Washington Administrative Code
Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of
CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS
Service Planning
Section 388-145-1720 - Do I need a social summary for children under my care (except for interim facilities) ?

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 388-145-1720

Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024

(1) You must develop a written social summary for each child accepted for care within seventy-two hours but no longer than thirty days of the child's placement. The social summary must serve as the basis of the child's admission to your care.

(2) The summary must contain the following information for the child:

(a) Available copies of psychological or psychiatric evaluations, if any, on the child under care;

(b) A narrative description of the child's background and family that identifies the immediate and extended family resources;

(c) The child's interrelationships and circumstances that have brought the child into out-of-home care;

(d) The child's primary and alternate permanency plan;

(e) Previous placement history (if any); and

(f) An evaluation of the child's need for the particular services and type of care you provide.

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