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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Crises Residential Centers (CRC - Regular and Secure) › Section 388-145-1930 - What steps must be taken after a youth is admitted into any CRC?

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(1) You must notify
					 the parents of the youth who has been admitted to the CRC if the youth is not
					 under the care and authority of the department. If you are unable to contact
					 the youth's parents within forty-eight hours, you must:
(a) Contact the department and request that
					 the case be reviewed for dependency filing under
					 chapter
					 13.34 RCW or "child in
					 need of services" filing under
					 chapter
					 13.32A RCW; and
(b) Document this information in the youth's
					 case file.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Crises Residential Centers (CRC - Regular and Secure) › Section 388-145-1935 - What additional steps must be taken after a youth is admitted into a secure CRC?

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(1) You must make
					 an assessment of the youth's risk of running, within the first twenty-four
					 hours after admitting a youth to a secure crisis residential center, and each
					 twenty-four hours thereafter.
(2)
					 You must determine what type of CRC, (semi-secure or secure,) would be best for
					 the youth.
(3) You must use the
					 following criteria in making the decision, considering the safety, health and
					 welfare of the youth and others:
(a) The
					 youth's age and maturity;
(b) The
					 youth's physical, mental, and emotional condition upon arrival at the
					 center;
(c) The circumstances that
					 led to the youth's placement at the facility;
(d) The youth's behavior;
(e) The youth's history of running
					 away;
(f) The youth's willingness
					 to cooperate in conducting the assessment;
(g) The youth's need for continued
					 assessment, protection, and intervention services in a CRC; and
(h) The likelihood the youth will remain at a
					 CRC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Crises Residential Centers (CRC - Regular and Secure) › Section 388-145-1940 - How long may a youth stay in a CRC?

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(1)
					 Youth may stay in a semi-secure CRC or a secure CRC not located in a detention
					 center, for no longer than fifteen consecutive days, including Saturdays,
					 Sundays and holidays.
(2) Youth
					 admitted to a secure CRC located in a juvenile detention center must remain in
					 the facility for at least twenty-four hours after admission but for no more
					 than five consecutive days per admission, including Saturdays, Sundays and
					 holidays.
(3) If a youth has been
					 transferred between secure and semi-secure Crisis Residential Centers, the
					 total number of consecutive days spent in a secure CRC located in a detention
					 facility may not exceed five days and the total number of consecutive days
					 spent in all Crisis Residential Centers may not exceed fifteen days per
					 admission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Crises Residential Centers (CRC - Regular and Secure) › Section 388-145-1945 - What happens when no space exists in a secure CRC?

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(1) If space is not available in a secure
					 crisis residential center (CRC), you or your designee may transfer a different
					 youth from that facility to a semi-secure CRC as long as the youth:
(a) Has been in the secure facility for at
					 least twenty-four hours; and
(b) Is
					 considered likely to remain at a semi-secure CRC facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Crises Residential Centers (CRC - Regular and Secure) › Section 388-145-1950 - How is a youth transferred from one type of CRC to another?

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(1) After deciding
					 that a youth needs to be transferred from one type of CRC to another, you must
					 take the following steps:
(a) Obtain the
					 department's agreement with the transfer decision;
(b) Communicate with the CRC where the youth
					 is being relocated;
(c) Make sure
					 that space for the youth is available to support the transfer;
(d) Assure mutual agreement with the transfer
					 decision; and
(e) Document all
					 communication related to the transfer into the youth's file.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Crises Residential Centers (CRC - Regular and Secure) › Section 388-145-1955 - What intervention services must I provide or arrange for at a CRC?

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(1) You must
					 provide a safe environment that supports the reduction of high-risk behaviors
					 and an increase of stable behaviors of the youth.
(2) You must also provide or arrange, at a
					 minimum, the following services:
(a)
					 Assessment of the family in order to develop a treatment plan for the
					 youth;
(b) Family counseling
					 focused on communication skills development and problem solving;
(c) Individual and/or group
					 counseling;
(d) School
					 participation;
(e) Safety and
					 transition plans to address the youth's high-risk behaviors; and
(f) Referrals to transition the family to
					 community-based support services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Crises Residential Centers (CRC - Regular and Secure) › Section 388-145-1960 - What additional record keeping is required for all CRCs?

