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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-80 - Adoption support program › Section 110-80-0440 - Is there a limit to the amount of nonrecurring adoption expenses that the department will reimburse?

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Reimbursement by the department of nonrecurring adoption
				expenses must not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars per
				child.
Statutory Authority:  42 U.S.C. §
											671-675,
				  RCW
				    26.33.340,
				  74.13A.020,
				  74.13A.030,
				  74.13A.040,
				  74.13A.045,
				  74.13A.047,
				  74.13A.060,
				  74.13A.075,
				  74.13A.085,
				  74.13A.100,
				  74.15.020,
				  45
				  C.F.R. §
											1356.40. WSR 18-14-008, §
										388-27-0385,
				  filed 6/21/18, effective 7/22/18. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-045, §
										388-27-0385,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-80 - Adoption support program › Section 110-80-0450 - How does an adoptive parent get reimbursed for nonrecurring adoption expenses?

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(1)
			 Before the adoption is finalized, the adoptive parent must sign an agreement
			 with the department specifying the nature and amount of nonrecurring adoption
			 expenses. This agreement may be part of an adoption support agreement or it may
			 be a separate agreement specific to the reimbursement for nonrecurring adoption
			 finalization costs. The department will make no reimbursement payments unless
			 such an agreement exists.
(2) After
			 finalization of the adoption, the adoptive parent may request reimbursement. A
			 copy of the adoption decree and documentation supporting actual costs incurred
			 must accompany the request for reimbursement.
(3) The department must reimburse documented
			 actual costs or the amount specified in the signed agreement, whichever is
			 less.
(4) The department will not
			 reimburse nonrecurring adoption expenses that are reimbursable from other
			 sources (for example: Adoptive parent's employer).
Statutory Authority:  42 U.S.C. §
											671-675,
				  RCW
				    26.33.340,
				  74.13A.020,
				  74.13A.030,
				  74.13A.040,
				  74.13A.045,
				  74.13A.047,
				  74.13A.060,
				  74.13A.075,
				  74.13A.085,
				  74.13A.100,
				  74.15.020,
				  45
				  C.F.R. §
											1356.40. WSR 18-14-008, §
										388-27-0390,
				  filed 6/21/18, effective 7/22/18. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031. WSR 01-08-045, §
										388-27-0390,
				  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › LEGAL BASIS, PURPOSE, AND DEFINITIONS › Section 110-85-0010 - Legal basis for the department's guardianship assistance program (GAP) and extended guardianship assistance program (EGAP)

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The legal basis for the department's GAP and EGAP are:
(1)RCW    13.36.090;
(2)RCW    74.13.031;
(3)RCW    74.13.062;
(4)
									42 U.S.C. §
										671-675;
(5)
									45 C.F.R. §
										205.10;
(6)   45 C.F.R. § 1355  ; and
(7)   45 C.F.R. § 1356.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › LEGAL BASIS, PURPOSE, AND DEFINITIONS › Section 110-85-0020 - Purpose

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GAP was established as a subsidy to support the care of
				  children or youth entering into a guardianship under chapter 13.36 RCW or RCW
				     11.130.215. GAP encourages guardianship for children or youth in the legal
				  custody of public or tribal child welfare agencies for whom permanency would
				  not be an option if support for the child or youth was not
				  available.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › SUBSIDY AND ELIGIBILITY › Section 110-85-0040 - Subsidy that may be available to guardians through GAP

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GAP may provide guardians the following subsidy:
(1) Reimbursement for nonrecurring
				guardianship finalization expenses;
(2) Cash payments as negotiated by the
				guardian and the department;
(3)
				Medical services through the medicaid program; and
(4) Evidence based programs contracted by the
				department to help stabilize the child or youth in the guardianship home if the
				department determines the programs are pertinent to the needs of the child or
				youth and family.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › SUBSIDY AND ELIGIBILITY › Section 110-85-0050 - Eligibility criteria for GAP

