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Definitions for foster care rate assessment (FCRA).

The following definitions apply to foster care rate assessments (FCRA):
"Behavior rehabilitation services" or "BRS" means a temporary wrap around support and treatment program for youth with extreme, high level service needs, used to safely stabilize them and assist them in achieving a permanent plan or less intensive service.
"Child placing agency" or "CPA" means an agency licensed to place children or youth for foster care or adoption.
"Department" or "DCYF" means the department of children, youth, and families.
"Foster care" means the placement of children or youth by DCYF or licensed child placing agencies in homes or facilities licensed or certified pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW or in homes or facilities that are not required to be licensed pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW.
"Foster home" or "foster family home" means individuals licensed to regularly provide a 24-hour care in their home to children or youth.
"Licensed health care provider" means a medical doctor (MD), doctor of osteopathy (DO), doctor of naturopathy (ND), physician's assistant (PA), or an advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP).
"Licensing division" or "LD" means the division of the department of children, youth, and families that licenses and monitors foster homes, child placing agencies, and licensed group care facilities under the authority of chapter 74.15 RCW.
"Relatives" means the same as defined in RCW 13.36.020(5), described in RCW 74.15.020(2), or caregivers of Indian children or youth who are defined by tribal code or custom as relatives or extended family.
"Suitable persons" means nonrelatives with whom the child or youth, or the child's or youth's family, has a preexisting relationship; who has completed all required criminal history background checks and otherwise appears to be suitable and competent to provide care for the child or youth, and with whom they have been placed pursuant to RCW 13.34.130.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.216.065 and 74.13.031. WSR 23-24-040, § 110-50-0420, filed 11/30/23, effective 12/31/23. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-50-0420, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, § 388-25-0005, filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.]
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