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(1) In addition to
					 meeting the reporting requirements listed in WAC
					 388-145-1535 through WAC
					 388-145-1550, you must also
					 maintain for a minimum of six years, the following:
(a) Hourly logs of where the child is
					 physically located;
(b) Records of
					 a multi-disciplinary team, if convened;
(c) The time and date a placement is
					 made;
(d) The names of the person
					 and agency making the placement; and
(e) Reasons for the placement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Crises Residential Centers (CRC - Regular and Secure) › Section 388-145-1965 - What is the purpose of a CRC multidisciplinary team?

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(1) The purpose of the multidisci-plinary
					 team is to evaluate the youth and the youth's family and when agreed to by the
					 family, assist with any of the following services:
(a) Developing a plan for accessing available
					 social and health-related services;
(b) Obtaining referrals to a chemical
					 dependency specialist and/or county-designated mental health
					 professional;
(c) Recommending no
					 further intervention because the youth and family have worked out the problems
					 that were causing family conflicts; and
(d) Reconciling the youth and
					 family.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Crises Residential Centers (CRC - Regular and Secure) › Section 388-145-1970 - When should I convene a CRC multidisciplinary team?

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(1) After a youth is admitted into a CRC, you
					 must advise the parent or guardian and the youth of their rights to request a
					 multidisciplinary team, and make arrangements to convene that team.
(2) You may set up a multidisciplinary team
					 when you believe that the youth is a "child in need of services" under
					 RCW
					 13.32A.030 and the parent is unavailable or
					 unwilling to continue efforts to maintain the family structure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Crises Residential Centers (CRC - Regular and Secure) › Section 388-145-1975 - How is a CRC multidisciplinary team convened?

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(1) You must notify the members of the
					 multidisciplinary team of the need to convene and you must:
(a) Tell the youth's parents or guardians
					 about the multi-disciplinary team if the parents did not make the initial
					 request to form a team;
(b) Advise
					 the parents of their right to select additional members; and
(c) Assist in getting prompt involvement of
					 additional persons that the parent or youth have requested to be added to the
					 multidisciplinary team.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Crises Residential Centers (CRC - Regular and Secure) › Section 388-145-1980 - May a parent disband the CRC multidisciplinary team?

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(1) Parents may disband the
					 multi-disciplinary team:
(a) Unless a
					 dependency petition has been filed (under
					 RCW
					 13.32A.140 ); or
(b) After a dispositional hearing has taken
					 place ordering out-of-home placement for the youth.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Day Treatment Programs › Section 388-145-1985 - Who is eligible to attend my day treatment program?

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(1) Day treatment is for children who are
					 unable to adjust to school programs due to disruptive behavior, family stress,
					 learning disabilities or other serious emotional disabilities; and/or
(2) Have intensive needs, which cannot be
					 adequately met through out-patient community mental health services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Day Treatment Programs › Section 388-145-1990 - What are the required ratios of staff to children in day treatment centers?

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(1) There must be
					 one counselor or teacher for every six children in a day treatment program;
					 and
(2) Either the executive
					 director or on-site program manager must be on the premises while the children
					 are in care.
(3) Another competent
					 person may be left in charge during the director's and/or program manager's
					 temporary absence (two hours or less).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Day Treatment Programs › Section 388-145-1995 - What consultants must I use for my day treatment program?

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(1) You must use
					 consultants, including psychiatrists, psychologists, teachers, and group
					 counselors, for children under care as follows:
(a) Receive regular consultation from a child
					 psychiatrist; and
(b) Provide or
					 arrange for a psychologist for psychological testing and related services if
					 the child's school does not provide these services.
(c) Provide or arrange for teaching by
					 certified teachers qualified by training or experience in remedial education;
					 and
(d) Use group counselors who
					 are qualified by training or by experience in the care of emotionally disturbed
					 children.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Emergency Respite Centers (ERC - Crisis Nurseries) › Section 388-145-2000 - Can my emergency respite center have more than one type of license?

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If you are licensed by the Division of Licensed
						Resources (DLR) as an emergency respite center you may also be licensed as a
						child care center by the Department of Early Learning (DEL). You must meet the
						requirements for both licenses and have written approval for both licenses from
						DLR and DEL.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Emergency Respite Centers (ERC - Crisis Nurseries) › Section 388-145-2005 - What are the required ratios of staff to children in an ERC?

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(1) At all times,
					 emergency respite centers must have the following minimum staffing ratios:
(a) At least two staff on duty when children
					 are present; and
(b) One direct
					 care staff providing visual or auditory supervision for every four children in
					 care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Emergency Respite Centers (ERC - Crisis Nurseries) › Section 388-145-2010 - Who are the residents served at my emergency respite center?

