children, youth, and families.
(2) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of children, youth, and families.
[ 2019 c 470 § 18; 2019 c 64 § 26.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: The language in this section was enacted by 2019 c 64 § 26 and by 2019 c 470 § 18, each without reference to the other. For purposes of publication, this section incorporates both 2019 c 64 § 26 and 2019 c 470 § 18.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.14B - Children's Services. › 74.14B.020 - Foster parent training.

RCW 74.14B.020
Foster parent training.
The department shall, within funds appropriated for this purpose, provide foster parent training as an ongoing part of the foster care program. The department shall contract for a variety of support services to foster parents to reduce isolation and stress, and to increase skills and confidence.
[ 1987 c 503 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.14B - Children's Services. › 74.14B.030 - Child abuse and neglect—Multidisciplinary teams.

RCW 74.14B.030
Child abuse and neglect—Multidisciplinary teams.
The department shall establish and maintain one or more multidisciplinary teams in each state region of the division of children and family services. The team shall consist of at least four persons, selected by the department, from professions which provide services to abused and neglected children and/or the parents of such children. The teams shall be available for consultation on all cases where a risk exists of serious harm to the child and where there is dispute over whether out-of-home placement is appropriate.
[ 1987 c 503 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.14B - Children's Services. › 74.14B.040 - Child abuse and neglect—Therapeutic day care and treatment.

RCW 74.14B.040
Child abuse and neglect—Therapeutic day care and treatment.
The department shall, within funds appropriated for this purpose, provide therapeutic day care and day treatment to children who have been abused or neglected and meet program eligibility criteria.
[ 1987 c 503 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.14B - Children's Services. › 74.14B.050 - Child abuse and neglect—Counseling referrals.

RCW 74.14B.050
Child abuse and neglect—Counseling referrals.
The department shall inform victims of child abuse and neglect and their families of the availability of state-supported counseling through the crime victims' compensation program, community mental health centers, domestic violence and sexual assault programs, and other related programs. The department shall assist victims with referrals to these services.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 507; 1987 c 503 § 14.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 102, 104-115, 201-227, 301-337, 401-419, 501-513, 801-803, and 805-822: See note following RCW 43.216.025.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.14B - Children's Services. › 74.14B.080 - Liability insurance for foster parents.

RCW 74.14B.080
Liability insurance for foster parents.
(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the secretary shall provide liability insurance to foster parents licensed under chapter 74.15 RCW. The coverage shall be for personal injury and property damage caused by foster parents or foster children that occurred while the children were in foster care. Such insurance shall cover acts of ordinary negligence but shall not cover illegal conduct or bad faith acts taken by foster parents in providing foster care. Moneys paid from liability insurance for any claim are limited to the amount by which the claim exceeds the amount available to the claimant from any valid and collectible liability insurance.
(2) The secretary may purchase the insurance required in subsection (1) of this section or may choose a self-insurance method. The total moneys expended pursuant to this authorization shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars per biennium. If the secretary elects a method of self-insurance, the expenditure shall include all administrative and staff costs. If the secretary elects a method of self-insurance, he or she may, by rule, place a limit on the maximum amount to be paid on each claim.
(3) Nothing in this section or RCW 4.24.590 is intended to modify the foster parent reimbursement plan in place on July 1, 1991.
(4) The liability insurance program shall be available by July 1, 1991.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 509; 1991 c 283 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 102, 104-115, 201-227, 301-337, 401-419, 501-513, 801-803, and 805-822: See note following RCW 43.216.025.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
Findings—1991 c 283: "The legislature recognizes the unique legal risks that foster parents face in taking children into their care. Third parties have filed claims against foster parents for losses and damage caused by foster children. Additionally, foster children and their parents have sued foster parents for actions occurring while the children were in foster care. The legislature finds that some potential foster parents are unwilling to subject themselves to potential liability without insurance protection. The legislature further finds that to encourage those people to serve as foster parents, it is necessary to assure that such insurance is available to them." [ 1991 c 283 § 1.]
Effective date—1991 c 283: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1991." [ 1991 c 283 § 5.]