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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0300 - Referral screening - May a program screen referrals in order to accept or deny services to potential participants?

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(1) A treatment program has the authority to
				accept or reject any referral for assessment or enrollment in its
				program.
(2) The program must base
				acceptance and rejection of a participant on written criteria the program has
				developed to screen potential participants.
(3) A treatment program may impose any
				relevant and appropriate conditions on participants that the program deems
				appropriate for the success of treatment.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					   26.50.150. WSR 18-12-034, §
											388-60A-0300,
					 filed 5/29/18, effective 6/29/18.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0305 - Nondiscrimination - What are the nondiscrimination criteria with which a program must comply?

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(1) A domestic
				violence intervention treatment program may not discriminate against any
				participant based on:
(a) Race;
(b) Ethnicity;
(c) National origin;
(d) Age;
(e) Gender or gender identity;
(f) Disability;
(g) Religion;
(h) Marital status or living
				arrangements;
(i) Educational
				attainment;
(j) Language spoken or
				limited language proficiency;
(k)
				Socio-economic status; or
(l)
				Sexual orientation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0310 - Treatment focus - What requirements must a program focus on during treatment and what methods of treatment may they use?

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(1) A domestic violence intervention
				treatment program certified for any level of treatment must document in each
				participant's record that the program's treatment focus is primarily on
				increasing victim safety by ending the participant's violence and holding the
				participant accountable for their abusive behaviors.
(2) The program must document in the
				participant's record:
(a) The dates, times,
				and topics covered for each session; and
(b) The behavioral progress of the
				participant in reaching the objectives or goals as outlined in their treatment
				plan.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0315 - Group treatment - What standards must programs follow regarding the provision of group treatment?

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(1)
				Each treatment program certified for any level of treatment must adhere to the
				following standards regarding group treatment:
(a) Participants must attend group sessions
				on a weekly basis;
(b) The group
				sessions must be single gender;
(c)
				Participants must be given the choice to attend the group they feel most
				comfortable in when gender identity is a factor;
(d) The group size is limited to a maximum of
				twelve participants, and a minimum of two participants;
(e) On a short-term basis the program may
				accept a participant into their domestic violence intervention treatment
				program even if the program lacks sufficient participants to constitute a
				group;
(f) Group sessions with four
				to twelve participants in attendance must be at least ninety minutes in
				length;
(g) Group sessions with
				three or fewer participants in attendance must be at least sixty minutes in
				length;
(h) Group sessions must be
				closed to all persons other than participants, group facilitators, and others
				specifically invited by the group facilitators including, but are not limited
				to:
(i) Professionals in related
				fields;
(ii) A research scholar or
				state of Washington evaluator;
(iii) Advocates from victim service
				agencies;
(iv) Persons offering
				interpretation services for the deaf and/or hearing impaired or language
				translation or interpretation; and
(v) Interns, trainees, or others who bring
				specific information applicable to the group; and
(i) Any person attending the group as
				specified under this section must sign a confidentiality agreement of which the
				program must keep a record.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0320 - Treatment practices - How must a program approach treatment and what must happen if it is determined that a participant should move into a different level of treatment?

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Each treatment program certified for any level of domestic
				  violence intervention treatment must:
(1) Provide forensic counseling, using
				evidence-based or promising practices in all levels of treatment;
(2) Require participants to attend weekly
				group or individual sessions, depending on their level of treatment and
				individual treatment plan;
(3) Use
				a trauma-informed approach in treatment;
(4) Provide treatment that meets the
				individual needs of participants based on their ongoing assessment information,
				motivations for abuse, and motivations for creating healthy
				relationships;
(5) Document the
				required cognitive and behavioral changes required by participants in treatment
				as cited in WAC
				388-60A-0415;
(6) Submit compliance reports and relevant
				information to the courts or appropriate probation office when requested by the
				referral source or court when applicable;
(7) When increasing or decreasing the level
				of treatment of a participant the program must document:
(a) Updated assessment information;
(b) A change in treatment needs;
(c) Justification for the treatment level
				change;
(d) Written approval from
				the program's supervisor; and
(e)
				An updated treatment plan; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0325 - Victim safety - What steps must programs take in order to help increase victim safety?

