Washington Administrative Code
Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of
Chapter 110-60 - Adoption program
Section 110-60-0080 - What adoption services does the department provide for prospective and approved adoptive families?
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 110-60-0080
Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024
(1) For department placements, the department:
(a) Accepts applications from
families residing in the state of Washington that are interested in adopting a
child who is in the care and custody of the department. Children in the care
and custody of the department may have special needs.
(b) Initiates an adoptive home study and
achieves one of the following outcomes:
(i)
Approves the family for an adoptive placement and registers the family with the
contracted adoption resource exchange unless a placement decision has already
been made;
(ii) Denies the
application to adopt; or
(iii) The
family withdraws the application to adopt.
(c) Searches for an appropriate placement for
families with an approved adoptive home study;
(d) Obtains the prospective adoptive child's
available medical and family background information and discloses the available
information to the adoptive family;
(e) Removes a family from the contracted
adoption resource exchange for any of the following reasons:
(i) A child has been placed with the
family;
(ii) The family decides to
receive adoption services through a private agency or an independent
placement;
(iii) The department
receives additional information that causes the department to revoke the
approved status of a family;
(iv)
The family and/or social worker determines that adoption is no longer an
appropriate plan for the family; and/or
(v) The family relocates its residence to
another state.
(f)
Reevaluates a family's situation at the time of reapplication if a family was
removed from the exchange registry and reapplies for adoption
services;
(g) Informs families in
writing of action the department has taken, according to the rules of this
chapter;
(2) The department does not provide adoption or adoption-related services for inter-country adoptions or for independent adoptions.
Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.031. WSR 01-08-047, § 388-27-0040, filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.
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