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Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part E - Services › Section 388-27-0255 - What specific department requirements apply to outpatient counseling or mental health services not covered by medicaid?

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(1) The department's adoption support program
					 directly pays for a child's counseling or mental health services, when the
					 following conditions apply:
(a) The adoptive
					 parent must obtain written authorization from the department's adoption support
					 program before the service is rendered;
(b) The adoptive parent must explain why
					 these services are not available through the medicaid provider network or
					 through private insurance;
(c) The
					 adoptive parents' primary health care coverage must be billed prior to billing
					 the department's adoption support program;
(d) The department will pay the adoption
					 support program's preauthorized rate minus any payment made by the primary (and
					 other) insurer;
(e) The department
					 may grant verbal authorization for no more than three counseling sessions prior
					 to providing the required written authorization; and
(f) The child's therapist or other treatment
					 provider must submit a written treatment plan prior to authorization for
					 continued treatment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part E - Services › Section 388-27-0260 - If the adoptive parent requests residential placement services for their adopted child, what department requirements apply?

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(1) The adoption support program is not able
					 to pay for residential treatment placements of children who are not in
					 department custody. See
					 RCW
					  74.13.080 and WAC
					 388-25-0025.
(2) If the adoptive parent is in need of
					 residential treatment services for a child, the department will make the
					 following referrals:
(a) For treatment of a
					 mental illness, the department will refer the family to the local mental health
					 treatment provider;
(b) If the
					 child has been diagnosed with a physical, mental, developmental, cognitive or
					 emotional disability, the department will refer the family to the developmental
					 disabilities administration (DDA) to determine whether the child is eligible
					 for services; or
(c) For reasons
					 other than treatment of mental illness or developmental disabilities, the
					 department will refer the adoptive parent to child welfare services at the
					 local children's administration office.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part E - Services › Section 388-27-0265 - What are the consequences of an adopted child being placed in foster care?

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(1) If a child is
					 on active status with Washington state's adoption support program and the
					 department places the child in foster care, the department is required to refer
					 the case to the division of child support and the program may report that good
					 cause exists for not pursuing collection of support payments.
(2) The department may review the adoption
					 support agreement and may renegotiate the amount of any cash payments to the
					 adoptive parent during the child's out-of-home placement.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0265,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part F - Review › Section 388-27-0275 - When does the department review an adoption support agreement? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0275,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part F - Review › Section 388-27-0280 - What is involved in the review process? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0280,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part F - Review › Section 388-27-0285 - What is the department's responsibility when the adoptive parent(s) requests a review of the adoption support agreement? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0285,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part F - Review › Section 388-27-0290 - What if the department does not respond to a request for a review of an adoption support agreement within thirty days? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0290,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part F - Review › Section 388-27-0295 - What process applies to a request for modification of a support agreement?

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(1) The
					 adoptive parent may request an opportunity to negotiate a modification of the
					 adoption support agreement's monthly cash payment provision if there is a
					 change in the needs of the child or in the circumstances of the family. The
					 request must be in writing.
(2) The
					 adoption support program must initiate a review of the adoption support
					 agreement no later than thirty days after receiving the adoptive parent's
					 request for modification of the agreement.
(3) The adoptive parent must provide
					 supporting documentation when requested by the department.
(4) The department may request a copy of the
					 adoptive parents' most recently filed federal tax return. If not required to
					 file a federal tax return the adoptive parent(s) must submit a financial
					 statement when requested by the department.
(5) The adoptive parent may request that the
					 child's medical provider complete an early periodic screening, diagnosis, and
					 treatment (EPSDT) examination and submit a report of the results to the
					 adoption support program.
(6) The
					 adoptive parent and the department will negotiate in an attempt to reach
					 agreement on the request for modification.
(7) If the parties modify the terms of the
					 agreement, the adoptive parent and the department must sign a new
					 agreement.
(8) If the agreement is
					 modified, the changes in the terms of the agreement will be retroactive to the
					 first day of the month in which the department received the written
					 request.
(9) If an agreement cannot
					 be reached, the department will deny the request for modification and must
					 provide the adoptive parent with written notice of the denial and of the right
					 to appeal.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0295,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part F - Review › Section 388-27-0300 - After a review, what if the department and the adoptive parent cannot agree on the terms of the adoption support agreement? (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0300,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part G - Post-Finalization Requests for Assistance › Section 388-27-0305 - May an adoptive parent apply for adoption support services after the adoption has been finalized?

