Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 13 Juvenile Courts And Juvenile Offenders - Chapter 13.70 Substitute Care Of Children -- Review Board System

13.70.003 Substitute care of children -- Citizen review board system -- Purpose -- Application of administrative procedures and standards
The legislature recognizes the importance of permanency and continuity to children and of fairness to parents in the provision of child welfare services. The legislature ...

13.70.010 Definitions
Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Board" means the local citizen review board established pursuant to ...

13.70.020 Role of supreme court -- Procedures
The supreme court is requested to: (1) Establish and approve policies and procedures for the creation, recruitment, and operation of local citizen substitute care review ...

13.70.030 Composition of board -- Quorum
Each board shall be composed of five members appointed by the juvenile court. Three members shall constitute a quorum.[1989 1st ex.s. c 17 § 5.] ...

13.70.040 Guidelines for appointment to boards
Each board shall be appointed according to the following guidelines: (1) Members of each board shall represent the various socioeconomic and ethnic groups of the ...

13.70.050 Training programs for board members
Prior to reviewing cases, all persons appointed to serve as board members shall participate in a training program established and approved by the supreme court. ...

13.70.060 Confidentiality requirements
(1) Before beginning to serve on a board, each member shall swear or affirm to the court that the member shall keep confidential the information ...

13.70.070 Board access to records
Each board shall have access to the following information unless disclosure is otherwise specifically prohibited by law: (1) Any records of the court which are ...

13.70.080 Review of case -- Employee duties
The department and any other agency directly responsible for the care and placement of the child in substitute care shall require the employee who has ...

13.70.090 Board -- Powers and duties -- Immunity
(1) Whenever a member of a board has a potential conflict of interest in a case being reviewed, the member shall declare to the board ...

13.70.100 Child in substitute care -- No dependency petition -- Procedures -- Review
(1) This section shall apply to cases where a child has been placed in substitute care pursuant to written parental consent and a dependency petition ...

13.70.110 Child in substitute care under dependency proceeding -- Procedures -- Review
(1) This section shall apply to cases where a child has been placed in substitute care pursuant to a proceeding under chapter 13.34 RCW. (2) ...

13.70.120 Board recommendations
In addition to reviewing individual cases of children in substitute care, boards may make recommendations to the court and the department concerning substitute care services, ...

13.70.130 Funds from public and private sources
The administrative office of the courts may apply for and receive funds from federal, local, and private sources for carrying out the purposes of this ...

13.70.140 Review by court
A permanency planning hearing shall be held before the court in accordance with RCW 13.34.145. Thereafter, court review hearings shall occur at least once every ...

13.70.150 Indian children -- Local Indian child welfare advisory committee may serve as citizen review board
(1) If a case involves an Indian child, as defined by 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903 or by department rule or policy, the court may appoint ...