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(1) Each
				treatment program certified for assessments or any level of treatment must
				adequately consider the safety of the victims, current partners, and children
				of the participants receiving assessments or who are enrolled in the treatment
				program.
(2) All victim contact
				initiated by the program must be done by a staff or supervisor level employee
				as defined in WAC
				388-60A-0240
				and WAC
				388-60A-0250,
				unless the program contracts with a victim services agency to contact
				victims.
(3) Programs that are
				certified for assessments or any level of treatment must take the following
				steps, as applicable to help increase victim safety:
(a) Notify the victim of each program
				participant before completing the assessment that the participant is being seen
				by the certified program for an assessment to determine:
(i) If domestic violence intervention
				treatment is appropriate for the participant, and if so, what level of
				treatment the participant will start in at the program; and
(ii) If applicable, what other treatments may
				be required or recommended as part of the participant's treatment plan;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0330 - Victim confidentiality - What must programs do in order to safeguard victim confidentiality?

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Each treatment program certified to provide assessments or
				  any level of domestic violence intervention treatment must follow standards
				  regarding victim confidentiality.
(1)
				A certified program must treat all information the victim provides to the
				program as confidential unless the victim gives written permission for the
				program to release the information or the program is required by law to release
				the information.
(2) If the program
				is required by law to release the information shared by the victim, such as in
				cases of abuse of children, the program must explain the process to the victim
				and the direct treatment staff's obligations as a mandated reporter under
				RCW
				  74.34.020(14).
(3) Any information provided by or to the
				victim must be kept separate from any files for participants unless the victim
				has waived their confidentiality for the specific information that will be kept
				in the participant's file.
(4) If a
				victim informs the program that the participant has engaged in new abusive
				behavior, the treatment program must:
(a)
				Provide the victim with contact information for the local domestic violence
				victim services programs;
(b)
				Review with the victim the domestic violence intervention treatment program's
				victim confidentiality rules including how the victim can waive or release
				their confidentiality; and
(c) If
				the victim chooses to waive or release their confidentiality, the program must:
(i) Discuss the victim's safety and document
				the program's efforts to increase the victim's safety; and
(ii) Document the victim's confidentiality
				release or waiver in writing, which specifies the information the victim is
				releasing and for what purpose the information is being released.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0335 - Cooperation with victim services - How must a program cooperate with local domestic violence victim services agencies?

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Each treatment program certified to provide assessments or
				  any level of domestic violence intervention treatment must ensure:
(1) The treatment program has established and
				maintains cooperative relationships with domestic violence victim services
				programs located in their community;
(2) The treatment program has a current list
				of local domestic violence victim programs in their area and the services each
				program provides;
(3) The list of
				domestic violence victim programs must be available on-site, in print or
				electronic form, to all direct service staff at all times; and
(4) The program regularly attends and
				participates in the local domestic violence task force, intervention committee,
				or workgroup if one exists in their community.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					   26.50.150. WSR 18-12-034, §
											388-60A-0335,
					 filed 5/29/18, effective 6/29/18.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PROGRAM STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0340 - Domestic violence laws - What must a program know about domestic violence laws and justice system practices?

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Each treatment program certified to provide assessments or
				  any level of domestic violence intervention treatment must ensure that the
				  program has an understanding of the laws pertaining to domestic violence and
				  the operation of the justice system.
(1) At a minimum, a program must be familiar
				with and have written documentation of:
(a)
				State laws regulating the response to domestic violence by the criminal justice
				system;
(b) Relief available to
				victims of domestic violence offered by:
(i)
				Washington domestic violence law and civil protection orders;
(ii) Criminal no-contact orders;
				and
(iii) Civil restraining orders;
				and
(c) Information
				about local law enforcement, prosecution, and court and probation programs that
				work with domestic violence cases.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PARTICIPANT STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0345 - Participant requirements - What must the program require of participants accepted into a domestic violence intervention treatment program?

