WSR 98-18-058

INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[Filed August 31, 1998, 10:32 a.m.]

description of interpretive or policy statement

Document Title: Children's Administration Policy 99-04.

Subject: Criminal background checks in facilities licensed to serve JRA youth.

Effective Date: September 1, 1998.

Document Description: The directive provides instruction to Children's Administration staff who license group homes for children and youth. It identifies additional crimes they will need to consider when licensing facilities that will be or are contracted to serve youth who are the responsibility of the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration (JRA). ESSB 6445, chapter 269, Laws of 1998, requires that we consider the named crimes when considering applicants for license, their staff, and volunteers in facilities that serve JRA youth. The law must be implemented September 1, 1998.

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.

September 1, 1998

Carole Holland