Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
178 chapters · 3,474 sections in this title.
RCW 43.06A.010 Office created—Purpose.
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There is hereby created an office of the family and children's ombuds within the office of the governor for the purpose of promoting public awareness and understanding of family, youth, and children services provided by the department of children, youth, and families, identifying…
RCW 43.06A.020 Ombuds—Appointment, term of office.
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(1) Subject to confirmation by the senate, the governor shall appoint an ombuds who shall be a person of recognized judgment, independence, objectivity, and integrity, and shall be qualified by training or experience, or both, in family and children's services law and policy. Pri…
RCW 43.06A.030 Duties.
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(1) The ombuds shall perform the following duties:(a) Provide information as appropriate on the rights and responsibilities of individuals receiving services from the department of children, youth, and families, including family, youth, and children's services, juvenile justice, …
RCW 43.06A.050 Confidentiality.
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The ombuds shall treat all matters under investigation, including the identities of service recipients, complainants, and individuals from whom information is acquired, as confidential, except as far as disclosures may be necessary to enable the ombuds to perform the duties of th…
RCW 43.06A.060 Admissibility of evidence—Testimony regarding official duties.
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Neither the ombuds nor the ombuds's staff may be compelled, in any judicial or administrative proceeding, to testify or to produce evidence regarding the exercise of the official duties of the ombuds or of the ombuds's staff. All related memoranda, work product, notes, and case f…
RCW 43.06A.070 Release of identifying information.
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Identifying information about complainants or witnesses shall not be subject to any method of legal compulsion, nor shall such information be revealed to the oversight board for children, youth, and families or the governor except under the following circumstances: (1) The compla…
RCW 43.06A.080 Inapplicability of privilege in RCW 43.06A.060.
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The privilege described in RCW 43.06A.060 does not apply when:(1) The ombuds or ombuds's staff member has direct knowledge of an alleged crime, and the testimony, evidence, or discovery sought is relevant to that allegation;(2) The ombuds or a member of the ombuds's staff has rec…
RCW 43.06A.085 Liability for good faith performance—Privileged communications.
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(1) An employee of the office of the family and children's ombuds is not liable for good faith performance of responsibilities under this chapter.(2) No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action may be taken against an employee of the department, an employee of a contra…
RCW 43.06A.090 Report of conduct warranting criminal or disciplinary proceedings.
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When the ombuds or ombuds's staff member has reasonable cause to believe that any public official, employee, or other person has acted in a manner warranting criminal or disciplinary proceedings, the ombuds or ombuds's staff member shall report the matter, or cause a report to be…
RCW 43.06A.100 Communication with people in custody of department of children, youth, and families or part of a fatality investigation by the department of children, youth, and families—Access to information in possession or control of department of children, youth, and families or state institutions—Limitation on duty of office.
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(1) The department of children, youth, and families shall:(a) Allow the ombuds or the ombuds's designee to communicate privately with any child or person in the custody of the department of children, youth, and families, or any child or person who is part of a near fatality inves…
RCW 43.06A.110 Child fatality review recommendations—Annual report.
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The office of the family and children's ombuds shall issue an annual report to the legislature on the status of the implementation of child fatality review recommendations.[ 2013 c 23 s 81; 2008 c 211 s 2.]
RCW 43.06A.900 Construction.
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to conflict with the duty to report specified in RCW 26.44.030.[ 1998 c 288 s 5.]Notes:Severability—Effective date—1998 c 288: See notes following RCW 43.06A.020.