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(1) All
				participants enrolled in domestic violence intervention treatment must attend
				consecutive, same gendered, weekly group treatment sessions that are face to
				face and in-person.
(2) Another
				type of intervention may be approved for participants in any level of treatment
				for certain documented clinical reasons, such as psychosis, disability, or
				other conditions that make the individual not amenable to treatment in a group
				setting.
(3) A program may develop
				policies which allow level three and four participants to attend individual
				sessions as part of the participant's treatment plan in order to address their
				risk factors and meet their unique needs.
(4) Participants who experience hardship
				attending a certified program in person may ask the program to request an
				exception for the requirement of attending treatment group meetings in-person
				in order to attend via live video feed.
(a)
				An exception to the requirement to attend group in-person must be requested by
				the program on behalf of a participant and is subject to approval by the
				department;
(b) The department will
				review exception requests on a case by case basis and approve or deny the
				request within seven calendar days after receiving it, unless circumstances
				warrant a longer period of time;
(c) The department's decision to deny an
				exception request is not subject to administrative review under chapter 388-02
				WAC; and
(d) The program submitting
				the exception request must be certified under this chapter and send written
				documentation by electronic or US mail to the department that outlines all of
				the following:
(i) Documentation that the
				participant does not have access to reliable transportation and their residence
				and place of employment are more than forty-five miles from a certified
				program, or the participant has a physical disability that creates a hardship
				for attending in person, or other good cause;
(ii) The program's applicable policies and
				procedures related to connecting participants to their home group through live
				video; and
(iii) How the program
				will ensure all participants' confidentiality including the use of a HIPAA
				compliant live video attendance program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PARTICIPANT STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0350 - Co-occurring treatment - May participants engage in other types of treatments while they are in domestic violence intervention treatment?

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Each treatment program certified for any level of treatment
				  must adhere to the following standards regarding co-occurring treatment:
(1) A program may recommend or require a
				participant to participate in other types of treatment or classes during the
				same period the client is participating in the required weekly domestic
				violence intervention treatment sessions;
(2) Any other type of treatment or therapy
				must support the goal of victim safety by facilitating change in the
				participant's abusive behavior without blaming the victim for the participant's
				abuse;
(3) Participants must sign a
				release of information for all co-occurring treatment providers;
(4) In order to increase victim safety,
				participants must not engage in marital or couples counseling unless they meet
				all of the following requirements:
(a) The
				participant has been regularly attending domestic violence intervention
				treatment services for a minimum of six months;
(b) The program has documented that the
				participant has taken full accountability for their abusive behaviors;
				and
(c) The program has
				communicated with the victim or current partner and documented that the
				participant has made cognitive and behavioral changes that reduce the risk of
				intimate partner violence towards the victim; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PARTICIPANT STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0355 - Participant rights - What are the participant rights that a program must follow and provide to the participant?

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(1) Each certified program must provide
				assessment and treatment participants with rights.
(2) The participant's record must include a
				copy of the rights, which are signed by the participant and include the
				following:
(a) A treatment program must
				provide each participant with the highest quality of service;
(b) Treatment program staff must establish a
				climate where all relationships with colleagues and participants are
				respectful;
(c) Each participant
				must have the assurance that the program staff will conduct themselves
				professionally, and avoid unprofessional conduct as specified in
				RCW
				  18.130.180;
(d) Staff working for a treatment program
				must not engage in or tolerate verbal abuse, physical abuse, sexual harassment,
				or exploitation towards a program participant;
(e) Each participant enrolled in domestic
				violence intervention treatment must have a written contract signed by the
				participant and the treatment program staff that meets therequirements of WAC
				388-60A-0370;
				and
(f) The participant has the
				right to request reports and other related materials from their individual file
				which must be sent directly to the participant or their attorney in a timely
				manner when it is requested by the participant and they have signed an
				applicable release of information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PARTICIPANT STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0360 - Participant confidentiality - What must programs do in order to safeguard participant confidentiality?

