Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › JUVENILE REHABILITATION › Chapter 388-720 - Collection of costs of support, treatment, and confinement of juveniles under RCW 13.40.220 › Section 388-720-0020 - Cost reimbursement schedule and ability to pay

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) A parent or other legally obligated
				person shall pay a percentage of gross income to reimburse the department for
				the cost of support, treatment and confinement of the juvenile.
(2) Gross income, adjusted annually according
				to the published Federal Poverty Guidelines, shall form the basis to determine
				obligation to pay.
(3) Ability to
				pay and obligation to reimburse are determined by application of the
				information provided by a parent or other legally obligated person in the
				financial information statement and/or by other information available to the
				department to the reimbursement schedule below:
Gross Income as Percentage of Federal Poverty
								Guideline
Dependents in Home
1
2
3
4
5
6
150 - 174%
12%
12%
10%
10%
8%
8%
175 - 199%
13%
13%
11%
11%
9%
9%
200 - 224%
14%
14%
12%
12%
10%
10%
225 - 249%
15%
15%
13%
13%
11%
11%
250 - 274%
16%
16%
14%
14%
12%
12%
275 - 299%
17%
17%
15%
15%
13%
13%
300 - 399%
18%
18%
16%
16%
14%
14%
400%+
20%
20%
18%
18%
16%
16%
Reimbursement Obligation: Assessed Percentage of
								Gross Income
(4)
				Within fifteen days of receipt of the financial information statement, the
				legally obligated person shall complete, sign and mail the statement to the
				department.
(5) Based on the
				statement, if returned, and on other information available to it, the
				department shall determine the legally obligated person's gross income, the
				number of parents or registered domestic partners and dependents remaining in
				the household, and the reimbursement obligation, and shall serve on the legally
				obligated person a notice and finding of financial responsibility.
(6) If a legally obligated person fails to
				timely provide a financial statement and insufficient information is available
				to the department to determine ability to pay, the reimbursement obligation
				shall be the current monthly average (marginal) institutional cost of care as
				determined by the department.
(7)
				Assessed obligation for reimbursement may not exceed the institutional average
				daily rate (full cost of care) as determined by the department.
(8) The reimbursement obligation commences
				the day the juvenile enters the custody of the department, regardless of when
				the notice and finding of financial responsibility is received by the parent.
				The monthly reimbursement obligation shall be reduced on a pro rata basis for
				any days in which the juvenile was not in the custody of the
				department.
(9) If the juvenile's
				parents or other legally obligated persons reside in separate households, each
				shall be liable for reimbursement.
(10) The gross income of a legally obligated
				person shall be reduced by the amount the person pays in spousal maintenance to
				the juvenile's parent, which is gross income to the receiving parent.
(11) The gross income of a legally obligated
				person shall be reduced by the amount of current child support paid for any
				child, including the juvenile offender. This credit shall be available when the
				support is paid to any section of the department or to any other person legally
				entitled to receive those support payments, pursuant to court order or
				administrative order for a child the legally obligated person did not claim as
				a dependent under the reimbursement schedule.
(12) The legally obligated person of the
				juvenile shall be exempt from the payment of the cost of the juvenile's care in
				the state facility if:
(a) The legally
				obligated person receives adoption support or is eligible to receive adoption
				support for the juvenile offender; or
(b) The legally obligated person, or such
				person's child, spouse, registered domestic partner, or spouse's child or a
				dependent person in the household was the victim of the offense for which the
				juvenile was committed to the department.