The purpose of these rules is to describe:
(1) The procedures for notifying the alleged perpetrator of any findings made by a CPS caseworker in an investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect; and
(2) The process for challenging a founded CPS finding of child abuse or neglect (RCW
26.44.100 and
26.44.125).
[Statutory Authority: 2017 c 6. WSR 20-04-019, § 110-30-0170, filed 1/27/20, effective 2/27/20. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-30-0170, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.13.031,
74.04.050, and chapter
26.44 RCW. WSR 02-15-098 and 02-17-045, § 388-15-061, filed 7/16/02 and 8/14/02, effective 2/10/03.]