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Each program certified to provide assessments or any level of
				  domestic violence intervention treatment must:
(1) Follow the confidentiality requirements
				contained in chapter 18.19 RCW for registered counselors and certified
				professionals;
(2) Require all
				program participants and guests to agree in writing not to disclose the
				identity of group participants or personal information about the
				participants;
(3) Keep all
				communications between the participant and direct treatment staff confidential
				unless:
(a) The participant has signed a
				release of information; or
(b) The
				program is legally required to release the information; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PARTICIPANT STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0365 - Releases of information - What releases of information must the program require from participants before they are accepted into a program?

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In order to obtain information for the assessment or
				  treatment of the participant, to facilitate the communication necessary for
				  periodic safety checks and case monitoring, and to increase the safety of the
				  victim and any children involved, the treatment program must require all
				  participants to sign the following releases, which must remain in effect until
				  at least ninety days after the participant is discharged from treatment:
(1) A release for the victim when applicable;
(a) The release must allow the certified
				program to communicate with the victim during the assessment and treatment
				process;
(b) The release must allow
				the certified program to notify the victim that the participant has been
				accepted or rejected for treatment;
(c) The release must allow the certified
				program to notify the victim of any significant changes in the participant's
				treatment plan or noncompliance with treatment; and
(d) The release must allow the program to
				notify the victim if their safety appears to be at risk due to the
				participant's potential for violence or lethality;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PARTICIPANT STANDARDS › Section 110-60A-0370 - Participant contracts - What elements must be included in a contract between a program and participant?

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(1)
				Each treatment program certified for any level of domestic violence
				intervention treatment must require participants to sign and date a formal
				contract for services before treatment begins.
(2) The program must document that a copy of
				the contract was offered to the participant.
(3) The contract between each participant and
				the treatment program must include the following elements:
(a) A statement regarding the treatment
				program's philosophy that the victim may not be blamed for the participant's
				abuse, the participant must stop all forms of abuse, the abuser is to be held
				accountable for their actions, and the program's primary concern is for the
				safety of victims;
(b) A
				requirement that the participant must:
(i)
				Cooperate with all program rules;
(ii) Stop violent and threatening
				behaviors;
(iii) Develop and adhere
				to an accountability plan;
(iv)
				Comply with and when requested, bring documentation of, compliance with all
				court orders including but not limited to spousal support, child support,
				parenting plans, and orders of protection or no contact;
(v) Cooperate with the rules for group
				participation; and
(vi) Sign all
				required releases of information;
(c) A policy on attendance and consequences
				for inadequate attendance;
(d) A
				requirement that the participant must actively participate in treatment,
				including sharing personal experiences, values, and attitudes, as well as
				completing all group activities and assignments;
(e) Treatment completion criteria and core
				competencies;
(f) The program's
				policy regarding concurrent treatment requirements;
(g) The program's policy regarding the
				possession of weapons as described under chapter 9.41 RCW;
(h) An agreement that group members must
				honor the confidentiality of all participants;
(i) A statement that the treatment program
				has the duty to warn and protect victims, law enforcement, and third parties of
				any reasonably foreseeable risk of serious harm the program determines the
				participant poses to them;
(j) A
				requirement that the participant must either:
(i) Provide the program with the
				participant's arrest records, criminal history, civil or family law actions,
				protection orders, no contact orders, incident or police reports, and any
				information regarding treatment services previously received; or
(ii) Identify the existence of and location
				of all service records, and authorize release of all such records to the
				domestic violence treatment program;
(k) The program's policy regarding the use of
				drugs and alcohol, including a provision that the participant must attend
				treatment sessions free of drugs and alcohol; and
(l) Fees and methods of payment for
				treatment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0400 - Behavioral assessment and interview criteria - Who may conduct the interview and assessment and what must it include?