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(1) An emergency
					 respite center may provide care for:
(a)
					 Children from birth through seventeen years; and
(b) Persons eighteen through twenty years of
					 age when the person has intellectual and developmental disabilities and
					 admitted with a sibling who is under eighteen.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Emergency Respite Centers (ERC - Crisis Nurseries) › Section 388-145-2015 - Who may place children at my emergency respite center?

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A parent or legal guardian of a child may voluntarily
						place a child in an emergency respite center to prevent abuse and neglect for
						up to seventy-two hours.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Emergency Respite Centers (ERC - Crisis Nurseries) › Section 388-145-2020 - What information must I obtain before accepting a child for care at my emergency respite center?

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(1) Before
					 accepting a child for care at an emergency respite center you must obtain the
					 following:
(a) Permission from the child's
					 parent or guardian authorizing placement and emergency medical care or surgery
					 on behalf of the child;
(b) Basic
					 family information, including address, telephone numbers, and emergency
					 contacts; and
(c) Basic medical
					 information, including current medication, known allergies, and at-risk
					 behaviors of the child.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Emergency Respite Centers (ERC - Crisis Nurseries) › Section 388-145-2025 - May services I provide at my emergency respite center substitute for other types of care?

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(1) The services
					 provided by an emergency respite center may not substitute for those provided
					 by:
(a) Crisis residential centers;
(b) HOPE centers; or
(c) Any other services required under
					 chapter
					 13.32A (family
					 reconciliation services) RCW or
					 chapter
					 13.34 RCW (Juvenile court
					 act).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Emergency Respite Centers (ERC - Crisis Nurseries) › Section 388-145-2030 - Are there additional bed requirements at my emergency respite center?

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(1) If a cot is
					 used as a bed you must ensure the child's cot is:
(a) Sufficient in length and width,
					 constructed to provide adequate comfort for the child to sleep; and
(b) Is made of material that can be cleaned
					 with a detergent solution, disinfected, and allowed to dry.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Group Homes › Section 388-145-2035 - What are the required ratios of staff to children in group homes?

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You must have at least one direct care staff on site
						while children are present for every eight children in your group home. If you
						have both a license and a contract for services, you must adhere to the most
						stringent staffing ratios.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Group Receiving Centers (GRC) › Section 388-145-2040 - Who are the residents at my group receiving center?

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(1) You are limited to one of the following
					 age groups:
(a) Age two through
					 five;
(b) Six through twelve;
					 or
(c) Thirteen through
					 seventeen.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Group Receiving Centers (GRC) › Section 388-145-2045 - What are the required ratios of staff to children in group receiving centers?

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(1) The
					 department has the following specific requirements for the ratio of direct care
					 staff to children at group receiving centers:
(a) At least two staff, including at least
					 one direct care staff person, must be on site whenever children are on the
					 premises; and
(b) If you have at
					 least one child under the age of six in placement, the ratio for a group
					 receiving center is at least one direct care staff person on site during waking
					 and sleeping hours, for every four children.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Group Receiving Centers (GRC) › Section 388-145-2050 - When do I accept placements at my group receiving center?

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A group receiving center must accept placements
						twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Group Receiving Centers (GRC) › Section 388-145-2055 - What services must I provide at my group receiving center?

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(1) A group
					 receiving center must provide direct receiving care and assessment of a child
					 in terms of his or her physical, mental, social, and emotional
					 condition.
(2) A group receiving
					 center may provide transportation and/or family support services, such as the
					 supervision of family visits.
(3)
					 You must arrange or provide transportation for each school-age child in care to
					 attend school.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Group Receiving Centers (GRC) › Section 388-145-2060 - What are the requirements for supervision of children at my group receiving center?

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(1) Children must
					 be within visual or auditory range at all times during waking hours.
(2) You must ensure that staff providing
					 direct care and supervision of the children are free of other administrative
					 duties at the time of care.
(3)
					 When a child is known to have exhibited behavior that poses a safety risk to
					 other children, you must develop a safety and supervision plan with the child's
					 DSHS worker to address the risk.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Programs for Medically Fragile Children › Section 388-145-2065 - What services must I provide for medically fragile children?

