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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0040 - When does the department provide general adoption services?

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The department provides general adoption services throughout
				the case planning of any child with an identified primary or alternate
				permanent plan of adoption until:
(1)
			 Finalization of the adoption; or
(2) Adoption is no longer the identified
			 permanent plan.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, §
										388-27-0020,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0050 - What general adoption services does the department provide?

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(1) The department
			 provides the following general adoption services prior to the finalization of
			 an adoption:
(a) Social work services to
			 birth parents and children to achieve a permanent family for each
			 child;
(b) Use of the courts, legal
			 counsel, and juvenile court specialists for termination of parental rights and
			 granting of adoption petitions;
(c)
			 Obtaining available child and family medical and social background information
			 for disclosure to adoptive families;
(d) Recruitment, study, and approval of
			 adoptive and foster-adopt families;
(e) Assessment of the child and the current
			 caretaker to determine if the placement is an appropriate adoptive
			 placement;
(f) Placement of
			 children with waiting adoptive or foster-adopt family;
(g) Social work services and/or referral of
			 children and families to services after placement to facilitate the
			 adoption;
(h) Development of
			 alternate plans when the planned adoptive placement is not in the best interest
			 of the child and/or the adoptive family; and
(i) Location and exchange, on a state and
			 national basis, of information about children and adoptive families.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0060 - What procedures must the department follow for the interstate placement of children?

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(1)
			 Washington state is a member of Interstate Compact on Placement of Children
			 (ICPC) and Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA) and
			 must meet all compact requirements (see chapter 26.34 RCW).
(2) The rules of this chapter apply to
			 accepted ICPC cases.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, §
										388-27-0030,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0070 - What adoption services does the department provide for children in the department's care and custody?

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(1) The
			 department's adoption services for children include:
(a) Social work services with birth parents
			 focused on locating a permanent home for the children.
(b) Social work services with children
			 focusing on the child's educational, medical, psychological, and developmental
			 needs;
(c) Petitioning the court
			 for termination of parental rights;
(d) Facilitating voluntary relinquishments
			 when a voluntary adoption is in the child's best interests;
(e) Assessment of children to determine their
			 medical and social needs including, as needed:
(i) Psychiatric evaluations;
(ii) Psychological evaluations;
(iii) Educational evaluations; and
(iv) Medical evaluations;
(f) Evaluating prospective
			 adoptive families through the use of the adoptive home study, also known as the
			 preplacement report, to determine appropriateness for adoption generally and to
			 determine What specific child characteristics or needs that the family will
			 best be able to meet.
(g) Making
			 adoptive placements that are best able to meet a child's needs, from available
			 resources;
(h) Social work services
			 and/or referral of children and families to services after placement;
(i) The department social worker assigned to
			 finalizing the adoption will assist families complete the adoption support
			 program application for children who may be eligible for the adoption support
			 program;
(j) Provision of
			 post-placement reports and other documents required for finalization to the
			 court for a child when the department:
(i)
			 Conducts the post-placement reports and other documents required for
			 finalization to the court for a child when the department:
(ii) Has custody of the child;
(k) Provision of the consent to
			 the adoption of a child in the department's custody.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0080 - What adoption services does the department provide for prospective and approved adoptive families?

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(1) For department placements, the
			 department:
(a) Accepts applications from
			 families residing in the state of Washington that are interested in adopting a
			 child who is in the care and custody of the department. Children in the care
			 and custody of the department may have special needs.
(b) Initiates an adoptive home study and
			 achieves one of the following outcomes:
(i)
			 Approves the family for an adoptive placement and registers the family with the
			 contracted adoption resource exchange unless a placement decision has already
			 been made;
(ii) Denies the
			 application to adopt; or
(iii) The
			 family withdraws the application to adopt.
(c) Searches for an appropriate placement for
			 families with an approved adoptive home study;
(d) Obtains the prospective adoptive child's
			 available medical and family background information and discloses the available
			 information to the adoptive family;
(e) Removes a family from the contracted
			 adoption resource exchange for any of the following reasons:
(i) A child has been placed with the
			 family;
(ii) The family decides to
			 receive adoption services through a private agency or an independent
			 placement;
(iii) The department
			 receives additional information that causes the department to revoke the
			 approved status of a family;
(iv)
			 The family and/or social worker determines that adoption is no longer an
			 appropriate plan for the family; and/or
(v) The family relocates its residence to
			 another state.
(f)
			 Reevaluates a family's situation at the time of reapplication if a family was
			 removed from the exchange registry and reapplies for adoption
			 services;
(g) Informs families in
			 writing of action the department has taken, according to the rules of this
			 chapter;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0090 - When may the department place a dependent child (not legally free) into an adoptive home?