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Federal laws and rules require that a prospective
						adoptive parent must apply for adoption assistance prior to adopting a special
						needs child and that the prospective adoptive parent must have a valid adoption
						support agreement, signed by all parties, before the adoption is
						finalized.
However, the federal government recognizes that in some
						situations there may have been extenuating circumstances that prevented the
						eligible child from being placed on the adoption support program prior to
						adoption.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0305,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part G - Post-Finalization Requests for Assistance › Section 388-27-0310 - If a child met federal Title IV-E eligibility for adoption assistance before the adoption, but was not placed on the adoption support program, what may the adoptive parent do after adoption finalization to obtain adoption support services for the adopted child?

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For a child who met the Title IV-E eligibility criteria
						for adoption assistance prior to adoption, federal rules allow for a possible
						finding of extenuating circumstances through an administrative hearing process.
						In these situations, the adoptive parent must apply for adoption support. The
						department will deny the application and the adoptive parent may then request a
						review by an administrative law judge or a review judge to determine if
						extenuating circumstances exist that justify the department's post-adoption
						agreement to provide adoption support services to a special needs
						child.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0310,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part G - Post-Finalization Requests for Assistance › Section 388-27-0315 - What constitutes "extenuating circumstances"?

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An administrative law judge or a review judge may make a
						finding of extenuating circumstances if one or more of the following situations
						exist:
(1) Relevant facts regarding
					 the child, the biological family or child's background were known by the agency
					 placing the child for adoption and not presented to the adoptive parents prior
					 to the legalization of the adoption;
(2) The department denied adoption assistance
					 based upon a means test of the adoptive family;
(3) Erroneous determination or advice by the
					 department or private child placing agency that a child is ineligible for
					 adoption assistance; or
(4) Failure
					 by the placing agency to advise adoptive parents of the availability of
					 adoption assistance.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0315,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part G - Post-Finalization Requests for Assistance › Section 388-27-0320 - What is the effective date of an adoption support agreement that results from a finding of extenuating circumstances?

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A support agreement entered into as a result of a
						finding of extenuating circumstances may not be effective before the date the
						department received the written request for participation in the adoption
						support program from the adoptive parent. Under no circumstances may the
						department back date an adoption support agreement more than two years from the
						date of an order of an administrative law judge or review judge authorizing the
						department to enter an adoption support agreement after finalization of the
						adoption.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0320,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part G - Post-Finalization Requests for Assistance › Section 388-27-0325 - If a child did not meet federal Title IV-E eligibility for adoption assistance before the adoption, may the child qualify for adoption support after adoption finalization?

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For children ineligible for federal Title IV-E Adoption
						Assistance, the department may provide limited support through the state-funded
						adoption support reconsideration program, when the program is funded by the
						legislature.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0325,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part G - Post-Finalization Requests for Assistance › Section 388-27-0330 - What is the adoption support reconsideration program?

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(1) When funded by the legislature, the
					 adoption support reconsideration program allows the department to register an
					 eligible adopted child for limited state-funded support (see RCW  74.13.150).
(2) The reconsideration program
					 provides for payment of medical and counseling services to address the
					 physical, mental, developmental, cognitive, or emotional disability of the
					 child that resulted in the child's eligibility for the program. Payments are
					 made directly to the provider, not to the adoptive parents.
(3) The adoptive parents' basic health
					 insurance must provide primary coverage and must be used before billing the
					 reconsideration program. The adoption support reconsideration program must be
					 the secondary insurer.
(4) There is
					 a twenty thousand dollar per child lifetime cap on this program.
(5) The program requires the adoptive parent
					 and the department to sign an adoption support reconsideration agreement
					 specifying the terms, conditions, and length of time the child will receive
					 limited support.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0330,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part G - Post-Finalization Requests for Assistance › Section 388-27-0335 - How does a child qualify for the adoption support reconsideration program?

