RCW 74.13.020Definitions — "Child," "child welfare services" — Duty to provide services to homeless families with children (as amended by 2009 c 235).
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As used in Title 74 RCW, child welfare services shall be defined as public social services including adoption services which strengthen, supplement, or substitute for, parental care and supervision for the purpose of:
(1) Preventing or remedying, or assisting in the solution of problems which may result in families in conflict, or the neglect, abuse, exploitation, or criminal behavior of children;
(2) Protecting and caring for dependent or neglected children;
(3) Assisting children who are in conflict with their parents, and assisting parents who are in conflict with their children with services designed to resolve such conflicts;
(4) Protecting and promoting the welfare of children, including the strengthening of their own homes where possible, or, where needed;
(5) Providing adequate care of children away from their homes in foster family homes or day care or other child care agencies or facilities.
As used in this chapter((, child)) and except as specifically provided in RCW 74.13.031 (10) and (11), "child" means a person less than eighteen years of age.
The department's duty to provide services to homeless families with children is set forth in RCW 43.20A.790 and in appropriations provided by the legislature for implementation of the plan.
[2009 c 235 § 3; 1999 c 267 § 7; 1979 c 155 § 76; 1977 ex.s. c 291 § 21; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 71 § 3; 1971 ex.s. c 292 § 66; 1965 c 30 § 3.]
Notes:
| Findings -- Intent -- 2009 c 235: See note following RCW 74.13.031.
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RCW 74.13.020
Definitions (as amended by 2009 c 520).
((As used in Title 74 RCW, child welfare services shall be defined as public social services including adoption services which strengthen, supplement, or substitute for, parental care and supervision for the purpose of:
(1) Preventing or remedying, or assisting in the solution of problems which may result in families in conflict, or the neglect, abuse, exploitation, or criminal behavior of children;
(2) Protecting and caring for dependent or neglected children;
(3) Assisting children who are in conflict with their parents, and assisting parents who are in conflict with their children with services designed to resolve such conflicts;
(4) Protecting and promoting the welfare of children, including the strengthening of their own homes where possible, or, where needed;
(5) Providing adequate care of children away from their homes in foster family homes or day care or other child care agencies or facilities.
As used in this chapter, child means a person less than eighteen years of age.
The department's duty to provide services to homeless families with children is set forth in RCW 43.20A.790 and in appropriations provided by the legislature for implementation of the plan.))
For purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Case management" means the management of services delivered to children and families in the child welfare system, including permanency services, caseworker-child visits, family visits, the convening of family group conferences, the development and revision of the case plan, the coordination and monitoring of services needed by the child and family, and the assumption of court-related duties, excluding legal representation, including preparing court reports, attending judicial hearings and permanency hearings, and ensuring that the child is progressing toward permanency within state and federal mandates, including the Indian child welfare act.
(2) "Child" means a person less than eighteen years of age.
(3) "Child protective services" has the same meaning as in RCW 26.44.020.
(4) "Child welfare services" means social services including voluntary and in-home services, out-of-home care, case management, and adoption services which strengthen, supplement, or substitute for, parental care and supervision for the purpose of:
(a) Preventing or remedying, or assisting in the solution of problems which may result in families in conflict, or the neglect, abuse, exploitation, or criminal behavior of children;
(b) Protecting and caring for dependent, abused, or neglected children;
(c) Assisting children who are in conflict with their parents, and assisting parents who are in conflict with their children, with services designed to resolve such conflicts;
(d) Protecting and promoting the welfare of children, including the strengthening of their own homes where possible, or, where needed;
(e) Providing adequate care of children away from their homes in foster family homes or day care or other child care agencies or facilities.
"Child welfare services" does not include child protection services.
(5) "Committee" means the child welfare transformation design committee.
(6) "Department" means the department of social and health services.
(7) "Measurable effects" means a statistically significant change which occurs as a result of the service or services a supervising agency is assigned in a performance-based contract, in time periods established in the contract.
(8) "Out-of-home care services" means services provided after the shelter care hearing to or for children in out-of-home care, as that term is defined in RCW 13.34.030, and their families, including the recruitment, training, and management of foster parents, the recruitment of adoptive families, and the facilitation of the adoption process, family reunification, independent living, emergency shelter, residential group care, and foster care, including relative placement.
(9) "Performance-based contracting" means the structuring of all aspects of the procurement of services around the purpose of the work to be performed and the desired results with the contract requirements set forth in clear, specific, and objective terms with measurable outcomes. Contracts shall also include provisions that link the performance of the contractor to the level and timing of reimbursement.
(10) "Permanency services" means long-term services provided to secure a child's safety, permanency, and well-being, including foster care services, family reunification services, adoption services, and preparation for independent living services.
(11) "Primary prevention services" means services which are designed and delivered for the primary purpose of enhancing child and family well-being and are shown, by analysis of outcomes, to reduce the risk to the likelihood of the initial need for child welfare services.
(12) "Supervising agency" means an agency licensed by the state under RCW 74.15.090, or an Indian tribe under RCW 74.15.190, that has entered into a performance-based contract with the department to provide child welfare services.
[2009 c 520 § 2; 1999 c 267 § 7; 1979 c 155 § 76; 1977 ex.s. c 291 § 21; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 71 § 3; 1971 ex.s. c 292 § 66; 1965 c 30 § 3.]
Notes:
| Reviser's note: RCW 74.13.020 was amended twice during the 2009 legislative session, each without reference to the other. For rule of construction concerning sections amended more than once during the same legislative session, see RCW 1.12.025. Findings -- Intent -- Severability -- 1999 c 267: See notes following RCW 43.20A.790. Effective date -- Severability -- 1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011. Effective dates -- Severability -- 1977 ex.s. c 291: See notes following RCW 13.04.005. Severability -- 1971 ex.s. c 292: See note following RCW 26.28.010. |