71A.28.020 – Person-centered service plan—Custody—Termination—Rules.
RCW 71A.28.020 Person-centered service plan—Custody—Termination—Rules. (1) Under the person-centered service plan, the parent or legal guardian retains legal custody for the child’s placement and care. The service plan must be signed by the child’s parent or legal guardian and the department to be in effect. (2) The parent or legal guardian may terminate services at […]
71A.28.030 – Intent—Voluntary out-of-home services—Dependency petition—Rules.
RCW 71A.28.030 Intent—Voluntary out-of-home services—Dependency petition—Rules. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that the department offer voluntary out-of-home services in cases where the sole reason for the child’s out-of-home services is due to the child’s developmental disability and the parent, guardian, or legal custodian has determined that the child would benefit from services […]
71A.26.020 – Definitions.
RCW 71A.26.020 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Administration” means the division of the department responsible for providing services to eligible persons, but does not include the division of the department responsible for the licensing and certification of services and facilities for eligible persons. […]
71A.26.030 – Client rights—Notification.
RCW 71A.26.030 Client rights—Notification. (1) The administration must notify the individual and the individual’s legal representative or necessary supplemental accommodation representative of the rights set forth in this chapter upon determining the individual is an eligible person. The notification the administration provides must be in written form. The administration must document the date that the […]
71A.26.040 – Rules.
RCW 71A.26.040 Rules. The department shall adopt rules as necessary to inform clients and providers of the client rights set forth in this chapter. The department shall adopt rules as necessary to provide oversight and enforcement of provider practices relating to these rights for providers licensed or certified by the department. [ 2020 c 271 […]
71A.26.050 – Private right of action.
RCW 71A.26.050 Private right of action. Nothing in this chapter limits an existing private right of action against the department, the administration, or the state of Washington. Nothing in this chapter creates a private right of action against the department, the administration, or the state of Washington. [ 2020 c 271 § 5.]
71A.28.010 – Person-centered service plan—Intent.
RCW 71A.28.010 Person-centered service plan—Intent. It is the intent of the legislature that parents are responsible for the care and support of children with developmental disabilities. The legislature recognizes that, because of the intense support required to care for a child with developmental disabilities, the help of out-of-home services may be needed. It is the […]
71A.22.060 – Facilities to be nonsectarian.
RCW 71A.22.060 Facilities to be nonsectarian. A day training center and a group training home under this chapter shall be a nonsectarian training center and a nonsectarian group training home. [ 1988 c 176 § 806.]
71A.24.005 – Intent.
RCW 71A.24.005 Intent. The legislature recognizes that the number of children who have developmental disabilities along with intense behaviors is increasing, and more families are seeking out-of-home placement for their children. The legislature intends to create services and to develop supports for these children, family members, and others involved in the children’s lives to avoid […]
71A.24.010 – Role of department—Eligibility.
RCW 71A.24.010 Role of department—Eligibility. (1) To the extent funding is appropriated for this purpose, intensive behavior support services may be provided by the department, directly or by contract, to children who have developmental disabilities and intense behaviors and to their families. (2) The department shall be the lead administrative agency for children’s intensive behavior […]