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The department may place a child into a foster-adopt home under
				the following conditions:
(1) When the
			 identified family has been granted a foster home license in accordance with
			 chapter 388-148 WAC; and
(2) When
			 the identified family has an approved adoptive home study that has been filed
			 with the court in compliance with
			 RCW
			   26.33.190.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, §
										388-27-0045,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0100 - When may a legally free child be placed into an adoptive home?

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The department may place a child into an adoptive home under
				the following conditions:
(1) When the
			 identified prospective adoptive family has an approved adoptive home study;
			 and
(2) The adoptive home study has
			 been filed with the court in compliance with
			 RCW
			   26.33.190.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, §
										388-27-0050,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0110 - What is a voluntary adoption plan?

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A voluntary adoption plan (VAP) occurs when a parent(s) has
				agreed to the termination of parental rights and has proposed a specific
				adoptive placement for the child.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, §
										388-27-0055,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0120 - When must the department follow a voluntary adoption plan?

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The department must follow the voluntary plan for adoption
				if:
(1) The prospective adoptive
			 parents chosen by the parent are properly qualified to adopt in compliance with
			 chapter 26.33 RCW or WAC
			 388-25-0025;
			 and
(2) The court determines that
			 this adoption is in the best interest of the child; and
(3) The VAP is proposed to the department
			 before a petition for termination of the parent-child relationship has been
			 filed.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, §
										388-27-0060,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0130 - Will the department consider a proposed voluntary adoption plan if a termination petition has already been filed at the request of the department?

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If the attorney general's office has filed a termination
				petition at the request of the department, the department must consider, but is
				not required to support, an adoptive resource proposed by the
				parent.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, §
										388-27-0065,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0140 - What will the department do to implement a voluntary adoption plan?

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The department must take the following actions to implement a
				VAP:
(1) The assigned CA social worker
			 must work with the parent to determine whether the parent will identify a
			 preferred adoptive placement by name.
(2) If a parent identifies a preferred
			 placement, the assigned social worker must advise the parent and the proposed
			 adoptive parent(s) that an adoption home study must be completed. CA, a private
			 agency, or a qualified individual may complete the adoptive home study (see
			 RCW
			   26.33.190).
(3) If the proposed adoptive parent chooses
			 to have an adoptive home study completed by a private agency or qualified
			 individual, CA retains the right to do its own home study if CA has concerns
			 regarding the recommendations contained in the nondepartmental home
			 study.
(4) Using approved
			 procedures for determining suitability to be an adoptive resource, the child's
			 social worker and the social worker for the adoptive family must determine:
(a) That the preplacement investigation and
			 report, as described in
			 RCW
			   26.33.190, on the proposed family results in
			 approval of the adoptive placement; and
(b) That this placement is in the best
			 interest of the child.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0150 - What must the department do to maintain confidentiality of adoption records?

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(1) In
			 accordance with chapter 26.33 RCW all records and information the department
			 obtains in providing adoption services are confidential.
(2) To ensure that the department case file
			 of an adopted child remains confidential, the CA local office must send the
			 child's case file to CA headquarters for archiving upon the issuance of the
			 decree of adoption.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, §
										388-27-0075,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0160 - Under what conditions may the department reveal identifying information about the birth parent?

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When providing reports or information on the adoptive child to
				the prospective or actual adoptive parents, the department must not reveal the
				identity of the birth parents of the child, unless:
(1) There is a written open communication
			 agreement where the identity of the birth parent(s) is known;
(2) The birth parent is already known to the
			 adoptive family; or
(3) The birth
			 parent has selected the adoptive family, and the birth parent's identity has
			 already been established.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, §
										388-27-0080,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0170 - What must the department, private practitioner, or child placing agency do to locate records and information relating to the birth parents and the child?

