Title 74 — Title 74 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
41 chapters · 927 sections in this title.
RCW 74.15.010 Declaration of purpose.
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The purpose of chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031 is:(1) To safeguard the health, safety, and well-being of children, expectant mothers and developmentally disabled persons receiving care away from their own homes, which is paramount over the right of any person to provide care;…
RCW 74.15.020 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter and RCW 74.13.031 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Agency" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or facility which receives children, expectant mothers, or persons with develo…
RCW 74.15.030 Powers and duties of secretary.
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The secretary shall have the power and it shall be the secretary's duty:(1) In consultation with the children's services advisory committee, and with the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various type agencies to be licensed, to designate categories of facili…
RCW 74.15.038 Harm to child or client by individual hired by contracted agency—Department not liable.
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If an agency operating under contract with the department chooses to hire an individual that would be precluded from employment with the department based on a disqualifying crime or negative action, the department and its officers and employees have no liability arising from any …
RCW 74.15.040 Licenses for foster family homes required—Inspections.
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An agency seeking to accept and serve children, developmentally disabled persons, or expectant mothers as a foster family home shall make application for license in such form and substance as required by the department. The department shall maintain a list of applicants through w…
RCW 74.15.050 Fire protection—Powers and duties of chief of the Washington state patrol.
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The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty:(1) In consultation with the children's services advisory committee and with the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various …
RCW 74.15.060 Health protection—Powers and duties of secretary of health.
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The secretary of health shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty:In consultation with the children's services advisory committee and with the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various type agencies to be licensed, to develop minimum requirements p…
RCW 74.15.070 Articles of incorporation and amendments—Copies to be furnished to department.
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A copy of the articles of incorporation of any agency or amendments to the articles of existing corporation agencies shall be sent by the secretary of state to the department at the time such articles or amendments are filed.[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 s 411; 1979 c 141 s 358; 1967 c 17…
RCW 74.15.080 Access to agencies, records.
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All agencies subject to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031 shall accord the department, the secretary of health, the chief of the Washington state patrol, and the director of fire protection, or their designees, the right of entrance and the privilege of access to and inspection…
RCW 74.15.090 Licenses required for agencies.
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Except as provided in RCW 74.15.190, it shall hereafter be unlawful for any agency to receive children, expectant mothers or developmentally disabled persons for supervision or care, or arrange for the placement of such persons, unless such agency is licensed as provided in chapt…
RCW 74.15.100 License application, issuance, duration—Reclassification—Location changes.
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Each agency shall make application for a license or renewal of license to the department on forms prescribed by the department. A licensed agency having foster family homes under its supervision may make application for a license on behalf of any such foster family home. Such a f…
RCW 74.15.110 Renewal of licenses.
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If a licensee desires to apply for a renewal of its license, a request for a renewal shall be filed ninety days prior to the expiration date of the license except that a request for renewal of a foster family home license shall be filed prior to the expiration of the license. If …
RCW 74.15.120 Initial licenses.
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The secretary may, at his or her discretion, issue an initial license instead of a full license, to an agency or facility for a period not to exceed six months, renewable for a period not to exceed two years, to allow such agency or facility reasonable time to become eligible for…
RCW 74.15.125 Probationary licenses—Child-specific licenses.
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(1) The department may issue a probationary license to a licensee who has had a license but is temporarily unable to comply with a rule or has been the subject of multiple complaints or concerns about noncompliance if:(a) The noncompliance does not present an immediate threat to …
RCW 74.15.127 Expedited foster licensing process.
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(1) The department shall design and implement an expedited foster licensing process.(2) The expedited foster licensing process described in this section shall be available to individuals who:(a) Were licensed within the last five years;(b) Were not the subject of an adverse licen…
RCW 74.15.130 Licenses—Denial, suspension, revocation, modification—Procedures—Adjudicative proceedings—Penalties.
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(1) An agency may be denied a license, or any license issued pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031 may be suspended, revoked, modified, or not renewed by the secretary upon proof (a) that the agency has failed or refused to comply with the provisions of chapter 74.15 RC…
RCW 74.15.132 Adjudicative proceedings—Training for administrative law judges.
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(1) The office of administrative hearings shall not assign nor allow an administrative law judge to preside over an adjudicative hearing regarding denial, modification, suspension, or revocation of any license to provide child care, including foster care, under this chapter, unle…
RCW 74.15.134 License or certificate suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
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The secretary shall immediately suspend the license or certificate of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department as a person who is not in compliance with a support order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for reinstateme…
RCW 74.15.140 Action against licensed or unlicensed agencies authorized.
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Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the secretary may, in the manner provided by law, upon the advice of the attorney general, who shall represent the department in the proceeding, maintain an action in the name of the state for injunction or such other …
RCW 74.15.150 Penalty for operating without license.
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Any agency operating without a license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not be enforceable against an agency until sixty days after the effective date of new rules, applicable to such agency, have been adopted under chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031.[ 1982 c…
RCW 74.15.160 Continuation of existing licensing rules.