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(1) A participant must complete an individual
				interview and behavioral assessment with a certified program prior to starting
				any level of treatment.
(2) The
				purpose of the assessment is to determine:
(a)
				The level of risk, needs, and responsivity for the participant;
(b) The level of treatment the program will
				require for the participant; and
(c) Behaviorally focused individualized
				treatment goals or objectives for an initial treatment plan.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0405 - Treatment planning - What must the treatment plan include and when must it be updated?

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Each program certified for any level of domestic violence
				  intervention treatment must adhere to the following treatment planning
				  standards:
(1) The program must
				develop an individualized written treatment plan for each participant who is
				accepted into the domestic violence intervention treatment program;
(2) The initial treatment plan must be
				completed before the participant begins treatment;
(3) The initial treatment plan and all
				updates to the plan must be signed and dated by the participant and direct
				service staff member who updated the plan;
(a)
				The program must document that a copy of the original and any updated treatment
				plans have been given to the participant and the referral source unless the
				recipient has opted out of receiving it; and
(b) If the referral source or participant has
				opted out of receiving a copy, documentation of them opting out must be
				documented in the participant's file;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0410 - Placement criteria - How must a program determine a participant's level of treatment?

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(1) For
				level one treatment the program must ensure:
(a) A program must place participants in
				level one treatment if the program has documented through the assessment,
				collateral contacts, the participant's legal history and the "risks, needs and
				responsivity" form all of the following:
(i)
				The participant has no previous domestic violence charges regardless of an
				arrest or legal outcomes;
(ii) The
				participant is at an overall low risk for lethality or recidivism;
				and
(iii) The participant has
				engaged in abusive and controlling behavior with an intimate partner;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0420 - Minimum treatment periods and requirements - How must a program determine the treatment period for each participant?

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(1) The minimum treatment period is the time
				required for the participant to fulfill all conditions of treatment set by the
				treatment program as indicated in the participant's contract and their
				treatment plan.
(2) Satisfactory
				completion of treatment must not be based solely on the client participating in
				the treatment program for a certain period of time or attending a certain
				number of sessions.
(3) In addition
				to meeting the participant's goals and objectives as outlined in their
				treatment plan, the program must require each participant to satisfy all
				treatment program requirements for:
(a) A
				minimum of six months of consecutive weekly same gender group sessions for
				level one treatment;
(b) A minimum
				of nine months of consecutive weekly same gender group sessions for level two
				treatment;
(c) A minimum of twelve
				months of consecutive weekly same gender group, individual, or a combination of
				group and individual sessions for level three treatment; or
(d) A minimum of eighteen months of
				consecutive weekly same gender group, individual, or a combination of group and
				individual sessions for level four treatment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0425 - Re-offenses and noncompliance during treatment - What must happen if a participant re-offends or is not compliant while they are in treatment?

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Each treatment program certified for any level of domestic
				  violence intervention treatment must ensure:
(1) The treatment program has defined what it
				means to re-offend, including abusive or controlling behaviors that may or may
				not be illegal.
(2) The treatment
				program has established and written consequences if a participant re-offends
				during treatment or does not comply with program requirements.
(3) The program has documented that the
				participant was made aware of the consequences of re-offending prior to
				starting treatment.
(4) If the
				participant re-offends during treatment the program must document in the
				participant's record:
(a) The details of the
				re-offense;
(b) Any changes to the
				ongoing assessment, treatment plan, level of treatment, or minimum treatment
				period and requirements for the participant as a result of the re-offense or if
				the program has discharged the participant because the program feels the
				participant is unlikely to benefit from additional time at the program;
				and
(c) The notification of the
				re-offense to the referral source.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0430 - Completion criteria and core competencies - What must the program document for a participant to be eligible to successfully complete treatment?

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(1) The program
				must ensure:
(a) The participant has met the
				program's written criteria for satisfactory completion of treatment including:
(i) Cooperation with all program rules and
				requirements;
(ii) The goals or
				objectives of the participant's treatment plan, which include measurable
				behavioral changes; and
(iii) The
				minimum treatment period and requirements;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0435 - Discharging participants - What must a program do when a participant is discharged from treatment?

