Washington Administrative Code
Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of
CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Chapter 388-147 - Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services
FIRE SAFETY
Adoption Services
Section 388-147-1705 - What requirements must I meet to provide specialized adoption services?
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Specialized adoptive services are inter-country adoption, interstate adoption and adoptions for children with special needs such as intellectual and developmental disabilities or emotional disabilities.
(2) If your agency is providing specialized adoptive services, you must have supervisory staff with specialized training in the particular area of adoption that you want to provide.
(3) If you are facilitating the adoptive placement of children who have special needs, you must have adoptive families who are able to meet the children's special needs, such as behavioral disturbance, medical problems or intellectual and developmental disabilities.