WSR 97-23-044

INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[Filed November 17, 1997, 2:30 p.m.]

Document Title: Children's Administration Policy 98-03.

Subject: Information disclosure to adoptive parents.

Effective Date: July 15, 1997.

Document Description: The directive provides instruction to children's administration, Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) social worker staff in procedures and expectations[,] full and complete information about the adoptive child's health and family history to the adoptive parents with whom the child is placed for adoption. Full disclosure is required by 42 USC 675, RCW 26.33.350, 26.33.380, and 70.24.105.

To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Art Cantrall, Mailstop 45710, P.O. Box 45710, Olympia, WA 98504-5710, phone (360) 902-7956, TDD (360) 902-7906, FAX (360) 902-7903, e-mail CANA300@dshs.wa.gov.

November 5, 1997