PDFWAC 110-04-0090

Who pays for the background check?

(1) DCYF pays the DSHS general administrative costs and WSP and FBI fingerprint processing fees for foster home applicants, DCYF relative and other suitable caregivers, DCYF adoptive home applicants, and other adults associated with the home requiring clearances under chapter 13.34 RCW.
(2) DCYF does not pay WSP and FBI fingerprint processing fees or expenses for:
(a) Non-DCYF employees, contractors, or volunteers associated with facilities other than foster homes; or
(b) Adoptive, foster, relative, or other suitable caregiver homes that are not proposed by DCYF.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.43.832(2), 43.216.065, and 43.216.271. WSR 22-10-022, § 110-04-0090, filed 4/25/22, effective 5/26/22. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-04-0090, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.43.832. WSR 15-03-071, § 388-06A-0160, filed 1/15/15, effective 2/15/15.]