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(1)
				Discharge criteria must be uniform and predictable.
(2) Discrimination may not occur against any
				participant.
(3) The program may
				discharge or transfer a participant if the treatment program cannot provide
				adequate treatment services to the participant because of the treatment
				program's current development or certified levels of treatment.
(4) When a participant is discharged for
				satisfactory completion of treatment the program must ensure:
(a) The treatment program documents a written
				discharge summary in the participant's file within seven days of completion
				which includes:
(i) A summary of the cognitive
				and behavioral changes the participant demonstrated in treatment;
(ii) The goals or objectives the participant
				met in treatment as outlined in their treatment plan(s);
(iii) The program's assessment of the
				participant's current risk factors;
(iv) Any recommendations for the
				participant's treatment after discharge; and
(v) The participant's eligibility criteria to
				return to the treatment program in the future; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › DEPARTMENT REVIEWS AND ACTIONS › Section 110-60A-0500 - On-site reviews and plans of correction - How does the department review certified programs for compliance with the regulations of this chapter?

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To obtain and maintain certification to provide domestic
				  violence intervention treatment services, including certification to provide
				  assessments or any level of care, each program is subject to an on-site review
				  to determine if the program is in compliance with the minimum certification
				  standards of this chapter.
(1) For a
				standard review, a department representative(s) conducts an entrance meeting
				with the program and an on-site review that may include a review of:
(a) Program policies and
				procedures;
(b) Direct service
				staff personnel records;
(c)
				Participant and victim records;
(d)
				Written documentation of the program's treatment program;
(e) Attendance sheets and other forms related
				to the provision of domestic violence intervention treatment
				services;
(f) The facility where
				services are delivered and where records are kept;
(g) The program's quality management plan;
				and
(h) Any other information that
				the department determines to be necessary to confirm compliance with the
				minimum standards of this chapter, including but not limited to interviews
				with:
(i) Individuals served by the program;
				and
(ii) The program's direct
				treatment staff members.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › DEPARTMENT REVIEWS AND ACTIONS › Section 110-60A-0510 - Complaint investigations - How must an investigation get initiated and what is the process of the investigation?

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DSHS investigates complaints regarding domestic violence
				  intervention treatment programs that provide assessments or any level of
				  intervention services.
(1) Any person
				may submit a written complaint to DSHS if the person has the following concerns
				about a certified program:
(a) The program has
				acted in a way that places the identified victim, current partner, or children
				at risk; or
(b) The program has
				failed to follow standards in this chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › DEPARTMENT REVIEWS AND ACTIONS › Section 110-60A-0520 - Program or staff status changes - What must happen if a program's certification or a staff member's designation is changed by the department?

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(1) If the
				department issues a written warning to a program, the department must send
				notice by certified mail and provide the treatment program with:
(a) The specific reasons for the written
				warning;
(b) The chapter 388-60A
				WAC standards that the written warning is based on;
(c) Any remedial steps or corrective actions
				which the program must complete to the satisfaction of the
				department;
(d) The deadline for
				completion of any corrective actions or remedial steps; and
(e) If the treatment program refuses or fails
				to remedy the problems outlined in the written warning, the department may
				revoke or suspend the certification of the program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › DEPARTMENT REVIEWS AND ACTIONS › Section 110-60A-0530 - Program responsibilities after an action - What actions must the program take after notification that its certification has been suspended, revoked, or if no direct service staff are qualified to provide services?

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(1) If the
				department revokes, suspends a program's certification, or if no qualified
				direct service staff are available to provide services, the program must:
(a) Take immediate steps to notify and refer
				current participants to other certified domestic violence intervention
				treatment programs prior to the effective date of revocation or
				suspension;
(b) Cease accepting
				participants of domestic violence into its treatment program;
(c) Notify victims, current partners of the
				participants, and any relevant agencies about the participant referral;
				and
(d) Notify, in writing, the
				presiding judge and chief probation officer of each judicial district from
				which the treatment program receives court referrals.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-80 - Adoption support program › Section 110-80-0010 - What is the legal basis of the department's adoption support program?