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(1) Your licensed
					 group home or staffed residential facility may also provide specialized care,
					 to medically fragile children who need intensive personal care. The children
					 may require skilled health care, physical therapy, or other forms of
					 therapy.
(2) If you are serving
					 this population as a specialty, you must ensure the following services are
					 provided, if prescribed by a physician:
(a)
					 An individualized treatment plan suited to the unique needs of each child in
					 care;
(b) Care by physicians,
					 including surgeons, general and family practitioners, and specialists in the
					 child's particular diagnosis on either a referral, consultative, or ongoing
					 treatment basis;
(c) Sufficient
					 nursing staff to meet the nursing care needs of the children, including at
					 least one registered nurse licensed with the state of Washington;
(d) Regular nursing consultation that
					 includes at least one weekly on-site visit by a registered nurse, who initially
					 assesses each child and updates the assessments as needed on subsequent visits.
					 These assessments and updates must be documented. You must also keep records of
					 the weekly on-site visits;
(e) Your
					 nursing consultant must advise you and your staff on your infant care program
					 (if appropriate), and develop a written agreement with you about your child
					 health program. The consultant must also advise and assist non-medical staff at
					 your facility in maintaining child health records, meeting daily health needs
					 and caring for children with minor illnesses and injuries;
(f) The nurse's name and telephone number
					 must be posted or otherwise available in your home or facility;
(g) If you care for four or more infants, you
					 must arrange for monthly on-site visits with a registered nurse that is trained
					 or experienced in the care of young children; and
(h) If you care for children with
					 intellectual and developmental disabilities requiring nursing services, you
					 must have a registered nurse on staff or under contract.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Programs for Medically Fragile Children › Section 388-145-2070 - What record keeping requirements exist for medically fragile children?

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(1) In addition to
					 meeting standard requirements for keeping records per WAC
					 388-145-1520 and
					 388-145-1525, you must also keep
					 the following information for medically fragile children that have been in
					 placement for more than thirty days in your facility:
(a) Report of a physical examination and
					 diagnosis by a physician and information about the child's daily care including
					 treatment plans, medications, observations, medical examinations, physicians'
					 orders, proper treatment for allergic reactions, consent authorizations,
					 releases, diagnostic reports, and revisions of assessments;
(b) Upon discharge, a summary including
					 diagnoses, treatments, and prognosis by the person responsible for providing
					 care, and any instructions and referrals for continuity of care; and
(c) Evidence of meeting criteria for
					 eligibility for services from the developmental disabilities administration, if
					 appropriate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Programs for Medically Fragile Children › Section 388-145-2075 - What are additional food requirements if I care for medically fragile children?

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You must follow the dietary plan for each child as
						prescribed by the child's physician. You must use the services of a dietitian
						who meets current registration requirements of the American dietetic
						association if offering modified diets. You must document in the child's file
						that staff are following the physician's order.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 388-145-2080 - What age groups may I serve in my overnight youth shelter?

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Youth shelters may be licensed to provide care for youth
						from thirteen through seventeen years of age or youth sixteen through twenty
						years of age.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 388-145-2085 - How are youth admitted to my overnight youth shelter?

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(1) Youth are self-referred to overnight
					 youth shelters.
(2) Foster parents
					 may not place foster children in an overnight youth shelter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 388-145-2090 - What are the required ratios of staff to children under care in overnight youth shelters?

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(1) An OYS
					 licensed for youth who are thirteen through seventeen years old must have one
					 staff person to every eight youth.
(2) An OYS licensed for youth who are sixteen
					 through twenty years old must have one staff person to every six
					 youth.
(3) An OYS must maintain the
					 staffing ratio while youth are asleep. At least one staff must remain awake
					 while youth are asleep. Other staff may be asleep, but must be available in the
					 shelter in case of emergency.
(4)
					 Whenever only one staff is required to be on duty, a second staff person must
					 be on call and available to respond within thirty minutes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 388-145-2095 - What steps must I take when a youth first enters an overnight youth shelter?

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(1) When a youth
					 first enters an overnight youth shelter, you must:
(a) Determine whether the parents are aware
					 of the whereabouts of the youth;
(b) Follow reporting requirements in WAC
					 388-145-1545; and
(c) Notify the police or children's
					 administration intake (either the local CPS number or toll-free 1-886-ENDHARM)
					 of any youth twelve years of age or younger who is unaccompanied by an adult
					 and is requesting service, and you are unable to serve the child due to his or
					 her age.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 388-145-2100 - What services must be offered at an overnight youth shelter?