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(1) The social
			 worker, child placing agency, or another assigned worker must make the
			 following efforts to locate records and information relating to the birth
			 parent and the child:
(a) Ask the birth
			 parents, the child, and relatives, when available, for names of all:
(i) Physicians;
(ii) Treatment agencies for medical,
			 psychological, or educational services that have seen the parent or child for
			 examination, evaluation, or treatment; and
(iii) Schools attended by the child and the
			 parent.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0180 - What information must the department or child placing agency provide to prospective adoptive parents about the child that is being considered for adoption?

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(1) The
			 department or the child placing agency must provide a medical report containing
			 all known and available information concerning the mental, physical, and
			 sensory handicaps of an adopted child, or a child placed for adoption, to the
			 adoptive or prospective adoptive parents under the authority of
			 RCW
			   26.33.020,
			 26.33.340,
			 26.33.343 and
			 26.33.350.
(2) The department or the child placing
			 agency worker must provide the child's medical and family background report,
			 DSHS 13-041(X), to the prospective adoptive parents. This report must include
			 documentation of efforts made to obtain medical and social information on the
			 child and birth parents.
(3) The
			 department must provide a social history report on the child and birth family
			 that includes, at a minimum in accordance with
			 RCW
			   26.33.380:
(a) Circumstances of the child's birth
			 including all child medical records known and available to the
			 department;
(b) All case notes from
			 the child's file to provide a chronological report of how the child came to be
			 available for adoption;
(c) The
			 child's placement and legal history;
(d) The dependency fact finding court report
			 and the latest court reports pertaining to the dependency and custody of the
			 child at time of pre-adoption disclosure;
(e) The child's education history, including
			 school reports and records known and available to the department; and
(f) The child's psychological and psychiatric
			 reports and recommendations known and available to the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0190 - What information must the department or child placing agency provide to prospective adoptive parents about the birth parent(s) of a child being considered for adoption?

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The department or the child placing agency must provide a
				nonidentifying report on the birth parent(s) that includes any known and
				available social and medical information on the child's birth parent(s) in
				accordance with
				RCW
				  26.33.380. This information regarding the
				birth parent(s) must include but is not limited to:
(1) First names only;
(2) Current age of parent(s);
(3) Heritage, including nationality, ethnic
			 background, and race;
(4) General
			 physical appearance, including height, weight, color of hair, eyes, and skin or
			 other information of a similar nature;
(5) Education, including the number of years
			 of school completed at the time of the adoption, and school report (if still
			 attending), but not the name or location of the school;
(6) Religion or religious heritage;
(7) Occupation, but no specific titles or
			 places of employment;
(8) Talents,
			 hobbies, and special interests;
(9)
			 Family history and circumstances leading to the adoption;
(10) Medical and genetic history including:
(a) Available psychiatric, psychological, and
			 substance abuse reports;
(b)
			 Available medical history including any acute or chronic conditions;
(c) Available medical history of the birth
			 and pregnancy, including any known substance abuse by the birth mother while
			 pregnant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0200 - When will the department, private practitioner, or child placing agency disclose required information?

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The department, private practitioner, or child placing agency
				must disclose available child and birth family medical and social background
				information prior to the finalization of an adoption. Disclosure may
				occur:
(1) Prior to the placement of a
			 child into an adoptive home; or
(2)
			 At the time when a placement is identified as an adoptive placement.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, §
										388-27-0105,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0210 - How does an adoptee, adoptive parent, or birth parent obtain nonidentifying information from an archived adoptive record?

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(1) Nonidentifying information about the
			 birth parents, adoptee, or adoptive parent may be shared with persons
			 identified in
			 RCW
			   26.33.020 and
			 26.33.340.
(2) If the adoption was facilitated through
			 the department, a request for information must be made in writing to the state
			 office of Children's Administration, P.O. Box 45713, Olympia WA 98504-5713. The
			 state office is the sole source for releasing information from an archived
			 record.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, §
										388-27-0110,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program › Section 110-60-0220 - What is the department response to requests for public disclosure of an adoptive record?

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The department complies with the requirements for disclosure of
				public records in
				RCW
				  26.33.340.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, §
										388-27-0115,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › PURPOSE › Section 110-60A-0025 - What is the purpose of this chapter?

