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WAC 110-50-1070

Exclusions from the caregiver reimbursement program.

The department will not provide caregiver reimbursement for the following:
(1) Claims resulting from:
(a) Caregivers' lost wages;
(b) Individuals other than the caregiver filing the claim;
(c) Property damages or loss of items that do not depreciate;
(d) Loss of intangible assets;
(e) Damages to items that belong to the children or youth;
(f) Caregivers or their household members giving alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, or other illegal substances to children or youth placed in their home or in respite care;
(g) Acts committed by licensed caregivers that are:
(i) Dishonest;
(ii) Fraudulent;
(iii) Criminal; or
(iv) Intentional;
(h) Caregivers deliberately leaving out important information for the claim;
(i) Caregivers' violation of any statute, ordinance, or regulation;
(j) Caregivers' illegal conduct or bad faith acts when providing care to children or youth;
(k) Caregivers' failure to:
(i) Give directions or instructions; or
(ii) Provide proper or adequate supervision;
(l) Sexual abuse or other sexual behaviors by any individual;
(m) A judgment against caregivers based on alienation of affection; and
(n) Acts by children or youth that occur while they are on a temporary planned, unplanned, or voluntary absence from the placement;
(2) Unsubstantiated claims; and
(3) Claims not received by the department within one year after the date of the occurrence, regardless of the reason for the delay in filing the claim.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.031 and 74.13.335. WSR 26-09-128, s 110-50-1070, filed 4/21/26, effective 5/22/26. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-50-1070, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, § 388-25-0375, filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.]