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(1) At a minimum,
					 all overnight youth shelters must offer an intake assessment on the youth
					 including:
(a) Emergency contacts (phone
					 numbers);
(b) Areas of possible
					 problems, such as medical problems, family situation and suicide
					 evaluation;
(c) History of assault
					 or predatory behavior; and
(d) Drug
					 and/or alcohol involvement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 388-145-2105 - What are the additional requirements for bedrooms in overnight youth shelters?

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(1) In overnight
					 youth shelters:
(a) The number of beds
					 allowed at an overnight youth shelter or emergency respite center is
					 established in consultation with the department of health for each facility.
					 Youth of different genders may share common sleeping areas if a visual barrier
					 at least five feet high separates the youth; and
(b) Youth less than eighteen years old must
					 be separated from youth eighteen through twenty years old by having a staff or
					 volunteer supervise open space or have a physical barrier to prevent
					 contact.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 388-145-2110 - What are additional bedding requirements in my overnight youth shelter?

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The shelter must accept the use of sleeping and bedding
						equipment that is personally provided by the youth, if it is not a health or
						safety risk.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 388-145-2115 - Do I need a citizens' board for my overnight youth shelter?

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(1) Every overnight
					 youth shelter must have a citizens' board that complies with laws and rules for
					 nonprofit boards of directors. If the overnight youth shelter is part of a
					 larger agency that has a citizens' board, that board will suffice.
(2) The shelter director must keep the
					 following on file:
(a) A list of all members
					 of the current citizens' board; and
(b) A copy of the articles of incorporation
					 filed with the secretary of state verifying nonprofit status.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Pregnant and Parenting Youth Programs and Maternity Services › Section 388-145-2120 - What services shall be provided to pregnant and parenting youth?

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(1) Residential
					 programs provide twenty-four hour care to expectant mothers and to new mothers
					 with infants. Your licensed group home or staffed residential facility may
					 provide this specialized care.
(2)
					 You must provide or arrange for the following services:
(a) Information and referral services to
					 every youth;
(b) Safe and stable
					 housing;
(c) An assessment of the
					 family's need(s) ;
(d) Referral to
					 an authorized medical care provider for prenatal and postnatal medical
					 care;
(e) Case management services;
					 and
(f) The provision of direct
					 services or referrals to available needed services. This includes consultation
					 regarding prenatal care by specialists meeting their full professional
					 qualifications when the physician requests prenatal care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Pregnant and Parenting Youth Programs and Maternity Services › Section 388-145-2125 - How are services for pregnant and parenting youth delivered?

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(1) The department
					 must approve the program of daily activities that you've developed for pregnant
					 and parenting youth.
(2) Provision
					 of services must not be contingent upon a parent's decision to keep or
					 relinquish a child.
(3) If you do
					 not directly provide pregnant and parenting youth services in your facility,
					 you must either:
(a) Arrange for these
					 services through formal agreements with other community agencies; or
(b) Assist the clients in your program to get
					 these services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Pregnant and Parenting Youth Programs and Maternity Services › Section 388-145-2130 - What types of health education must a facility offer to pregnant and parenting mothers?

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(1) You need to
					 offer or arrange health education for pregnant and parenting mothers that
					 includes the following areas:
(a)
					 Hygiene;
(b) Suitable preparation
					 for childbirth;
(c) The
					 physiological changes during pregnancy;
(d) Examinations and childbirth
					 procedures;
(e) Postnatal and
					 pediatric care;
(f) Contraception
					 and family planning;
(g)
					 Nutritional requirements for mother and child;
(h) Child health and development;
					 and
(i) Psychological and emotional
					 changes during and after pregnancy.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Pregnant and Parenting Youth Programs and Maternity Services › Section 388-145-2135 - How is capacity determined for a facility that provides services to pregnant and parenting youth?

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(1) We
					 count the number of parents and children in determining capacity.
(2) The space required for a parent and
					 infant bedroom needs to be considered when determining the capacity of a group
					 care facility providing pregnant and parenting youth services. This is
					 determined by a department of health (DOH) representative.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Pregnant and Parenting Youth Programs and Maternity Services › Section 388-145-2140 - What are the required ratios of staff to children in pregnant and parenting youth programs and programs providing maternity services?

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(1) The minimum ratio of case management
					 staff to youth for pregnant and parenting teen programs is one staff person to
					 fifteen teens.
(2) When youth are
					 on the premises, the ratio of staff to residents must be as follows:
(a) At least one residential staff member
					 must be on duty for every eight parents.
(b) When more than eight parents are on the
					 premises, at least two staff, including at least one direct care staff must be
					 on duty.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Pregnant and Parenting Youth Programs and Maternity Services › Section 388-145-2145 - What are the facility and room requirements for programs offering services for pregnant and parenting youth?