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(1) The overall purpose of this chapter is to
				increase accountability and competency for programs that provide domestic
				violence intervention treatment as well as provide minimum standards and a
				pathway to achieve the following:
(a) To
				responsibly and as accurately as possible with the information relied upon,
				assess the risks, needs and responsivity for perpetrators of intimate partner
				violence who are seeking assessment and treatment;
(b) To increase the safety of the victim,
				current partner, children, and other children in the care or residence of
				perpetrators of intimate partner violence who are enrolled in intervention
				treatment; and
(c) To hold
				perpetrators of intimate partner violence accountable in meeting their program
				requirements and achieving core competencies, including documentation of their
				cognitive and behavioral changes and personal accountability as outlined in WAC
				388-60A-0430,
				through intervention treatment using evidence-based and promising
				practices.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 110-60A-0035 - The department's advisory committee - Who is on the advisory committee and what is its role?

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The department will establish and appoint a volunteer group
				  to serve as the Washington state domestic violence intervention treatment
				  program standards advisory committee.
(1) The role of the advisory committee is to:
(a) Advise the department regarding
				recommended changes to the program standards; and
(b) Provide technical assistance on program
				standards, implementation, training, certification, and recertification
				criteria.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 110-60A-0045 - Program records requirements - What records must programs keep?

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(1) The program
				must keep all records associated with the provision of services for domestic
				violence assessment or intervention treatment for a minimum of seven
				years.
(2) In the event of a
				program or agency closure:
(a) The program
				must ensure all participants' records are kept and managed for at least seven
				years after the closure and destroy records in a manner that preserves
				confidentiality;
(b) The program
				must provide each participant currently being served with:
(i) Notice of the program closure or program
				cancellation at least thirty days before the date of closure or program
				cancellation;
(ii) Assistance with
				relocation for domestic violence intervention treatment; and
(iii) Information on how to access domestic
				violence intervention treatment records to which the participant is
				entitled;
(c) The
				closing program must notify the department that the program will either:
(i) Continue to retain and manage all
				participant records; or
(ii)
				Arrange for the continued storage and management of all participant
				records;
(d) The closing
				program must notify the department in writing and include the name of the
				certified program storing and managing the records, provide the method of
				contact such as a telephone number or electronic address, and provide the
				mailing and street address where the records will be stored;
(e) Programs run by sole practitioners must
				name an emergency contact person who will be responsible for the program's
				records should the sole practitioner be unable to do so due to illness or
				death; and
(f) When any program or
				agency storing and maintaining participant records receives an authorized
				request for a record, the record must be provided to the requester within a
				reasonable period of time.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 110-60A-0055 - Department record retention - What records must the department keep?

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The department must maintain the following information
				  regarding certified domestic violence intervention treatment programs under its
				  records retention schedule:
(1) A
				current record of all certified domestic violence intervention treatment
				programs; and
(2) A current record
				of programs that:
(a) Are in the process of
				applying for certification;
(b)
				Have been denied certification over the last twelve months;
(c) Have been notified that the department is
				revoking or suspending certification;
(d) Have had their certification revoked in
				the last twelve months; and
(e) Are
				being investigated.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0100 - Certification requirements - Must a program be certified to provide domestic violence assessments or treatment?

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(1) All programs providing domestic violence
				assessments or domestic violence intervention treatment services must submit an
				application and be certified by the department.
(2) A program must not provide any domestic
				violence assessments or services prior to certification.
(3) If there is a gap of time between program
				certification expiration and recertification approval, the program may request
				up to a thirty-day extension of their certification in order to continue
				providing services while their recertification application is processed by the
				department.
(a) It is at the discretion of
				the department if an extension will be granted for up to thirty days while
				waiting for recertification approval or denial; and
(b) The department's decision to deny an
				extension for up to thirty days is not subject to administrative review under
				chapter 388-02 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0105 - Application process - How must a program apply for certification or recertification to provide domestic violence assessments or intervention treatment services?