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(1) In order for
				children or youth to be eligible for GAP, they must be:
(a) Under 18 years old when the department
				and the applicant sign the GAP agreement and order establishing the
				guardianship is entered by the court;
(b) A dependent of a Title IV-E administering
				agency or federally recognized tribe located in Washington state; and
(c) Placed for at least six consecutive
				months with the prospective guardian who has been fully licensed and receiving
				foster care maintenance payments for at least six consecutive months.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › GAP APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT PROCESS › Section 110-85-0060 - Submitting the GAP application

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Applicants must complete the GAP application and worksheet
				  and submit the completed paperwork to the department prior to the finalization
				  of the guardianship in court.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › GAP APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT PROCESS › Section 110-85-0070 - GAP application process

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The department will review applications and determine if the
				  child or youth and applicant meet the eligibility requirements. If the
				  eligibility requirements are met, the department must:
(1) Provide the applicant with the
				application and worksheet used to negotiate the amount of GAP
				subsidy;
(2) Verify the eligibility
				criteria in WAC 110-85-0050 continues to be met;
(3) Negotiate the GAP cash payment amount
				with the applicant;
(4) Complete
				the GAP agreement and request the applicant's signature on the agreement;
				and
(5) Provide a copy of the
				signed agreement to the applicant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › GAP APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT PROCESS › Section 110-85-0080 - GAP agreement purpose

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(1) The purpose
				of the GAP agreement is to define terms of financial and medical assistance
				provided to qualified applicants by DCYF on behalf of eligible children or
				youth.
(2) The GAP agreement is a
				binding agreement between guardians and the department that identifies the
				terms and conditions that DCYF and the guardian must follow.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › GAP APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT PROCESS › Section 110-85-0090 - GAP agreement requirements

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The GAP agreement must be signed by the applicant and the
				  department before the court establishes the guardianship and must include the
				  following:
(1) The amount of any GAP
				cash payment the department must make to the guardian on behalf of the child or
				youth;
(2) A statement that
				includes:
(a) The child or youth is eligible
				for medical services through medicaid;
(b) GAP subsidy will continue as long as the
				child or youth is eligible, regardless of where the guardianship family
				resides;
(c) A change in the
				guardianship family's circumstances or the child's or youth's needs may warrant
				further renegotiation and adjustment of the GAP cash payment as mutually agreed
				by the guardian and the department. The terms of the agreement may be modified
				under the requirements of WAC 110-85-0140;
(d) The basis for termination or suspension
				of subsidy under the agreement; and
(e) The name of a successor guardian in the
				event of the guardian's incapacity or death.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › GAP APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT PROCESS › Section 110-85-0100 - Factors that determine the amount of the GAP cash payment

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(1) The amount of the GAP cash payment is
				determined by negotiations between the applicant and the department based on
				the following factors:
(a) The child's or
				youth's needs and the applicant's circumstances. The agreed GAP cash payment
				and applicant's resources should combine to cover the child's or youth's
				current and anticipated ordinary and special needs projected over the period of
				the GAP agreement.
(b) The
				applicant's foster care maintenance payment level, which is based on the level
				they were receiving prior to the guardianship.
(c) The GAP monthly subsidy amount, which
				cannot exceed the following statutory caps for foster care maintenance payments
				for the child or youth if they had remained in foster care during the same
				period:
(i) Infants and children birth through
				age four may receive up to 80 percent of the foster care maintenance
				payment.
(ii) Children age five
				through nine may receive up to 90 percent of the foster care maintenance
				payment.
(iii) Children or youth
				age 10 to 18 may receive up to 95 percent of the foster care maintenance
				payment.
(d) The family
				circumstances including, but not limited to:
(i) Size, including the identified child or
				youth for whom the guardianship applies;
(ii) Normal living expenses;
(iii) Income;
(iv) Guardianship family's financial
				resources; and
(v) Additional
				miscellaneous expenses related to the child or youth.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › GAP APPLICATION AND AGREEMENT PROCESS › Section 110-85-0110 - Effective date of the GAP agreement

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The GAP agreement must be signed prior to entry of the order
				  establishing guardianship. The agreement takes effect on the date the court
				  enters an order establishing the guardianship.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › NONRECURRING GUARDIANSHIP EXPENSES › Section 110-85-0120 - Reimbursement for nonrecurring guardianship expenses

