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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 110-145-2100 - What services must be offered at an overnight youth shelter?

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) At a minimum,
				  all overnight youth shelters must offer an intake assessment on the youth
				  including:
(a) Emergency telephone number
				  contacts;
(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 alcohol involvement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 110-145-2105 - 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 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 110-145-2110 - 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.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
						RCW
						  74.15.030(2),
						74.15.311(2),
						74.13.032,
						13.04.011,
						74.13.020,
						13.34.030,
						74.13.031,
						13.34.145,
						74.15.311,
						74.15.030,
						and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
												388-145-2110,
						filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 110-145-2115 - 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 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 110-145-2120 - 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 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 110-145-2125 - 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 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 110-145-2130 - 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 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 110-145-2135 - 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.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
						RCW
						  74.15.030(2),
						74.15.311(2),
						74.13.032,
						13.04.011,
						74.13.020,
						13.34.030,
						74.13.031,
						13.34.145,
						74.15.311,
						74.15.030,
						and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
												388-145-2135,
						filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 110-145-2140 - 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 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Overnight Youth Shelters (OYS) › Section 110-145-2145 - 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
				  110-145-1600
				  through
				  110-145-1605.
(2) If your facility offers medical clinics,
				  you must have a separate, adequately equipped examination room with adequate
				  nursing equipment.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
						RCW
						  74.15.030(2),
						74.15.311(2),
						74.13.032,
						13.04.011,
						74.13.020,
						13.34.030,
						74.13.031,
						13.34.145,
						74.15.311,
						74.15.030,
						and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
												388-145-2145,
						filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 110-145-2150 - 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 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 110-145-2155 - 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 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 110-145-2160 - 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 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 110-145-2165 - 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.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
						RCW
						  74.15.030(2),
						74.15.311(2),
						74.13.032,
						13.04.011,
						74.13.020,
						13.34.030,
						74.13.031,
						13.34.145,
						74.15.311,
						74.15.030,
						and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
												388-145-2165,
						filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 110-145-2170 - 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.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
						RCW
						  74.15.030(2),
						74.15.311(2),
						74.13.032,
						13.04.011,
						74.13.020,
						13.34.030,
						74.13.031,
						13.34.145,
						74.15.311,
						74.15.030,
						and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
												388-145-2170,
						filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 110-145-2175 - 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.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
						RCW
						  74.15.030(2),
						74.15.311(2),
						74.13.032,
						13.04.011,
						74.13.020,
						13.34.030,
						74.13.031,
						13.34.145,
						74.15.311,
						74.15.030,
						and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
												388-145-2175,
						filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 110-145-2180 - Who may place children at an RAC?

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A DCYF caseworker 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.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
						RCW
						  74.15.030(2),
						74.15.311(2),
						74.13.032,
						13.04.011,
						74.13.020,
						13.34.030,
						74.13.031,
						13.34.145,
						74.15.311,
						74.15.030,
						and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
												388-145-2180,
						filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Resource and Assessment Centers (RAC) › Section 110-145-2185 - 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 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Staffed Residential Homes (SRH) › Section 110-145-2190 - 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 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Staffed Residential Homes (SRH) › Section 110-145-2195 - 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.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities › LICENSED FACILITIES AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES › Staffed Residential Homes (SRH) › Section 110-145-2200 - Who is eligible to manage my staffed residential home?

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A staffed residential home may be managed by a family
					 residing in the facility or by staff hired to work in the
					 facility.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
						RCW
						  74.15.030(2),
						74.15.311(2),
						74.13.032,
						13.04.011,
						74.13.020,
						13.34.030,
						74.13.031,
						13.34.145,
						74.15.311,
						74.15.030,
						and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
												388-145-2200,
						filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS › Section 110-147-1300 - What is the purpose of this chapter?

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(1) This chapter contains licensing
				requirements for all child placing agencies and the people who operate these
				programs. This chapter also includes regulations for adoption services provided
				by child placing agencies. These licensing regulations are designed to ensure
				children who are in care are safe, healthy, and protected from all forms of
				child abuse and neglect according to
				RCW
				  26.44.020(1) and chapter
				110-30 WAC.
(2) If you are a child
				placing agency (CPA) that certifies foster homes, the homes you certify must
				meet the full licensing requirements outlined in chapter 110-148 WAC, child
				foster home licensing requirements.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1300,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1310 - Am I required to have a license to provide care to children?

