If an extended foster care participant loses his or her eligibility before he or she turns twenty-one, may he or she reapply for extended foster care?

Yes. If a youth was receiving extended foster care services and lost eligibility, he or she may reapply as long as the youth:

(1) Has not turned twenty-one; and

(2) Meets one of the conditions for eligibility in WAC 110-90-0040 (1)(a) through (e).

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.12.340, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.08.090 and WAC 110-20-0010. WSR 19-14-066, § 110-90-0140, filed 6/28/19, effective 7/29/19. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-90-0140, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 13.34.145, 13.34.267, 74.13.020, 74.13.031, 43.88C.010, 74.13.107, 43.131.416, and 13.34.030. WSR 18-01-048, § 388-25-0534, filed 12/12/17, effective 1/12/18; WSR 14-13-051, § 388-25-0534, filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.031, 13.34.267, and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, § 388-25-0534, filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.]

PDFWAC 110-90-0140

If an extended foster care participant loses his or her eligibility before he or she turns twenty-one, may he or she reapply for extended foster care?