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(1) The department will reimburse some or all
				of the guardian's nonrecurring guardianship expenses associated with
				establishing the guardianship and as specified in the agreement up to $2,000
				per child or youth.
(2) The
				department will reimburse for the following nonrecurring guardianship expenses:
(a) Court costs associated with establishing
				the guardianship;
(b) Attorney fees
				directly related to finalizing a guardianship;
(c) Costs associated with a home study;
				and
(d) Other costs directly
				related to establishing the guardianship of the child or youth.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › NONRECURRING GUARDIANSHIP EXPENSES › Section 110-85-0130 - Reimbursement process

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(1) Guardians
				requesting reimbursement must submit to the department a copy of the bills or
				receipts itemizing the expenses specified in the agreement for which they are
				seeking reimbursement.
(2) The
				department must reimburse documented actual costs up to the maximum amount
				specified in the agreement, which must not exceed $2,000 per child or
				youth.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › GAP AGREEMENT MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, AND TERMINATION › Section 110-85-0140 - Modification of GAP agreement

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(1) The terms of
				a GAP agreement may be modified only if both the guardian and the department
				agree to the modification. The department will consider a modification when:
(a) Requested by the guardian;
(b) Specific circumstances warrant
				renegotiation and adjustment of the GAP cash payment as determined by the
				department; or
(c) The child or
				youth is placed outside of the guardian's home and the guardian is not
				providing financial or other support for the care of the child or
				youth.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › GAP AGREEMENT MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, AND TERMINATION › Section 110-85-0150 - Suspension of GAP agreement subsidy

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(1)
				The department may suspend a guardian's GAP agreement subsidy if:
(a) They cannot establish that the:
(i) Guardian is legally responsible for the
				support of the child or youth; or
(ii) Child or youth is receiving any support
				from the guardians.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › GAP AGREEMENT MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, AND TERMINATION › Section 110-85-0160 - Circumstances to terminate the GAP agreement

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The GAP agreement will be terminated if the terms of the GAP
				  agreement are not met or any one of the following events occur:
(1) The youth reaches 18 years of age and the
				GAP agreement is not eligible to be extended under WAC 110-85-0210;
(2) The youth turns 21 years of
				age;
(3) The child or youth
				dies;
(4) The guardian of the child
				or youth dies or becomes incapacitated, unless a successor guardian has been
				named in:
(a) The GAP agreement and named
				successor guardian becomes the guardian; or
(b) An amended GAP agreement and the named
				successor guardian becomes the guardian;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › GAP AGREEMENT MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, AND TERMINATION › Section 110-85-0170 - Guardian's right to an administrative hearing

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(1) Guardians have the right to an
				administrative hearing, per chapter 110-03 WAC, to contest the following
				department actions:
(a) Failure to respond
				with reasonable promptness to a written application for modification or request
				for services;
(b) Denial of a
				written request to modify the GAP cash payment or preauthorized services in the
				GAP agreement;
(c) Delay of more
				than 30 calendar days when responding to a written request for modification of
				the GAP agreement;
(d) Denial of a
				request for nonrecurring guardianship expenses;
(e) Suspension of GAP subsidy; and
(f) Termination of GAP subsidy.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › SUBSIDY RELATED QUESTIONS › Section 110-85-0180 - GAP subsidies and other financial programs to meet the children's and youth's basic needs

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(1) Guardians
				may not receive foster care payments for a child or youth while receiving GAP
				cash payments for the same child or youth.
(2) If the guardian is receiving a GAP cash
				payment for a child or youth, they are not eligible for a nonneedy relative
				grant, in loco parentis, or legal guardian grant through the department of
				social and health services community services office.
(3) Guardians may not request GAP subsidies
				after finalizing the guardianship, unless an extenuating circumstance described
				in WAC 110-85-0250 exists.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › SUBSIDY RELATED QUESTIONS › Section 110-85-0190 - Duty to inform the department of a family's change in circumstance