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The legal authorities for the program are:
(1) Chapter 74.13A RCW;
(2)
								42 U.S.C. Sec. 671-675;
(3)  45 C.F.R. Sec. 1356 ; and
(4) The U.S. department of health and human
			 services (DHHS) policy guidelines for states to use in determining a child's
			 eligibility for Title IV-E adoption assistance benefits (contained in DHHS
			 Child Welfare Policy Manual).
Statutory Authority:  42 U.S.C. §
											671-675,
				  RCW
				    26.33.340,
				  74.13A.020,
				  74.13A.030,
				  74.13A.040,
				  74.13A.045,
				  74.13A.047,
				  74.13A.060,
				  74.13A.075,
				  74.13A.085,
				  74.13A.100,
				  74.15.020,
				  45
				  C.F.R. §
											1356.40 and
				  RCW
				  74.13A.020(1). WSR
				  18-14-008, §
										388-27-0120,
				  filed 6/21/18, effective 7/22/18. Statutory Authority: RCW   74.13.109,
				  74.13.031,
				  2002 c 371 § 202(8),  42 U.S.C. 671-675. WSR 04-06-024, §
										388-27-0120,
				  filed 2/23/04, effective 3/25/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-045, §
										388-27-0120,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-80 - Adoption support program › Section 110-80-0020 - What is the purpose of the adoption support program?

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The adoption support program encourages the adoption of special
				needs children in the legal custody of public or private nonprofit child care
				agencies who would not be adopted if support for the child was not
				available.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-045, §
										388-27-0125,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-80 - Adoption support program › Section 110-80-0030 - What definitions apply to the adoption support program?

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The following definitions apply to this chapter:
"Adoption"
means the granting of an adoption
				decree consistent with chapter 26.33 RCW.
"Adoption support agreement"
means a written
				contract between the adoptive parents and the department that identifies the
				specific benefits available to the adoptive parents and other terms and
				conditions of the agreement.
"Adoption support cash payment"
means negotiated
				monthly cash payments paid pursuant to an adoption support agreement between
				the adoptive parents and the department.
"Applicant"
means a person or couple applying for
				adoption support on behalf of a child the person or couple plans to
				adopt.
"Child placing agency"
means a private nonprofit
				agency licensed by the department under chapter 74.15 RCW to place children for
				adoption or foster care.
"Department"
means the department of children,
				youth, and families.
"Extenuating circumstances"
means a finding by an
				administrative law judge or a review judge that one or more qualifying
				conditions or events occurred that erroneously prevented an otherwise eligible
				child from being placed on the adoption support program prior to
				adoption.
"Medical services"
means services covered by
				medicaid and administered by the health care authority.
"Negotiation"
means the process of working toward
				an agreement between the department and the adoptive parent on the terms of the
				adoption support agreement.
"Nonrecurring costs"
means reasonable, necessary,
				and direct expenses related to the cost of finalizing the adoption of a special
				needs child.
"Placing agency"
means the public or private
				nonprofit agency that has the legal authority to place the child for
				adoption.
"Program"
means the department's adoption support
				program.
"Reconsideration"
means the limited state-funded
				support that may be available to an eligible child whose adoption was finalized
				without a valid adoption support agreement in place.
"Resident state"
(for purposes of the child's
				medicaid eligibility) means the state in which the child physically resides. In
				some cases this may be different from the state of the parent's legal
				residence.
Statutory Authority:  42 U.S.C. §
											671-675,
				  RCW
				    26.33.340,
				  74.13A.020,
				  74.13A.030,
				  74.13A.040,
				  74.13A.045,
				  74.13A.047,
				  74.13A.060,
				  74.13A.075,
				  74.13A.085,
				  74.13A.100,
				  74.15.020,
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				  C.F.R. §
											1356.40. WSR 18-14-008, §
										388-27-0130,
				  filed 6/21/18, effective 7/22/18. Statutory Authority: RCW   74.13.109,
				  74.13.031,
				  2002 c 371 § 202(8),  42 U.S.C. 671-675. WSR 04-06-024, §
										388-27-0130,
				  filed 2/23/04, effective 3/25/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-045, §
										388-27-0130,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-80 - Adoption support program › Section 110-80-0040 - What are the eligibility criteria for the adoption support program?