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(1)
				Initial and recertification applications can be downloaded at
https://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/domestic-violence/certification-process
.
				Completed applications, the required fee, and documentation must be mailed
				together to:
Department of social
and health services
Domestic violence intervention
treatment program manager
P. O. Box 47510
Olympia, WA 98504
(2) A program cannot provide assessments or
				any level of direct treatment services to domestic violence participants
				without being certified by the department.
(3) Certification and recertification
				applications must include the application fee, be filled out completely, and
				contain all documentation required as indicated on the application in order to
				be processed by the department.
(4)
				The department will review the application within thirty days after an
				application is received to determine if the program meets the standards and
				certification requirements in this chapter.
(a) Programs may supplement their application
				as needed during the thirty days after the application is received and the
				department is reviewing it; and
(b)
				If a program does not meet the application requirements within the thirty days
				following submission, the program must re-apply for certification.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0115 - Policies and procedures - Which policies and procedures must be approved by the department before I may provide domestic violence assessments or treatment services?

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(1) A
				domestic violence intervention treatment program must keep updated policies and
				procedures that have been approved by the department prior to initial
				certification. The policies and procedures must be readily available at all
				times to all staff and volunteers either in electronic or paper form.
(2) Programs that were certified prior to the
				implementation of chapter 388-60A WAC must submit policies and procedures to
				DSHS with their program's first re-certification application after the adoption
				of these rules.
(3) For programs
				applying to provide assessments, the policies and procedures must be
				individualized to the program and include:
(a)
				Program records under WAC
				388-60A-0045;
(b) Facility requirements under WAC
				388-60A-0120;
(c) Quality management under WAC
				388-60A-0125;
(d) Personnel records under WAC
				388-60A-0200;
(e) Supervision and supervisor requirements
				under WAC
				388-60A-0250
				and
				388-60A-0260;
(f) Referral screening under WAC
				388-60A-0300;
(g) Victim safety under WAC
				388-60A-0325;
(h) Victim confidentiality under WAC
				388-60A-0330;
(i) Participant confidentiality under WAC
				388-60A-0360;
(j) Releases of information under WAC
				388-60A-0365;
(k) Behavioral assessment and interview
				criteria under WAC
				388-60A-0400;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0120 - Facility requirements - What facility requirements must a program meet for the space where domestic violence intervention assessments or treatment services are provided?

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Each program certified to provide assessments or any level of
				  care must ensure that its treatment space is suitable for the purposes
				  intended.
(1) For programs that offer
				any level of treatment:
(a) The group room
				must easily accommodate fourteen people, not counting space taken by staff
				desks, file cabinets or similar items; or
(b) If the program regularly and consistently
				holds groups smaller than twelve participants, the group room must be able to
				comfortably accommodate the size of the group and facilitator based on
				attendance records.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0125 - Quality management - What are the minimum treatment outcomes for participants and how must a program measure staff and treatment effectiveness?

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Each treatment program certified to provide assessments or
				  any level of domestic violence intervention treatment must document program
				  specific quality management procedures to increase staff and program treatment
				  effectiveness.
(1) Programs providing
				assessments or any level of domestic violence intervention treatment must
				document their quality management in writing and at a minimum include:
(a) How the program monitors compliance with
				the rules in this chapter, at a minimum every six months, including the
				supervisor's direct observance of groups when applicable and a review of
				assessments and participants' records for compliance with this chapter and the
				program's policies and procedures;
(b) How the program reviews and improves its
				cultural competency, at a minimum on an annual basis;
(c) How the program will provide services to
				participants who require sign language or interpretation; and
(d) How the program regularly attends and
				participates in a local domestic violence task force, intervention committee,
				or workgroup in their service area.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0130 - Adding to existing certification - How must a program add assessments or a level of treatment to an existing certification?

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(1) To add certification to provide any
				service(s) to an existing certified domestic violence intervention program, the
				program must submit an abbreviated application that is signed by the program's
				director.
(2) The abbreviated
				application to add services can be downloaded at
https://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/domestic-violence/certification-processor
requested by mail from:
Domestic violence intervention
treatment program manager
Department of social and
health services (DSHS)
P. O. Box 45710
Olympia, Washington 98504-5710
(3) Completed applications and required
				documentation can be emailed to CADVProgram@dshs.wa.gov or mailed to the
				address in this section.
(4) The
				application must be signed, dated, completed entirely, and must include the
				following:
(a) The name of the supervisor
				providing management and supervision of services;
(b) The physical address of the program where
				the new requested service(s) will be provided;
(c) A copy of the program's policies and
				procedures applicable to the new service(s);
(d) A copy of the program's treatment topics
				and evidence-based or promising practice treatment modality related to the new
				service(s), if applicable; and
(e)
				Updated quality management procedures to include the new service(s).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0135 - Change in ownership - What must be sent to the department when a program is sold or changes ownership?