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(1) Guardians must inform the department's
				regional GAP gatekeeper within 30 days of the change in circumstance that might
				affect the child's or youth's eligibility for GAP subsidy. Failure to report a
				change in circumstance may result in:
(a) An
				overpayment;
(b) Missed
				payment;
(c) Lead to modification
				of their agreement; or
(d) A
				suspension of their GAP subsidy.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › SUBSIDY RELATED QUESTIONS › Section 110-85-0200 - Guardianship family resides in or moves to another state

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If the guardianship family resides in or moves to another
				  state, the GAP subsidy is affected as follows:
(1) The Washington state department remains
				responsible for any GAP cash payments; and
(2) Medical services:
(a) If the child or youth is eligible for
				Title IV-E medical services through the medicaid program, the state in which
				the guardian family resides is responsible for providing their medical
				benefits; and
(b) If the resident's
				state plan does not include the needed service that Washington state's medicaid
				plan includes, then it remains Washington state's responsibility to provide the
				needed service subject to Washington state's medicaid plan's limits and
				requirements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › SUBSIDY RELATED QUESTIONS › Section 110-85-0210 - EGAP agreement and subsidy program

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(1)
				The GAP agreement subsidy may be extended when the youth reaches 18 years of
				age and the following criteria is met:
(a) The
				guardian contacts the regional GAP gatekeeper prior to the youth's 18th
				birthday:
(i) To request services continue;
				and
(ii) Provides documentation of
				their continued eligibility, per WAC 110-85-0050.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › SUBSIDY RELATED QUESTIONS › Section 110-85-0220 - Transferring GAP subsidy to a subsequent successor guardian

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(1) In the event of the death or incapacity
				of the guardian, the GAP subsidy will transfer to the successor guardian named
				in the GAP agreement.
(2) The GAP
				agreement must be amended when the named successor guardian becomes the
				guardian.
(3) Before the GAP cash
				payment is transferred to the successor guardian:
(a) The successor guardian and all
				individuals aged 16 and older living in the successor guardian's home must pass
				the department's background check requirements.
(b) The successor guardian must establish
				guardianship of the child or youth.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › SUBSIDY RELATED QUESTIONS › Section 110-85-0230 - GAP subsidies and residential treatment placement services

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If a child or youth needs residential treatment, no
				  additional GAP subsidies will be provided to pay for residential treatment
				  placements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › SUBSIDY RELATED QUESTIONS › Section 110-85-0240 - GAP subsidy and out-of-home placement

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If children or youth are receiving GAP subsidy and are placed
				  in out-of-home care, the department may:
(1) Continue the GAP subsidy during their
				out-of-home placement as long as the permanency plan is to return
				home.
(2) Terminate the GAP
				agreement, per WAC 110-85-0160, if the guardian is no longer legally
				responsible for the child or youth.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-85 - Guardianship Assistance Program (Gap) and Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (Egap) › EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES › Section 110-85-0250 - Extenuating circumstances

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(1) If both the
				child or youth and guardian met eligibility requirements in WAC 110-85-0050
				before the guardianship was established, but the guardian did not have a GAP
				agreement, the guardian may still obtain the subsidy if an ALJ makes a finding
				of extenuating circumstances through an administrative hearing, per chapter
				110-03 WAC.
(2) If the guardians
				believe extenuating circumstances exist, the:
(a) Guardians must apply for GAP
				subsidy.
(b) Department will deny
				the application.
(c) Guardians may
				then request a review by an ALJ to determine if extenuating circumstances exist
				that authorized the guardian and the department to enter into a GAP agreement
				after the guardianship has been established.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0010 - What is the legal basis of the extended foster care program?

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The legal authorities for the program are:
(1) Revised Code of Washington:
			 RCW
			   74.13.031 and
			 13.34.267;
(2) United States Code:  42 U.S.C. sec. 671-675; and
(3) The U.S.
			 Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) policy guidelines for states to
			 use in determining a child's eligibility for participation in extended foster
			 care programs.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031,
				  13.34.267,
				  and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
				  Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, §
										388-25-0500,
				  filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0020 - What is the purpose of the extended foster care program?