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To be eligible for the adoption support reconsideration
						program, a child must:
(1) Have
					 resided, immediately prior to adoption finalization, in a department funded
					 pre-adoptive placement or in department funded foster care;
(2) Have a physical or mental disability or
					 emotional disturbance that existed and was documented before adoption or was at
					 high risk for future physical or mental disability or emotional disturbance due
					 to conditions the child was exposed to before adoption;
(3) Reside in Washington state with an
					 adoptive parent who lacks the financial resources to care for the child's
					 special needs; and
(4) Be covered
					 by a primary basic health insurance program.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0335,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part G - Post-Finalization Requests for Assistance › Section 388-27-0340 - How does an adoptive parent apply for the adoption support reconsideration program?

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The adoptive parent must complete an application for
						adoption support reconsideration and attach:
(1) A written cost estimate of the child's
					 proposed corrective-rehabilitative services;
(2) A current medical evaluation of the child
					 including the cause(s) of the condition requiring corrective-rehabilitative
					 services;
(3) A written statement
					 explaining the child's current medical and counseling needs;
(4) A written statement giving the department
					 permission to request and review pre-adoption information held by the adoption
					 agency facilitating the child's adoption; and
(5) A copy of the adoptive parents' most
					 recently filed federal income tax return.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0340,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part G - Post-Finalization Requests for Assistance › Section 388-27-0345 - What types of services does the department provide through the adoption support reconsideration program?

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The reconsideration program provides some support for
						counseling and medical services needed to treat the child's qualifying
						condition.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0345,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part G - Post-Finalization Requests for Assistance › Section 388-27-0350 - What department requirements apply to adoption support reconsideration services?

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(1) The
					 department must authorize, in writing, any services paid by the adoption
					 support reconsideration program before the services are provided.
(2) The department must base the authorized
					 level of service on the child's needs and must limit the level of service to
					 established program rates.
(3) The
					 department must limit medical services to those services that would be
					 available to the child if the child were eligible for medicaid
					 coverage.
(4) The department must
					 make no cash payments to the family.
(5) The department must make payment directly
					 to the provider of the authorized service.
(6) The adoptive parents' basic health
					 insurance must provide primary coverage and must be used before billing the
					 reconsideration program. The adoption support reconsideration program must be
					 the secondary insurer.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0350,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part G - Post-Finalization Requests for Assistance › Section 388-27-0355 - Under what conditions or circumstances would a child become ineligible for the adoption support reconsideration program?

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(1) Eligibility for adoption support
					 reconsideration services ends according to the terms of the adoption support
					 reconsideration agreement or when the child:
(a) Reaches eighteen years of age;
(b) Is eligible for the federal Title IV-E
					 adoption assistance program and has been placed on that program;
(c) Has received twenty thousand dollars in
					 department paid medical, dental, and/or counseling services; or
(d) Is no longer the financial responsibility
					 of the adoptive parent(s).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part G - Post-Finalization Requests for Assistance › Section 388-27-0360 - What happens if the state no longer funds the adoption support reconsideration program?

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If the department no longer has funds available for the
						program, a child's participation in the program will cease. The department will
						terminate the adoption support reconsideration agreement.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0360,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part H - Appeal Rights › Section 388-27-0365 - Does an adoptive parent have the right to appeal department decisions regarding adoption support issues?

