When a child receives voluntary placement services, the department must:

(1) Develop the shared parenting plan no more than forty-five days after the child is placed out-of-home and review the plan at each annual assessment;

(2) Visit the child in their out-of-home placement at least every ninety days;

(3) Review the child's person-centered service plan no more than ninety days after the child is placed out-of-home;

(4) Monitor the child's voluntary placement services by:

(a) Facilitating team meetings using a wraparound planning model;

(b) Reviewing the child's support plans;

(d) Authorizing payment for services; and

(e) Facilitating communication between the client's parent, legal guardian, and licensed provider or SOLA;

(5) Determine eligibility for apple health coverage under chapters 182-513 and 182-515 WAC;

(6) Determine the child's participation and room and board amount, if any;

(7) Comply with the permanency planning hearing requirements under RCW 13.34.270 no more than one-hundred eighty days after the child is placed out-of-home and annually thereafter;

(8) Notify the child's parent or legal guardian in writing before the date of each annual permanency planning hearing;

(9) Monitor the licensed provider or SOLA to ensure the provider complies with contract requirements, which includes compliance with DDA policies and minimum licensing rules; and

(10) Refer a client age eighteen or older for a nurse delegation assessment, if necessary.

PDFWAC 388-826-0070

What are the department's responsibilities for a child receiving voluntary placement services?