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RCWs > Title 74 > Chapter 74.13

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Chapter 74.13 RCW

CHILD WELFARE SERVICES

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RCW Sections

74.13.010	Declaration of purpose.
74.13.013	Finding -- Accreditation of children's services.
74.13.017	Accreditation -- Completion date.
74.13.020	Definitions.
74.13.021	Developmentally disabled child -- Defined.
74.13.025	Counties may administer and provide services under RCW 13.32A.197 -- Plan for at-risk youth required.
74.13.029	Dependency established -- Social worker's duty to provide document containing information.
74.13.031	Duties of department -- Child welfare services -- Children's services advisory committee.
74.13.0311	Services provided under deferred prosecution order.
74.13.032	Crisis residential centers -- Establishment -- Staff -- Duties -- Semi-secure facilities -- Secure facilities.
74.13.0321	Secure facilities -- Limit on reimbursement or compensation.
74.13.033	Crisis residential centers -- Removal from -- Services available -- Unauthorized leave.
74.13.034	Crisis residential centers -- Removal to another center or secure facility -- Placement in secure juvenile detention facility.
74.13.035	Crisis residential centers -- Annual records, contents -- Multiple licensing.
74.13.036	Implementation of chapters 13.32A and 13.34 RCW.
74.13.037	Transitional living programs for youth in the process of being emancipated -- Rules.
74.13.039	Runaway hot line.
74.13.042	Petition for order compelling disclosure of record or information.
74.13.045	Complaint resolution process.
74.13.055	Foster care -- Length of stay -- Cooperation with supervising agencies.
74.13.060	Secretary as custodian of funds of person placed with department or its agent -- Authority -- Limitations -- Termination.
74.13.062	Eligible relatives appointed as guardians -- Receipt and expenditure of federal funds -- Implementation of subsidy program -- Department to adopt rules -- Relative guardianship subsidy agreements.
74.13.065	Out-of-home care -- Social study required.
74.13.070	Moneys in possession of secretary not subject to certain proceedings.
74.13.075	Sexually aggressive youth -- Defined -- Services -- Expenditure of treatment funds -- Tribal jurisdiction -- Information sharing and confidentiality.
74.13.077	Sexually aggressive youth -- Transfer of surplus funds for treatment.
74.13.080	Group care placement -- Prerequisites for payment.
74.13.096	Representation of children of color -- Advisory committee.
74.13.105	Program of education coordination for dependent youth -- Public-private partnership -- Selection -- Report.
74.13.107	Child and family reinvestment account -- Methodology for calculating savings resulting from reductions in foster care caseloads and per capita costs.
ADOPTION SUPPORT DEMONSTRATION ACT OF 1971
74.13.170	Therapeutic family home program for youth in custody under chapter 13.34 RCW.
74.13.232	Services to homeless families.
FOSTER CARE
74.13.250	Preservice training -- Foster parents.
74.13.260	On-site monitoring program.
74.13.270	Respite care.
74.13.280	Client information.
74.13.283	Washington state identicards -- Foster youth.
74.13.285	Passports -- Information to be provided to foster parents.
74.13.287	Intent -- Infant, foster family health.
74.13.288	Blood-borne pathogens -- Testing.
74.13.289	Blood-borne pathogens -- Client information -- Training.
74.13.290	Fewest possible placements for children -- Preferred placements.
74.13.300	Notification of proposed placement changes.
74.13.310	Foster parent training.
74.13.315	Child care for foster parents attending meetings or training.
74.13.320	Printing informational materials -- Department's duty.
74.13.325	Foster care and adoptive home recruitment program.
74.13.330	Responsibilities of foster parents.
74.13.332	Rights of foster parents.
74.13.333	Rights of foster parents -- Complaints -- Investigation -- Notice of any personnel action -- Report.
74.13.334	Department and supervising agency's procedures to respond to foster parents' complaints.
74.13.335	Foster care -- Reimbursement -- Property damage.
MISCELLANEOUS
74.13.350	Children with developmental disabilities -- Out-of-home placement -- Voluntary placement agreement.
74.13.360	Performance-based contracts -- Child welfare demonstration sites -- Department duties -- Contracts with tribes.
74.13.362	Performance-based contracts -- Legislative mandate.
74.13.364	Performance-based contracts -- State authority--Selection of demonstration sites.
74.13.366	Performance-based contracts -- Preference for qualifying private nonprofit entities.
74.13.368	Performance-based contracts -- Child welfare transformation design committee.
74.13.370	Performance-based contracts -- Washington state institute for public policy report.
74.13.372	Performance-based contracts -- Determination of expansion of delivery of child welfare services by contractors -- Governor's duty.
74.13.500	Disclosure of child welfare records -- Factors -- Exception.
74.13.505	Disclosure of child welfare records -- Information to be disclosed.
74.13.510	Disclosure of child welfare records -- Consideration of effects.
74.13.515	Disclosure of child welfare records -- Fatalities.
74.13.520	Disclosure of child welfare records -- Information not to be disclosed.
74.13.525	Disclosure of child welfare records -- Immunity from liability.
74.13.530	Child placement -- Conflict of interest.
74.13.540	Independent living services.
74.13.550	Child placement -- Policy of educational continuity.
74.13.560	Educational continuity -- Protocol development.
74.13.570	Oversight committee -- Duties.
74.13.580	Educational stability during shelter care hearing -- Protocol development.
74.13.590	Tasks to be performed based on available resources.
74.13.600	Kinship caregivers -- Definition -- Placement of children with kin a priority -- Strategies.
74.13.621	Kinship care oversight committee.
74.13.640	Child fatality reviews.
74.13.650	Foster parent critical support and retention program.
74.13.660	Foster parent critical support and retention program -- Availability, assessment, training, referral.
74.13.670	Care provider immunity for allegation of failure to supervise a sexually reactive, physically assaultive, or physically aggressive youth -- Conditions.
74.13.680	Foster care to twenty-one program -- Termination.
74.13.900	Severability -- 1965 c 30.
74.13.901	Construction -- Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships -- 2009 c 521.
74.13.902	Construction -- Religious or nonprofit organizations.

Notes:

Consistency required in administration of statutes applicable to runaway youth, at-risk youth, and families in conflict: RCW 43.20A.770.

Education of children in short-term foster care: RCW 28A.300.800 and 28A.630.005.