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The extended foster care program provides an opportunity for
				young adults who are dependent at age eighteen to voluntarily agree to continue
				receiving foster care services, including placement services, while the
				youth:
(1) Completes a high school or
			 a high school equivalency program;
(2) Completes a secondary or post-secondary
			 academic or vocational program;
(3)
			 Participates in a program or activity designed to promote employment or remove
			 barriers to employment;
(4) Is
			 engaged in employment for eighty hours or more per month; or
(5) Is unable to engage in subsections (1)
			 through (4) of this section due to a documented medical condition.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416, and
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 16-14-065, §
										388-25-0502,
				  filed 6/30/16, effective 7/31/16. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030 and Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L.
				  110-351). WSR 16-06-044, §
										388-25-0502,
				  filed 2/24/16, effective 3/26/16. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 14-13-051, §
										388-25-0502,
				  filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031,
				  13.34.267,
				  and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
				  Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, §
										388-25-0502,
				  filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0030 - What is extended foster care?

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416, and
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 16-14-065, §
										388-25-0504,
				  filed 6/30/16, effective 7/31/16. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030 and Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L.
				  110-351). WSR 16-06-044, §
										388-25-0504,
				  filed 2/24/16, effective 3/26/16. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 14-13-051, §
										388-25-0504,
				  filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031,
				  13.34.267,
				  and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
				  Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, §
										388-25-0504,
				  filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0040 - Who is eligible for extended foster care?

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(1) To be eligible for the extended foster
			 care program, a youth, on his or her eighteenth birthday must be dependent
			 under chapter 13.34 RCW and:
(a) Enrolled in
			 school as described in WAC
			 110-90-0050;
(b) Have applied for, or can demonstrate
			 intent to timely enroll in a post-secondary academic or vocational education
			 program as described in WAC
			 110-90-0060;
(c) Participating in a program or activity
			 designed to promote employment or remove barriers to employment as described in
			 WAC
			 110-90-0070;
(d) Engaged in employment for eighty hours or
			 more per month;
(e) Unable to
			 engage in subsection (1)(a) through (d) of this section due a documented
			 medical condition as described in WAC
			 110-90-0100;
			 or
(f) Did not enroll in the
			 extended foster care program; and
(i) Had
			 their dependency dismissed on their eighteenth birthday;
(ii) Is requesting to enroll in the extended
			 foster care program through a voluntary placement agreement (VPA) prior to
			 reaching the age of twenty-one; and
(iii) Meets one of the criteria found in
			 subsection (1)(a) through (e) of this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0041 - When is a youth considered to be "in foster care"?

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 14-13-051, §
										388-25-0508,
				  filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031,
				  13.34.267,
				  and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
				  Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, §
										388-25-0508,
				  filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0042 - When is a youth not "in foster care"?

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 14-13-051, §
										388-25-0510,
				  filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031,
				  13.34.267,
				  and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
				  Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, §
										388-25-0510,
				  filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0050 - How does a youth demonstrate enrollment in school?

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Enrollment in school is shown by documented registration or
				acceptance in:
(1)
Secondary
- A high school, secondary education equivalency
			 program, or a state accredited on-line or other approved secondary education
			 program.
(2)
Post-secondary
- Post-secondary academic or vocational
			 program.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031,
				  13.34.267,
				  and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
				  Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, §
										388-25-0512,
				  filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0060 - How does a youth demonstrate he/she has applied for and intends to timely enroll in a post-secondary program?

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(1) Applied for intends to timely enroll in a
			 post-secondary program is demonstrated by the youth:
(a) Completing and submitting an application
			 to a post-secondary academic or vocational program; or
(b) Providing proof of Free Application for
			 Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) submission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0070 - How does a youth demonstrate participation in a program or activity designed to promote employment or remove barriers to employment?

