What information about adoption support agreements may be used in an administrative hearing?
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).
[WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-80-0410, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. § 671-675, RCW
26.33.340,
74.13A.020,
74.13A.030,
74.13A.040,
74.13A.045,
74.13A.047,
74.13A.060,
74.13A.075,
74.13A.085,
74.13A.100,
74.15.020 and 45 C.F.R. § 1356.40. WSR 18-14-008, § 388-27-0370, filed 6/21/18, effective 7/22/18. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.13.031. WSR 01-08-045, § 388-27-0370, filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.]