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(1)
					 An adoptive parent has the right to an administrative hearing to contest the
					 following department actions:
(a) Denial of a
					 child's initial eligibility for the adoption support program or the adoption
					 support reconsideration program;
(b) Failure to respond with reasonable
					 promptness to a written application or request for services;
(c) Denial of a written request to modify the
					 level of payment or service in the agreement;
(d) Delay of more than thirty days when
					 responding to a written request for modification of the agreement;
(e) Denial of a request for nonrecurring
					 adoption expenses;
(f) Suspension
					 of adoption support benefits; or
(g) Termination from the program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part H - Appeal Rights › Section 388-27-0370 - What information about adoption support agreements may be used in an administrative hearing?

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Adoption and adoption support files are confidential,
						and information contained in those files may not be disclosed without the
						consent of the person who is the subject of the file. By requesting an
						administrative hearing to challenge a department decision relating to adoption
						support the adoptive parent is agreeing that the department may release factual
						information about the case during the course of the proceedings. Actions taken
						by the department and decisions by administrative law judges or review judges
						in adoption support cases which do not directly involve the case being heard
						may not be cited or relied on in any administrative proceeding (RCW
						 26.33.340 and
						74.04.060).
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0370,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part I - Nonrecurring Costs › Section 388-27-0375 - Will the department reimburse an adoptive parent for nonrecurring adoption expenses?

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The department has authority to agree to reimburse some
						or all of an adoptive parent's nonrecurring adoption expenses if:
(1) The child has a qualifying factor or
					 condition identified in WAC
					 388-27-0140(1);
(2) Washington state has determined that the
					 child cannot or should not be returned to the home of the child's biological
					 parent;
(3) Except where it would
					 be against the best interest of the child, the department or a public or
					 private nonprofit child placing agency has made a reasonable but unsuccessful
					 effort to place the child with appropriate adoptive parents without the benefit
					 of adoption assistance; and
(4) The
					 child has been placed for adoption according to applicable state or tribal
					 laws.
Statutory Authority: RCW  74.13.109, 74.13.112,
						  74.13.130, and 2002 c 371. 03-02-059, § 388-27-0375, filed 12/27/02,
						  effective 1/27/03. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0375,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part I - Nonrecurring Costs › Section 388-27-0380 - What types of nonrecurring adoption expenses will the department reimburse?

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The department may reimburse:
(1) Court costs directly related to
					 finalizing an adoption;
(2)
					 Reasonable and necessary adoption fees;
(3) Reasonable and necessary attorney fees
					 directly related to finalizing an adoption; and
(4) Costs associated with an adoption home
					 study, including:
(a) Health and
					 psychological examinations;
(b)
					 Placement supervision before adoption;
(c) Transportation, lodging, and food costs
					 incurred by the adoptive parent(s) and child during pre-placement visits;
					 and
(d) Other costs directly
					 related to finalizing the legal adoption of the child.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part I - Nonrecurring Costs › Section 388-27-0385 - 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:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0385,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-27 - Child welfare services-Adoption services and adoption support › ADOPTION SUPPORT PROGRAM › Part I - Nonrecurring Costs › Section 388-27-0390 - 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:
						  RCW
						   74.13.031. 01-08-045, § 388-27-0390,
						  filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-32 - Child welfare services to prevent out-of-home placement and achieve family reconciliation › HOME SUPPORT SERVICES BY CHILDREN'S ADMINISTRATION › Section 388-32-0005 - What are home support services?

