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 388-147-1730 - What must I include in a post placement report?

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 388-147-1730

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

(1) You must include at a minimum, the following information in the post placement report:

(a) All reasonably available information about the child's:
(i) Physical and mental condition;

(ii) Home environment;

(iii) Family life, health, and family constellation; and

(iv) Facilities where the child has resided.

(b) If relevant, information on the child's special cultural heritage, including membership in any Indian tribe or band;

(c) Collateral contacts with professionals involved with the family or child;

(d) Follow up contacts with personal references for the adoptive parents;

(e) A review of the family's discipline practices, done independently with the family and the child, if the child is age appropriate for an interview; and

(f) Documentation of your home visits, including one within the first thirty days following placement.

(2) If the placement appears likely to disrupt, you must document your efforts to provide necessary services to preserve the placement if appropriate. If disruption occurs, you must document your efforts to provide a new placement for the child.

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