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You must be licensed if you provide care on a twenty-four
				  hour basis to a child who is not related to you. Exceptions to this rule are
				  listed in
				  RCW
				    74.15.020 or by order of the court under
				  chapters 26.10 RCW or
				  RCW
				    13.34.065.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1310,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1315 - When will the department grant me a license?

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(1) We issue you a CPA license when you, your
				staff and volunteers, property and premises meet the regulations contained in
				this chapter, and all required documents are in the department's licensing
				file. Documents required under this section must be submitted to the department
				through the licensing provider portal.
(2) If you are providing adoption services,
				you must meet the additional requirements in WAC
				110-147-1660
				through
				110-147-1730.
(3) If your licensed program is providing
				specialized services for medically fragile children, day treatment services, or
				maternity services for pregnant and parenting youth, you must meet additional
				requirements in chapter 110-145 WAC.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1315,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1320 - How old do I have to be to apply for a license to provide care to children?

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You must be at least twenty-one years old to apply for a
				  license to provide care to children.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1320,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1325 - What is required to apply for a CPA license?

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(1) You must submit an application using the
				department's licensing provider portal; and
(2) You, your executive director, agency
				staff, consultants, interns, volunteers, and anyone who may have unsupervised
				access to children per chapter 110-04 WAC are required to:
(a) Submit a completed background
				authorization form;
(b) Complete an
				FBI fingerprint check if the individual over 18 years of age has lived
				out-of-state during any portion of the previous three years; and
(c) Ensure that no employee, volunteer, or
				subcontractor has un-supervised access to children until a full and
				satisfactory background check is completed and documentation qualifying the
				individual for un-supervised access, has been returned to you. Your employees
				are allowed to work while awaiting fingerprint results, under the provisions of
				chapter 110-05 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1330 - How does the department determine my suitability to become a licensed provider?

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(1) The
				department determines your suitability as a licensed provider after receiving:
(a) Your application through the licensing
				provider portal;
(b) Background
				authorizations for persons listed in WAC
				110-147-1325(2);
				and
(c) All documentation required
				under this chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1335 - What additional steps must I complete prior to licensing?

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(1) You must submit
				through the licensing provider portal a detailed written program description
				for LD approval. This description must outline:
(a) Your mission and goals;
(b) A description of the services you will
				provide to children and their families;
(c) Your written policies covering
				qualifications, duties, and on-going training for developing and upgrading
				staff skills; and
(d) A description
				of your agency's policies and procedures.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1340 - How long do I have to complete the licensing application process?

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(1) You must submit
				a complete licensing application and background authorization forms for your
				CPA license, and for licensed foster families certified by your CPA, to LD
				through the licensing provider portal.
(2) For your CPA license:
(a) Once you receive background clearance
				notifications for the staff identified on your application, you must submit all
				required documents within 90 days.
(b) If you do not meet the 90-day deadline,
				your licensor may withdraw your application.
(c) As a courtesy, a renewal notification and
				renewal materials will be sent 120 days prior to your license expiration date.
				If you do not receive this renewal notice it is your responsibility to contact
				your licensor.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1345 - What are the roles of the department and the CPA?

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(1) We license CPAs, including tribal CPAs,
				to supervise foster homes. You are authorized to certify to the department that
				a foster home meets the licensing regulations contained in chapter 110-148
				WAC.
(2) You have the discretion to
				certify or not to certify a foster home.
(3) You may, at your discretion, have
				additional regulations for a foster home to become and remain a licensed foster
				home under your supervision.
(4)
				The department has the final approval for licensing a foster home that you have
				certified.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1345,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1350 - How must I certify a foster home for licensing by the department?