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Existing rules for licensing adopted pursuant to *chapter 74.14 RCW, sections 74.14.010 through 74.14.150, chapter 26, Laws of 1959, shall remain in force and effect until new rules are adopted under chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031, but not thereafter.[ 1982 c 118 s 14; 1967 …
RCW 74.15.170 Agencies, homes conducted by religious organizations—Application of chapter.
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Nothing in this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be construed as authorizing the supervision, regulation, or control of the remedial care or treatment of residents of any agency, children's institution, child-placing agency, maternity home, day …
RCW 74.15.180 Designating home or facility as semi-secure facility.
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The department, pursuant to rules, may enable any licensed foster family home or group care facility to be designated as a semi-secure facility, as defined by RCW 13.32A.030.[ 1979 c 155 s 84.]Notes:Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.
RCW 74.15.190 Authority of Indian tribes to license agencies within reservations—Placement of children.
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(1)(a) The state of Washington recognizes the authority of Indian tribes within the state to license agencies, located within the boundaries of a federally recognized Indian reservation, to receive children for control, care, and maintenance outside their own homes, or to place, …
RCW 74.15.200 Child abuse and neglect prevention training to parents and day care providers.
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The department shall have primary responsibility for providing child abuse and neglect prevention training to parents and licensed child day care providers of preschool age children participating in day care programs meeting the requirements of chapter 74.15 RCW. The department m…
RCW 74.15.210 Community facility—Service provider must report juvenile infractions or violations—Violations by service provider—Secretary's duties—Rules.
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(1) Whenever the secretary contracts with a service provider to operate a community facility, the contract shall include a requirement that each service provider must report to the department any known infraction or violation of conditions committed by any juvenile under its supe…
RCW 74.15.230 Responsible living skills programs—Established—Requirements.
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The secretary shall establish responsible living skills programs that provide no more than seventy-five beds across the state and may establish responsible living skills programs by contract, within funds appropriated by the legislature specifically for this purpose. Responsible …
RCW 74.15.240 Responsible living skills program—Eligibility.
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To be eligible for placement in a responsible living skills program, the minor must be dependent under chapter 13.34 RCW and must have lived in a HOPE center or in a secure crisis residential center. However, if the minor's caseworker determines that placement in a responsible li…
RCW 74.15.250 HOPE centers—Responsible living skills programs—Licensing authority—Rules.
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The secretary is authorized to license HOPE centers and responsible living skills programs that meet statutory and rule requirements created by the secretary. The secretary is authorized to develop rules necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 10 through 26, chapter 267…
RCW 74.15.255 Secure or semi-secure crisis residential centers and HOPE centers—Collaboration—Colocation—Requirement for licensing.
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(1)(a) Within available funds appropriated for this purpose, the department shall contract for a continuum of short-term stabilization services pursuant to RCW 13.32A.030 and * 74.15.220. The department shall collaborate with service providers in a manner that allows secure and s…
RCW 74.15.280 Emergency respite centers—Licensing—Rules.
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The secretary is authorized to license emergency respite centers. The department may adopt rules to specify licensing requirements for emergency respite centers.[ 2001 c 230 s 2.]
RCW 74.15.300 Enforcement action—Definition.
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For the purposes of chapter 473, Laws of 2005, "enforcement action" means denial, suspension, revocation, modification, or nonrenewal of a license pursuant to RCW 74.15.130(1) or assessment of civil monetary penalties pursuant to RCW 74.15.130(4).[ 2005 c 473 s 2.]Notes:Purpose—2…
RCW 74.15.311 Resource and assessment centers—License.
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(1) The secretary is authorized to license resource and assessment centers if the agency meets the following requirements:(a) There is a demonstrated need in the local community for a resource and assessment center;(b) The resource and assessment center will be primarily staffed …
RCW 74.15.315 Host home program registration.
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(1) A host home program must register with the secretary of state's office. This registration may occur when the secretary of state files articles of incorporation of the host home program under chapter 24.03A RCW.(2) The host home program registration must include a notarized st…
RCW 74.15.325 Residential private schools—Licensing—Rule making.
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(1)(a) The department shall license the living accommodations provided by residential private schools as defined in RCW 74.15.020. Accommodations include all areas and school operations that are intended to allow enrolled students to eat, sleep, bathe, recreate, or otherwise resi…
RCW 74.15.900 Short title—Purpose—Entitlement not granted—1999 c 267 ss 10-26.
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Sections 10 through 26, chapter 267, Laws of 1999 may be referred to as the homeless youth prevention, protection, and education act, or the HOPE act. Every day many youth in this state seek shelter out on the street. A nurturing nuclear family does not exist for them, and state-…
RCW 74.15.901 Federal waivers—1999 c 267 ss 10-26.
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(1) The department of social and health services shall seek any necessary federal waivers for federal funding of the programs created under sections 10 through 26, chapter 267, Laws of 1999. The department shall pursue federal funding sources for the programs created under sectio…
RCW 74.15.902 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to …
RCW 74.15.903 Construction—Religious or nonprofit organizations.
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Nothing contained in chapter 3, Laws of 2012 shall be construed to alter or affect existing law regarding the manner in which a religious or nonprofit organization may be licensed to and provide adoption, foster care, or other child-placing services under this chapter or chapter …