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(1) Actively participate in a state, federal,
			 tribal or community program that addresses any barriers to employment that the
			 youth may have and/or prepares or trains individuals for employment;
			 or
(2) Involved in a self-directed
			 program that will remove any barriers to employment and will prepare a youth
			 for employment: or
(3) Working less
			 than eighty hours a month.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 14-13-051, §
										388-25-0515,
				  filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0080 - What if an eligible youth does not want to participate in the extended foster care program?

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Participation in extended foster care is voluntary. A youth who
				does not agree to participate in extended foster may request the court to
				dismiss his or her dependency case.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030 and Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L.
				  110-351). WSR 16-06-044, §
										388-25-0516,
				  filed 2/24/16, effective 3/26/16. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 14-13-051, §
										388-25-0516,
				  filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031,
				  13.34.267,
				  and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
				  Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, §
										388-25-0516,
				  filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0090 - What is a "documented medical condition"?

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A "documented medical condition" is any physical or mental
				health condition documented by a licensed health care provider that may be
				temporary or permanent, including but not limited to, a physical injury or a
				physical or behavioral health condition. A "documented medical condition" may
				include physiological, mental, or psychological conditions or disorders,
				including but not limited to, orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing
				impairments.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416, and
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 16-14-065, §
										388-25-0517,
				  filed 6/30/16, effective 7/31/16.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0100 - How does a youth demonstrate the inability to participate in extended foster care (EFC) activities due to a documented medical condition?

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(1) To demonstrate
			 the inability to participate in EFC activities due to a documented medical
			 condition defined in WAC
			 110-90-0090,
			 a youth must notify the caseworker of the medical condition and provide to the
			 department of children, youth, and families written documentation or consent to
			 obtain documentation from a licensed health care provider. The documentation of
			 the medical condition must describe how the medical condition prevents the
			 youth, either temporarily or permanently, from:
(a) Completing a high school diploma or high
			 school equivalency certificate;
(b)
			 Completing a post-secondary academic or vocational program;
(c) Participating in a program or activity
			 designed to promote employment or remove barriers to employment; or
(d) Being employed for eighty hours or more
			 per month.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0110 - How does a youth agree to participate in the extended foster care program?

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(1) An eligible
			 dependent youth can agree to participate by:
(a) Signing an extended foster care
			 agreement; or
(b) For
			 developmentally disabled youth, remaining in the foster care placement and
			 continuing in an appropriate educational program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0120 - Where do youth obtain information about how to participate in the EFC program?

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(1) The
			 department of children, youth, and families must provide dependent youth
			 between the age of seventeen and seventeen and a half:
(a) Written documentation explaining the
			 availability of EFC services.
(b)
			 Detailed instructions on how to access such services after they have reached
			 age eighteen.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0130 - Can an extended foster care participant continue in extended foster care under a different eligibility category?

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Yes. A youth may transition among the eligibility categories
				while under the same voluntary placement agreement or dependency order, so long
				as the youth remains eligible during the transition.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 14-13-051, §
										388-25-0532,
				  filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031,
				  13.34.267,
				  and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
				  Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, §
										388-25-0532,
				  filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0140 - If an extended foster care participant loses his or her eligibility before he or she turns twenty-one, may he or she reapply for extended foster care?

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Yes. If a youth was receiving extended foster care services
				and lost eligibility, he or she may reapply as long as the youth:
(1) Has not turned twenty-one; and
(2) Meets one of the conditions for
			 eligibility in WAC
			 110-90-0040(1)(a)
			 through (e).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416, and
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 18-01-048, §
										388-25-0534,
				  filed 12/12/17, effective 1/12/18; WSR 14-13-051, §
										388-25-0534,
				  filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031,
				  13.34.267,
				  and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
				  Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, §
										388-25-0534,
				  filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0150 - What are DCYF's responsibilities to a youth who is participating in EFC?