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(1) You must use
				applications, home study forms, and procedures that are approved by the
				department.
(2) A foster home must
				be certified by your CPA as meeting the licensing requirements in chapter
				110-148 WAC in order to be licensed by the department.
(3) A CPA social service staff person must
				review and sign approval for the foster home licensing application packet
				before the application is submitted to LD.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1350,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1355 - How long is my license valid?

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(1) Your license is issued for a three-year
				period.
(2) Your license is valid
				only for the person or organization named on the license and only for the
				specific address listed on the license.
(3) Your CPA license must be posted where the
				public can easily view it.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1355,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1360 - Who shall have access to my agency?

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The department must have access to your agency, staff, foster
				  homes, and the children in your care at any time. You must allow us to meet
				  privately with staff or children in your care, at our request. We must also
				  have access to the documents related to your program.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1360,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1365 - Am I required to comply with local ordinances?

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You are responsible for following all local and state
				  regulations such as zoning regulations, community covenants, local building
				  codes and fire codes. The department may require you to provide proof that you
				  are complying with these regulations.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1365,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1370 - What happens when licensing requirements differ from contract requirements?

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You may hold a contract with the state in order to provide
				  services, but if you provide services as a child placing agency you must also
				  meet the licensing requirements outlined in this chapter. When contract or
				  other statutory requirements differ from licensing, you must meet the highest
				  standard.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1370,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1375 - May an agency be issued more than one type of license?

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(1) An agency may
				not be licensed by LD for more than one type of license in the same building (a
				group care facility and a CPA for example), unless the department determines
				that care of one type of client does not interfere with the care of another
				type of client, and you have approval from the LD administrator. We may require
				separation of client populations between the programs. You must meet the
				requirements for both licenses.
(2)
				If you have multiple licenses issued by different DCYF licensing agencies in
				the same location, you must obtain approval from LD prior to providing services
				and accepting placements.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1375,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1380 - What must be included in a home study completed by my agency?

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(1) The home study
				must include the following information:
(a)
				The applicant's motivation to foster or adopt;
(b) The family's plan for honoring the
				child's ethnic and cultural heritage;
(c) The education or training needs for the
				special needs of children;
(d) The
				applicant's need for support and description of current support
				system;
(e) The applicant's life
				experiences and challenges;
(f) The
				applicant's parenting skills, child discipline practices, and beliefs and
				attitudes on education;
(g) The
				family life of the applicant(s);
(h) The health of all family
				members;
(i) The applicant's
				religious or spiritual beliefs;
(j)
				The physical facility and premises of the property; and
(k) The resources and financial history of
				the applicant(s).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1385 - What children may I serve?

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(1) Foster homes that you certify as meeting
				our licensing requirements may accept children only from:
(a) Your child placing agency; or
(b) A different child placing agency or the
				department if there is an agreement written in advance between your child
				placing agency and the other child placing agency/department specifying the
				criteria and conditions for placement of the children. The written agreements
				must specify roles and responsibilities of each agency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1390 - How does the department decide which children will be placed in the homes I certify?

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(1) We are
				responsible for the safety and well-being of the children placed in our custody
				by parents or the court and will place children where we believe is in their
				best interest.
(2) We specify the
				maximum number, age range, and gender of children in each home you certify. We
				will base this on the skills and number of caretakers, the physical
				accommodations of the foster home, and the needs of children placed in a foster
				home. Based on this evaluation, we may license a foster home for the care of
				fewer than the maximum number of children.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1390,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1395 - Do I have to admit or retain all children?

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(1) You have the right to refuse to admit or
				retain a child in your program. The exceptions to this requirement are
				individual programs that have contracts that specify a child cannot be denied
				admission.
(2) A joint decision may
				be made by the provider, the placement agency and us to serve the child
				elsewhere, for the health and safety of the child or others.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1395,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1400 - What do I need to consider in making foster care placements?

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(1) In planning a
				foster care placement for a child, you must consider:
(a) The child's basic right to their own home
				and family;
(b) Proximity to the
				child's birth parents, extended family and other supports;
(c) Each child's individual needs, including
				cultural, spiritual and religious background and family situation;
				and
(d) The wishes and
				participation of each child's parent(s).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 110-147-1405 - May I share information about the child with the foster parents?

