WSR 15-16-041 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (Children's Administration) [Filed July 28, 2015, 2:25 p.m., effective August 28, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 388-15-069 was recently amended in January 2015. During that review process the word "founded" was inadvertently left out. This change clarifies that children's administration staff will make an additional attempt via personal service when the child protective services "founded" findings letter is returned and the department is actively working with that person. The January 2015 amendment as currently written has a significant fiscal impact on the agency and therefore requires an immediate modification. Other minor editing changes are being made for consistency within the rule.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-15-069.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 26.44.100.
Other Authority: P.L. 93-247, P.L. 111-320.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-05-019 on February 9, 2015.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 28, 2015.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 15-01-099, filed 12/17/14, effective 1/17/15)
WAC 388-15-069 How does CPS notify the alleged perpetrator of the finding?
(1) CPS notifies the alleged perpetrator of the finding by sending the CPS finding notice via certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address. CPS must make a reasonable, good faith effort to determine the last known address or location of the alleged perpetrator.
(2) When CA is actively working with the ((subject)) alleged perpetrator and the certified mail sent pursuant to subsection (1) of this section is returned, CA will attempt to personally serve the CPS founded findings letter to the ((subject)) alleged perpetrator.
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