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(1) When a certified domestic violence
				intervention treatment program changes ownership, the department requires:
(a) A new certification application (see WAC
				388-60A-0105
				through WAC
				388-60A-0115) including all required documentation;
(b) Payment of the certification application
				fee (see WAC
				388-60A-0120(6)); and
(c) A statement regarding
				the disposition and management of all participant and victim records in
				accordance with applicable state and federal laws.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0140 - Change of address - What must be sent to the department when a program changes the physical location of where they provide assessments or groups?

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(1) When a
				certified domestic violence intervention treatment program relocates to another
				address, the department requires the program to submit a completed change of
				address form found online at
https://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/domestic-violence/certification-processor
requested by mail from:
Domestic violence intervention
treatment program manager
Department of social and
health services (DSHS)
P. O. Box 45710
Olympia, Washington 98504-5710
(2) The program must provide the department
				with:
(a) The effective date and physical
				address of the program's new location;
(b) Notification of any changes to direct
				service staff members or supervisor(s), who must receive department approval
				before providing any direct client services;
(c) A statement regarding the management of
				all participant and victim records in accordance with applicable state and
				federal laws; and
(d) An
				attestation that the new location complies with facility requirements under WAC
				388-60A-0125.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0200 - Personnel records - What personnel records must a program keep for direct service staff?

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(1) The program
				must keep records concerning all personnel, including paid and volunteer
				staff.
(2) Personnel records must
				contain the following information:
(a) Their
				most recent Washington state, FBI or other national background check results,
				which must have been conducted within the last twenty-four months;
(b) A copy of their current registration or
				license as a counselor with the Washington state department of
				health;
(c) A copy of all diplomas;
				and
(d) A copy of the continuing
				education and training certificates earned over the last twenty-four
				months.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0210 - Minimum staff qualifications - What staff qualifications must a program document for direct service staff?

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(1) Direct treatment staff who are currently
				recognized by the department as a trainee, staff, or supervisor at a certified
				program under chapter 388-60 WAC will be granted the same designation by the
				department with the adoption of chapter 388-60A WAC.
(2) Each treatment program certified for
				assessments or any level of domestic violence intervention treatment must
				ensure that all staff with direct treatment contact with participants be:
(a) Currently licensed or registered as
				counselors as required under chapter 18.19 RCW;
(b) Free of criminal convictions involving
				domestic violence or moral turpitude;
(i)
				Direct service staff who have convictions involving crimes of domestic violence
				or moral turpitude may submit a written explanation of their convictions and a
				request for an exception to this requirement;
(ii) The department will review the
				explanation and request for an exception on a case-by-case basis, and the
				decision to grant or deny such a request will be at the department's
				discretion; and
(iii) This
				discretionary decision is not subject to an administrative hearing appeal as
				outlined under chapter 388-02 WAC; and
(c) In good standing with DSHS:
(i) A direct treatment staff person whose
				actions have been the subject of a DSHS investigation and have resulted in the
				denial, suspension, or revocation of a program's certification status is
				subject to a review by DSHS to determine if the direct treatment staff person
				is considered to be in good standing;
(ii) The department will review the status of
				a direct service staff on a case-by-case basis and decisions for designation
				and recognition of the direct service staff person as a trainee, staff, or
				supervisor will be at the discretion of the department; and
(iii) This discretionary decision is not
				subject to an administrative hearing appeal as outlined under chapter 388-02
				WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0230 - Trainee requirements - What qualifications must the program document for direct treatment staff designated as a "trainee" by the department?

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(1) A trainee is a
				direct treatment staff person who has completed the sixty hours of domestic
				violence victim and perpetrator trainings as outlined in WAC
				388-60A-0210
				but has not yet accrued the minimum hours of experience required at the staff
				level.
(2) A trainee may serve as a
				co-facilitator of groups, but must not have sole responsibility for the group
				at any time.
(3) A trainee must not
				have sole responsibility for conducting an interview and assessment, for
				terminating a participant from treatment, or for writing the participant's
				discharge summary.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					   26.50.150. WSR 18-12-034, §
											388-60A-0230,
					 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 › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0240 - Staff requirements - What qualifications must the program document for direct treatment staff designated as "staff" by the department?