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(1) You must give
				foster parents any information that may be shared about the child and the
				child's family. Sharing information about behavioral and emotional challenges
				is especially important. This helps foster parents make an informed decision
				about whether or not to accept a child in their home and provides for safety
				and supervision of the child(ren).
(2) You must inform the foster parents that
				this information is confidential and cannot be shared with persons who are not
				involved with the care of the child.
(3) You must document in the child's file
				that you have shared this information at the time of placement.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1405,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › RULE VIOLATIONS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS › Section 110-147-1410 - Will you license or continue to license me if I violate licensing regulations?

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(1) We
				may modify, deny, suspend or revoke your license when you, your employees or
				volunteers:
(a) Do not meet the licensing
				regulations in this chapter;
(b)
				Have not been cleared for unsupervised access to children;
(c) Have been determined by us to have abused
				or neglected a child;
(d) Have
				committed, permitted, or assisted in an illegal act on the premises of a
				facility providing care to children;
(e) Tried to get a license by deceitful
				means, such as making false statements or omitting critical information on the
				application;
(f) Knowingly allowed
				employees or volunteers who made false statements or omitted critical
				information on their applications to work at your agency;
(g) Are unable to manage your property and
				financial responsibilities;
(h)
				Cannot provide for the safety, health and well-being of the child(ren) in your
				care; or
(i) Do not meet the health
				and safety requirements of the department of health and/or the Washington state
				patrol fire protection bureau (WSPFP), if required.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › RULE VIOLATIONS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS › Section 110-147-1415 - Are there exceptions made if I do not meet the licensing regulations?

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(1) We may make
				exceptions and license or continue to license you if you do not meet the
				minimum licensing regulations if we find that you can provide for the safety,
				health and well-being of children in your care.
(2) In addition, we may limit or restrict
				your license and/or require you to enter into a compliance agreement to ensure
				the safety and well-being of the children in your care.
(3) You must keep a copy of the approved
				exception to the licensing regulations for your files.
(4) You do not have appeal rights if the
				department denies your request for an exception to the licensing
				regulations.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1415,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › RULE VIOLATIONS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS › Section 110-147-1420 - Can employees, volunteers, and subcontractors be disqualified from having access to the children in my agency?

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(1) The department must disqualify employees,
				volunteers, or subcontractors if they do not meet the regulations of chapter
				110-147 WAC or cannot have unsupervised access to children because of their
				background check as outlined in chapter 110-04 WAC.
(2) We will notify you if a person in your
				agency is disqualified from having unsupervised access to children. This could
				also lead to denial, suspension, or revocation of your license.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					   74.15.010,
					 74.15.030,
					 74.15.040,
					 74.15.090,
					 74.13.031.
					 WSR 16-06-041, §
											388-147-1420,
					 filed 2/24/16, effective 3/26/16. Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13
					 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1420,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services › RULE VIOLATIONS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS › Section 110-147-1425 - What may I do if I disagree with your decision to modify, deny, suspend or revoke my license, or to disqualify my background check?

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You have the right to request an administrative hearing if
				  you disagree with any of these actions. You must request this hearing within
				  twenty-eight calendar days of receiving a certified letter with our decision
				  (see chapter 34.05 RCW). To request a hearing you must send a letter to the
				  Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 42489, Olympia, Washington
				  98504-2489, 1-800-583-8271. The letter must have the following:
(1) A specific statement why you disagree
				with our decision and any laws you believe are related to your claim;
				and
(2) A copy of the certified
				letter we sent to modify, revoke, suspend, or deny your license or to
				disqualify your background check.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					   74.15.010,
					 74.15.030,
					 74.15.040,
					 74.15.090,
					 74.13.031,
					 74.39A.056,
					 43.43.832.
					 WSR 18-11-138, §
											388-147-1425,
					 filed 5/23/18, effective 6/23/18. Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13
					 RCW,
					 RCW
					   74.15.030(2),
					 74.15.311(2),
					 74.13.032,
					 13.04.011,
					 74.13.020,
					 13.34.030,
					 74.13.031,
					 13.34.145,
					 74.15.311,
					 74.15.030,
					 and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, §
											388-147-1425,
					 filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.