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For a child to be eligible for participation in the adoption
				support program, the child must:
(1)
			 Be less than eighteen years old when the department and the adoptive parents
			 sign the adoption support agreement and at the time the adoption is
			 finalized;
(2) Be legally free for
			 adoption or eligible for a customary adoption;
(3) Be placed with a family with an approved
			 preplacement report or home study (see
			 RCW
			   26.33.190);
(4) Be a child with "special needs" as
			 defined in WAC
			 110-80-0050;
			 and
(5) Meet at least one of the
			 following criteria:
(a) Is residing in a
			 foster home or child caring institution or was determined by the department to
			 be eligible for and likely to be so placed (For a child to be considered
			 "eligible for and likely to be placed in foster care" the department must have
			 opened a case and determined that removal from the home was in the child's best
			 interest); or
(b) Is eligible for
			 federally funded adoption assistance as defined in Title IV-E of the Social
			 Security Act, the C.F.R., and the U.S. DHHS guidelines for states to use in
			 determining a child's eligibility for Title IV-E adoption assistance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-80 - Adoption support program › Section 110-80-0050 - What constitutes a "special needs"?

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To be considered a child with special needs the following three
				statements must be true:
(1) One or
			 more of the following factors or conditions must exist, the child is:
(a) Of a minority ethnic background and the
			 child's ethnicity is creating a barrier to the child's adoption;
(b) Six years of age or older at the time of
			 application for adoption support;
(c) A member of a sibling group of three or
			 more or of a sibling group in which one or more siblings meets the definition
			 of special needs, as defined in this section;
(d) Diagnosed with a physical, mental,
			 developmental, cognitive or emotional disability; or
(e) At risk for a diagnosis of a physical,
			 mental, developmental, cognitive or emotional disability due to prenatal
			 exposure to toxins, a history of serious abuse or neglect, or genetic
			 history.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-80 - Adoption support program › Section 110-80-0060 - What constitutes a reasonable effort to place a child for adoption without adoption support?

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Reasonable effort to place a child without adoption support
				includes a child:
(1) Registered for
			 three months with the Washington adoption resource exchange (WARE) without
			 finding an adoptive family;
(2) For
			 whom a documented, agency search was conducted by the placing agency for three
			 months, without finding a family who would adopt the child without adoption
			 support services; or
(3) For whom
			 the placing agency's selected prospective adoptive family is unable to adopt
			 the child without assistance from the adoption support program.
Statutory Authority:  42 U.S.C. §
											671-675,
				  RCW
				    26.33.340,
				  74.13A.020,
				  74.13A.030,
				  74.13A.040,
				  74.13A.045,
				  74.13A.047,
				  74.13A.060,
				  74.13A.075,
				  74.13A.085,
				  74.13A.100,
				  74.15.020,
				  45
				  C.F.R. §
											1356.40. WSR 18-14-008, §
										388-27-0145,
				  filed 6/21/18, effective 7/22/18. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-045, §
										388-27-0145,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-80 - Adoption support program › Section 110-80-0070 - Under what circumstances would it be against the best interest of the child to search for a family that could adopt the child without adoption support?

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(1) When a foster
			 parent desires to adopt a child who:
(a) Has
			 been in the foster parent's home for three months or more before that child
			 becomes legally free for adoption;
(b) The child has close emotional ties to the
			 current foster parent which, if severed, may cause emotional damage to the
			 child; and
(c) The foster parent
			 has an approved adoptive home study, and is identified as the adoptive parent
			 of choice by the department or placing agency staff (RCW
			   26.33.190); or