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(1) To qualify at
				the staff level the employee must meet all the qualifications at the trainee
				level and also have accrued and documented:
(a) A minimum of fifty hours of supervised,
				direct treatment services to domestic violence participants in a certified
				domestic violence intervention treatment program or out of state equivalent,
				which includes documentation of the staff person's observation of at least six
				certified domestic violence intervention treatment groups including debriefings
				with the facilitator; and
(b) A
				minimum of fifty hours of experience working with victims of domestic
				violence.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0250 - Supervisor requirements - What qualifications must the program document for direct treatment staff designated as a "supervisor" by the department?

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(1) To qualify at
				the supervisor level, the employee must meet all the qualifications required
				for the staff level and also have accrued and documented:
(a) A minimum of two years of experience in
				facilitating domestic violence intervention treatment groups at a certified
				program;
(b) At least two hundred
				and fifty hours of direct treatment contact with participants in a certified
				domestic violence intervention treatment program; and
(c) At least one hundred hours of experience
				working with victims of domestic violence.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0260 - Supervisor responsibilities - What responsibilities must the supervisor document for the program?

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(1) Each program
				certified for assessments or any level of domestic violence intervention
				treatment must have at least one person providing supervision to direct
				treatment staff.
(2) Supervision
				must be documented in the direct service staff's personnel file and follow the
				program's policies and procedures regarding supervision. At a minimum this must
				include:
(a) At least once every six months,
				the supervisor must directly observe all treatment staff who are at the trainee
				or staff level and who provide direct treatment services such as assessments or
				any level of treatment;
(b) At
				least once every six months the supervisor must review a sample of each direct
				treatment staff's assessments and participant's records as applicable for
				compliance with program policies and the WAC standards found in this
				chapter;
(c) A program's supervisor
				must document their observations and feedback for the program trainee or staff
				member and include it in the employee or volunteer's personnel file;
				and
(d) Programs that consist of
				one employee, who is the supervisor, are not required to document group
				observations or file reviews.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0270 - Continuing education - What continuing education requirements must the program document for direct service staff?

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(1) Each treatment program certified for
				assessments or any level of domestic violence intervention treatment must
				ensure that all staff having direct treatment contact with participants
				documents their continuing education hours.
(2) Each direct treatment staff must complete
				a minimum of twenty hours of continuing professional education each year after
				the program is certified, or each year after the staff person is added to the
				staff list.
(3) No more than five
				of those hours may be obtained by attending "in-house" training.
(4) Of the twenty annual hours of continuing
				education, each direct treatment staff must complete a minimum of nine hours in
				victim training which includes, but is not limited to, any combination of the
				following topics:
(a) Domestic violence victim
				advocacy;
(b) Safety planning with
				domestic violence survivors;
(c)
				Legal or financial options for domestic violence survivors;
(d) Information on no contact orders or
				protective orders;
(e) Housing
				options for domestic violence survivors; or
(f) Other trainings that directly relate to
				domestic violence survivors or victim advocacy.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-60A - Domestic violence perpetrator treatment program standards › CERTIFICATION AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 110-60A-0280 - Adding direct treatment staff - What documentation must a program submit to the department to add a new direct service staff person, or request designation as a staff or supervisor for existing direct service staff, during a certification period?

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(1) A new direct
				service staff person or an existing person requesting a change in staff level
				must be approved by the department as a trainee, staff, or supervisor before
				providing any direct services such as assessments or any level of
				treatment.
(2) The certified
				program must submit an application to add or change direct service staff which
				can be obtained online at
https://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/domestic-violence/certification-processor
requested by mail from:
Domestic violence intervention
treatment program manager
Department of social and
health services (DSHS)
P. O. Box 45710
Olympia, Washington 98504-5710
(3) With the application, the program must
				submit documentation to the department which proves that the staff meets the
				minimum qualifications for all treatment staff stated in WAC
				388-60A-0210
				in addition to the staff level being requested as stated in WAC
				388-60A-0230
				through WAC
				388-60A-0250.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					   26.50.150. WSR 18-12-034, §
											388-60A-0280,
					 filed 5/29/18, effective 6/29/18.