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The department's children's administration (CA) offers home
					 support services (HSS), within available funds, to provide supportive,
					 culturally appropriate, skill-building services in partnership with CA's client
					 families. Only CA staff may provide the services in the family home or other
					 appropriate setting and must provide the services as part of a comprehensive
					 case plan. The department does not contract for this service.
(1) CA typically offers HSS during the normal
				  work week but may provide HSS on weekends and beyond normal working
				  hours.
(2) Child and family
				  resource specialists (CFRS) have primary responsibility to provide HSS, which
				  may include the following services:
(a) Teach
				  and demonstrate basic physical and emotional care of children, including child
				  development and developmentally appropriate child discipline;
(b) Teach homemaking and other life skills,
				  including housekeeping, nutrition and food preparation, personal hygiene,
				  financial budgeting, time management and home organization, with consideration
				  given to the family's cultural environment;
(c) Help families obtain basic needs by
				  networking families with appropriate supportive community resources; e.g.,
				  housing, clothing and food banks, health care services, and educational and
				  employment services;
(d) Provide
				  emotional support to families and build self-esteem in family members; aid
				  family members in developing appropriate interpersonal and social
				  skills;
(e) Provide client
				  transportation/supervision of visits on a nonroutine, short-term
				  basis;
(f) Observe family
				  functioning, assisting the social worker to identify family strengths as well
				  as areas needing intervention or improvement, providing reports and assessments
				  to the assigned social worker on the family's progress in skill-building,
				  family functioning, and other areas defined in the case plan;
(g) Participate in child protection teams,
				  multidisciplinary teams, interagency case staffings, and family intervention
				  meetings;
(h) Provide court
				  testimony when requested by the attorney representing DSHS or when
				  subpoenaed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-32 - Child welfare services to prevent out-of-home placement and achieve family reconciliation › HOME SUPPORT SERVICES BY CHILDREN'S ADMINISTRATION › Section 388-32-0010 - What are the eligibility criteria for HSS?

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Children's administration uses the following criteria to
					 determine eligibility for HSS, within available funding:
(1) The family must be a current recipient of
				  CA services.
(2) The case plan for
				  the family must document the need for teaching, skill-building, community
				  networking, or visitation.
(3) HSS
				  does not provide long-term maintenance for a family, is not a housekeeping
				  service, and is not interchangeable with CHORE services, which are provided by
				  the department's aging and adult services administration.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-32-0010,
						filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-32 - Child welfare services to prevent out-of-home placement and achieve family reconciliation › HOME BASED SERVICES BY COMMUNITY PROVIDERS › Section 388-32-0015 - What are home based services and under what circumstances may the department provide the services to the child's parent or relative caregiver?

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(1) Home based
				  services (HBS) are designed to prevent or improve conditions that may result in
				  out-of-home placement. Children's administration (CA) provides these services
				  in the context of a comprehensive case plan. CA purchases services from
				  community providers within available funds for this purpose. Services may
				  include:
(a) Basic goods and services; e.g.,
				  food, clothing, shelter, furniture, health care, utilities,
				  transportation
(b) Paraprofessional
				  services; e.g., parent aides;
(c)
				  Parent training;
(e) In-home
				  counseling or assistance to prevent out-of-home placement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-32 - Child welfare services to prevent out-of-home placement and achieve family reconciliation › FAMILY RECONCILIATION SERVICES › Section 388-32-0020 - What is the purpose of the family reconciliation services program?

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(1) The purpose of
				  family reconciliation services (FRS) is to achieve reconciliation between the
				  parent and child, to reunify the family, and to maintain and strengthen the
				  family unit to avoid the necessity of out-of-home placement of
				  children.
(2) The department
				  provides these services, within available funds, to:
(a) Alleviate personal or family situations
				  that present a serious and imminent threat to the health or stability of the
				  child or family and that do not meet the definition of child abuse or neglect;
				  and
(b) Maintain families intact
				  whenever possible.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-32 - Child welfare services to prevent out-of-home placement and achieve family reconciliation › FAMILY RECONCILIATION SERVICES › Section 388-32-0025 - Who may receive FRS services?