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(1) If you
					 have a residential program for pregnant and parenting youth with infants, you
					 must meet the room requirements for group care facilities per WAC
					 388-145-1600 through
					 388-145-1605.
(2) If your facility offers medical clinics,
					 you must have a separate, adequately equipped examination room with adequate
					 nursing equipment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 388-145-2150 - What is the purpose of a resource and assessment center (RAC) ?

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(1) The purpose of
					 the resource and assessment center is to provide short-term emergency and
					 crisis care for children who are:
(a) Removed
					 from their parent's or guardian's care due to suspected abuse or neglect;
					 and
(b) In immediate need of health
					 care or social services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 388-145-2155 - What must I demonstrate to be licensed for an RAC?

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(1) In accordance with
					 RCW
					 74.15.311, you must meet the following
					 requirements:
(a) There is a need in the
					 local community for a RAC;
(b) Be
					 primarily staffed with trained volunteers in order to meet staffing
					 requirements; and
(c) You are not
					 financially dependent upon reimbursement from the state;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 388-145-2160 - What is the ratio of direct care staff/volunteers to children at an RAC?

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(1) At all times,
					 resource and assessment centers must have the following minimum staffing
					 ratios:
(a) At least two staff/volunteers on
					 duty when children are present; and
(b) One staff/volunteer providing visual or
					 auditory supervision for every four children in care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 388-145-2165 - Who are the residents at my RAC?

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A resource and assessment center is licensed to provide
						care for children ages birth through twelve, or for children ages thirteen
						through seventeen who are placed with a sibling(s) under thirteen years of
						age.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 388-145-2170 - How long can a child stay at an RAC?

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Children may be admitted to the resource and assessment
						center for up to seventy-two hours not including Saturdays, Sundays and
						holidays.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 388-145-2175 - When am I required to be available for services?

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You or a designated staff must be available by phone at
						all times when you are receiving new placements. Your resource and assessment
						center may limit days and times of operation, but if you accept placement of a
						child, you must be operational until that child is discharged. Resource and
						assessment centers are not required to be operational at times during which
						there are no children in care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 388-145-2180 - Who may place children at an RAC?

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A DCFS worker may place a child in a resource and
						assessment center. These centers may not be used to address placement
						disruptions for children being removed from a foster home or group care
						facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 388-145-2185 - What services are provided or arranged for at an RAC?

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(1) A resource and
					 assessment center may provide the following:
(a) Direct care of children and
					 youth;
(b) Referral and provision
					 of health care assessments or screening;
(c) Appropriate community service referrals,
					 as needed; and/or
(d) Initial
					 assessment of child functioning.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Staffed Residential Homes (SRH) › Section 388-145-2190 - How many children may be served in my staffed residential home?

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(1) The department
					 may license a staffed residential home for six or fewer children. This must
					 include the children of youth in care, as well as other children living in the
					 facility who are not in care. The maximum number of children in your staffed
					 residential home must not exceed six at any time to include youth eighteen or
					 older enrolled in the Extended Foster Care program.
(2) The department may restrict the number of
					 children in a staffed residential home according to the age and needs of the
					 children.
(3) Except for programs
					 for pregnant and parenting youth, you may have only two children under two
					 years of age in your facility at a time.
(4) You must only be licensed for a maximum
					 of three pregnant and parenting youth.
(5) The department may license a staffed
					 residential home for up to three children with mental or physical disabilities
					 that are severe enough to require nursing care if you meet the following
					 conditions:
(a) You provide staff that are
					 qualified by training and experience to provide proper care, including
					 necessary medical procedures; and
(b) The children's treatment is under the
					 supervision of a physician.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services › PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS › Staffed Residential Homes (SRH) › Section 388-145-2195 - What are the required ratios of staff to children under care in an SRH?

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(1) You must have
					 at least one direct care staff for every six children during waking hours for
					 the children placed in your home.
(2) During sleeping hours at least one staff
					 person must be awake when:
(a) There is a
					 written supervision agreement or a contract with the department specifying an
					 awake staff is needed for either the program or a specific child; or
(b) A youth's behavior poses a safety risk to
					 self and/or others; or
(c) A
					 child's medical condition requires constant monitoring.