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DCYF is required to have placement and care authority over the
				youth and provide foster care services, including transition planning and
				independent living services, medical assistance through medicaid, and case
				management. Case management includes findings or approving a foster care
				placement for the youth, convening family meetings, developing, revising, and
				monitoring implementation of any case plan or court report, coordinating and
				monitoring services needed by the youth, caseworker visits, and court-related
				duties, including preparing court reports, attending judicial and permanency
				hearings, and ensuring that the youth is progressing toward independence within
				state and federal mandates. DCYF has responsibility to inform the court of the
				status of the child (including health, safety, welfare, education status, and
				continuing eligibility for extended foster care program). DCYF's placement and
				care authority over a youth receiving EFC services is solely for the purpose of
				providing services and does not create a legal responsibility for the actions
				of the youth receiving EFC services.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 14-13-051, §
										388-25-0536,
				  filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031,
				  13.34.267,
				  and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
				  Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, §
										388-25-0536,
				  filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0160 - How does DCYF determine a youth's continuing eligibility for the EFC program?

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To determine a youth's continuing eligibility for the EFC
				program, prior to every court review hearing DCYF will determine if the youth
				continues to:
(1) Agree to participate
			 in the EFC program;
(2) Meet the
			 eligibility criteria in WAC
			 110-90-0040(1)(a)
			 through (f);
(3) Reside in an approved placement;
			 and
(4) Comply with the youth's
			 responsibilities in WAC
			 110-90-0190.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416, and
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 16-14-065, §
										388-25-0540,
				  filed 6/30/16, effective 7/31/16. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030 and Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L.
				  110-351). WSR 16-06-044, §
										388-25-0540,
				  filed 2/24/16, effective 3/26/16. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 14-13-051, §
										388-25-0540,
				  filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031,
				  13.34.267,
				  and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
				  Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, §
										388-25-0540,
				  filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0170 - What are the legal rights of a dependent youth in EFC to travel out-of-state, buy a car, or engage in other activities as an adult?

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The youth is a "child" for the purposes of the dependency and
				must comply with responsibilities in WAC
				110-90-0190,
				otherwise the youth has the legal status and legal rights of an adult. The
				youth is responsible for their actions, including responsibility for purchases,
				driving, traveling, or financial obligations related to the activities they
				participate in.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031,
				  13.34.267,
				  and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
				  Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, §
										388-25-0542,
				  filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0180 - What are the youth's rights in the extended foster care program?

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Youth have a right to:
(1) An approved foster care
			 placement.
(2) Foster care services
			 including medical assistance through medicaid.
(3) Participate in the court process as a
			 party to the case.
(4) Have an
			 attorney appointed for them upon filing a notice of intent to file a petition
			 for dependency and in dependency proceedings.
(5) End their participation in the program at
			 any time.
(6) Referrals to
			 community resources as appropriate.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    13.34.145,
				  13.34.267,
				  74.13.020,
				  74.13.031,
				  43.88C.010,
				  74.13.107,
				  43.131.416,
				  13.34.030.
				  WSR 14-13-051, §
										388-25-0544,
				  filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    74.13.031,
				  13.34.267,
				  and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing
				  Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, §
										388-25-0544,
				  filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-90 - Extended foster care program › Section 110-90-0190 - What must the youth do to remain in the EFC program?

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To remain in the EFC program, unless otherwise authorized by
				court order, the youth must:
(1) Agree
			 to participate in the program as expressed in the written EFC
			 agreement;
(2) Maintain the
			 standard of eligibility as set by the youth's academic program, employment
			 related program, employment status, or documented medical condition;
(3) Participate in the case plan, including
			 monthly health and safety visits;
(4) Acknowledge that DCYF has responsibility
			 for the youth's care and placement by authorizing DCYF to have access to
			 records related to court-ordered medical, mental health, drug/alcohol treatment
			 services, additional necessary services, educational records needed to
			 determine continuing eligibility for the program, medical records related to a
			 documented medical condition for purposes of qualifying for EFC under WAC
			 110-90-0040(1)(f);
			 and
(5) Remain in the approved
			 foster care placement and follow placement rules as follows:
(a) Stay in the placement identified by DCYF
			 or approved by the court;
(b)
			 Obtain approval from their caseworker and notify their caregiver for extended
			 absences from the placement of more than three days; and
(c) Comply with court orders and any specific
			 rules developed in collaboration by the youth, caregiver and
			 caseworker.