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(1)
				  CA provides FRS to adolescents, thirteen through seventeen years of age, and
				  their families, in instances where the adolescent has runaway and/or is in
				  conflict with his/her family. These populations are defined as follows:
"Families in conflict"
means families in which
					 personal or family situations present a serious and imminent threat to the
					 health or stability of the child, which may include an at-risk youth, or
					 family.
"Runaways"
means youths who are absent from
					 home for a period of time without parental permission. Services are to actual
					 runaways and not to threatened runaways, unless the threatened runaways meet
					 the definition of families in conflict.
(2) FRS is not provided for any of the
				  following situations, unless the family is seeking an at-risk youth or a
				  child-in-need-of-services (CHINS) family assessment:
(a) The identified youth has not reached
				  his/her thirteenth birthday, or the youth is eighteen years of age or
				  older;
(b) Chronic or long-term
				  multiproblem situations requiring long-term interventions;
(c) Custody and marital disputes unless the
				  dispute creates a conflict between the child and parent with physical
				  custody;
(d) Families currently
				  receiving counseling services related to the parent-child conflict/relationship
				  from other agencies;
(e) Child
				  abuse and neglect cases, unless those cases meet the definition of family in
				  conflict; or
(f) Youth receiving
				  foster care or group care services or follow up to those services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-32 - Child welfare services to prevent out-of-home placement and achieve family reconciliation › FAMILY RECONCILIATION SERVICES › Section 388-32-0030 - What FRS does the department provide?

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The assigned social worker provides family reconciliation
					 services (FRS) to develop skills and supports within families to resolve family
					 conflicts, achieve a reconciliation between parent and child, and to avoid
					 out-of-home placement. The services may include, but are not limited to,
					 referral to services for suicide prevention, psychiatric or other medical care,
					 or psychological, financial, legal, educational, or other social services, as
					 appropriate to the needs of the child and family. Typically FRS is completed
					 within a thirty-day period. Children's administration (CA) provides intake and
					 assessment services (IAS).
(1) Youth
				  and their families who call or self-present at a children's administration
				  central intake or local office requesting FRS must be provided assistance in
				  contacting the appropriate children's administration's intake services to make
				  a formal request for FRS.
(2) The
				  FRS social worker must contact the family within twenty-four hours of their
				  assignment to the case to schedule an appointment to begin the family interview
				  and assessment.
(3) FRS is
				  intended to defuse the immediate potential for violence, assess problems, and
				  explore options leading to problem resolution.
(4) Families who require more intensive
				  interventions than those provided by the FRS social worker may be referred to a
				  contracted provider for services. The family must make a commitment to
				  participate in the contracted services.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 13.32A.040,
						74.13.031, and
						74.08.090. 06-11-080, §
						388-32-0030, filed 5/16/06, effective 6/16/06. Statutory Authority:
						Chapter
						13.32A RCW,
						RCW
						 74.08.090,
						74.13.031, 2002 c 371. 03-19-051,
						§ 388-32-0030, filed 9/11/03, effective 9/11/03. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						 74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-32-0030,
						filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-39A - Child welfare services - Complaint resolution › Section 388-39A-010 - What definitions apply to the department's child welfare services complaint resolution process?

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"Children's administration"
(CA) means the
				  cluster of programs within the department of social and health services
				  responsible for the provision of child welfare, child protective, child care
				  licensing, and other services to children and their families.
"Complaints office"
or
"constituent
				  relations"
means the office within the children's administration
				  responsible for handling complaints regarding child welfare services.
"Division of children and family services"
(DCFS) means the division within the children's administration responsible for
				  administering child welfare services programs.
"Division of licensed resources"
(DLR) means the
				  division within the children's administration responsible for licensing or
				  certifying child care homes and facilities under the authority of
				  chapter
				  74.15
				  RCW.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.13.045. 01-06-041, § 388-39A-010,
					 filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-39A - Child welfare services - Complaint resolution › Section 388-39A-030 - How does the children's administration resolve complaints?

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Constituent relations staff assist clients, foster parents,
				  and other affected individuals in resolving complaints and grievances regarding
				  children's administration (CA) policies and procedures, or the application of a
				  policy or procedure related to CA programs. Under
				  RCW
				   74.13.045, constituent relations staff may
				  inquire into, determine fact, and facilitate the resolution of disputes and
				  complaints.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.13.045. 01-06-041, § 388-39A-030,
					 filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-39A - Child welfare services - Complaint resolution › Section 388-39A-035 - What is the process for resolving complaints?

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(1) After making a reasonable effort to
				resolve a complaint with a social worker or licensor, a client, foster parent,
				or community member may contact the CA constituent relations office to request
				assistance.
(2) Constituent
				relations staff will assist the complainant in reviewing the complaint with the
				assigned social worker or licensor to arrive at a resolution.
(3) If the complaint cannot be resolved with
				the social worker or licensor, constituent relations staff will assist the
				complainant in reviewing it with the supervisor of the social worker or
				licensor for resolution.
(4) If the
				complaint cannot be resolved with the supervisor, constituent relations staff
				will assist the complainant in reviewing the complaint with the supervisor's
				area manager or regional manager for resolution.
(5) If the complaint cannot be resolved with
				the area manager or regional manager, constituent relations staff will assist
				the complainant in reviewing it with the area manager's regional administrator
				or the regional manager's office chief.
(6) If CA constituent relations staff
				determines at any time during the complaint resolution process that the
				administration's actions were consistent with agency policy and procedures
				based on complete and correct information regarding the complainant's
				situation, the constituent relations staff will terminate the resolution
				process and will close the complaint.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.13.045. 01-06-041, § 388-39A-035,
					 filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-39A - Child welfare services - Complaint resolution › Section 388-39A-040 - What happens if the complaint is not resolved at the regional level?

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(1) When
				constituent relations staff and local CA staff have made a reasonable attempt
				to resolve the complaint, the regional administrator, the office chief, or the
				constituent relations supervisor may convene a panel to review the complaint
				and make recommendations to the CA assistant secretary for
				resolution.
(2) The regional
				administrator or office chief and the constituent relations supervisor will
				determine the membership of the panel.
(3) The panel must consist of the following
				members:
(a) The regional administrator's or
				office chief's designee who must not be from the administrative unit where the
				complaint originated;
(b) A
				constituent relations staff person;
(c) A person who is not a CA employee;
				and
(d) If the complainant is a
				foster parent, a foster parent who is not involved in the complaint.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-39A - Child welfare services - Complaint resolution › Section 388-39A-045 - Does the complaint resolution process apply to all complaints?

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(1) The complaint
				resolution process does not apply to complaints for which the complainant has
				the right to seek resolution through judicial review or an adjudicative
				proceeding under
				Title
				13,
				26, or
				74 RCW.
(2) The process also does not apply to
				contract rate setting, contested rate payments, exceptional cost rates,
				disputes or decisions regarding written personal service contracts, or
				financial agreements.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.13.045. 01-06-041, § 388-39A-045,
					 filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-39A - Child welfare services - Complaint resolution › Section 388-39A-050 - Is the complaint resolution process the only way to resolve a complaint?

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Participation in the complaint resolution process does not
				  affect the right of any person to seek other remedies.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.13.045. 01-06-041, § 388-39A-050,
					 filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-39A - Child welfare services - Complaint resolution › Section 388-39A-055 - What rights do complainants have under the complaint resolution process?

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(1) Under
				RCW
				 74.13.045, the complaint resolution process
				does not create substantive or procedural rights for any person.
(2) Participation in the complaint resolution
				process does not entitle any person to an adjudicative proceeding under
				chapter
				34.05 RCW or to superior
				court review.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.13.045. 01-06-041, § 388-39A-055,
					 filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of › FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION/RECONCILIATION › Chapter 388-39A - Child welfare services - Complaint resolution › Section 388-39A-060 - Do constituent relations staff only handle complaints?

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In addition to complaint resolution, CA constituent relations
				  staff also provide information about children's administration programs,
				  policies, and procedures and information about other complaint resolution
				  resources, including the office of the family and children's
				  ombudsman.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 74.13.045. 01-06-041, § 388-39A-060,
					 filed 3/5/01, effective 4/5/01.