Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 74 Public Assistance - Chapter 74.15 Care Of Children, Expectant Mothers, Developmentally Disabled

74.15.010 Declaration of purpose
The purpose of chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031 is: (1) To safeguard the health, safety, and well-being of children, expectant mothers and developmentally disabled ...

74.15.020 Definitions
For the purpose of this chapter and RCW 74.13.031, and unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context thereof, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Agency" ...

74.15.030 Powers and duties of secretary
The secretary shall have the power and it shall be the secretary's duty: (1) In consultation with the children's services advisory committee, and with the ...

74.15.031 County regulation of family day-care centers -- Twelve-month pilot projects
(1) Notwithstanding RCW 74.15.030, counties with a population of three thousand or less may adopt and enforce ordinances and regulations as provided in this section ...

74.15.040 Licenses for foster-family homes required -- Inspections
An agency seeking to accept and serve children, developmentally disabled persons, or expectant mothers as a foster-family home shall make application for license in such ...

74.15.050 Fire protection -- Powers and duties of chief of the Washington state patrol
The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty: ...

74.15.060 Health protection -- Powers and duties of secretary of health
The secretary of health shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty: In consultation with the children's services advisory committee and ...

74.15.070 Articles of incorporation and amendments -- Copies to be furnished to department
A copy of the articles of incorporation of any agency or amendments to the articles of existing corporation agencies shall be sent by the secretary ...

74.15.080 Access to agencies, records
All agencies subject to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031 shall accord the department of social and health services, the secretary of health, the chief ...

74.15.090 Licenses required for agencies
Except as provided in RCW 74.15.190, it shall hereafter be unlawful for any agency to receive children, expectant mothers or developmentally disabled persons for supervision ...

74.15.100 License application, issuance, duration -- Reclassification
Each agency shall make application for a license or renewal of license to the department of social and health services on forms prescribed by the ...

74.15.110 Renewal of licenses
If a licensee desires to apply for a renewal of its license, a request for a renewal shall be filed ninety days prior to the ...

74.15.120 Initial licenses
The secretary of social and health services may, at his or her discretion, issue an initial license instead of a full license, to an agency ...

74.15.125 Probationary licenses
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74.15.130 Licenses -- Denial, suspension, revocation, modification -- Procedures -- Adjudicative proceedings -- Penalties
(1) An agency may be denied a license, or any license issued pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031 may be suspended, revoked, modified, ...

74.15.132 Adjudicative proceedings -- Training for administrative law judges
(1) The office of administrative hearings shall not assign nor allow an administrative law judge to preside over an adjudicative hearing regarding denial, modification, suspension, ...

74.15.134 License or certificate suspension -- Noncompliance with support order -- Reissuance
The secretary shall immediately suspend the license or certificate of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social ...

74.15.140 Action against licensed or unlicensed agencies authorized
Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the secretary may, in the manner provided by law, upon the advice of the attorney general, ...

74.15.150 Penalty for operating without license
Any agency operating without a license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not be enforceable against an agency until sixty days after ...

74.15.160 Continuation of existing licensing rules
Existing rules for licensing adopted pursuant to *chapter 74.14 RCW, sections 74.14.010 through 74.14.150, chapter 26, Laws of 1959, shall remain in force and effect ...

74.15.170 Agencies, homes conducted by religious organizations -- Application of chapter
Nothing in this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be construed as authorizing the supervision, regulation, or control of the remedial ...

74.15.180 Designating home or facility as semi-secure facility
The department, pursuant to rules, may enable any licensed foster family home or group care facility to be designated as a semi-secure facility, as defined ...

74.15.190 Authority of Indian tribes to license agencies within reservations -- Placement of children
(1)(a) The state of Washington recognizes the authority of Indian tribes within the state to license agencies, located within the boundaries of a federally recognized ...

74.15.200 Child abuse and neglect prevention training to parents and day care providers
The department of social and health services shall have primary responsibility for providing child abuse and neglect prevention training to parents and licensed child day ...

74.15.210 Community facility -- Service provider must report juvenile infractions or violations -- Violations by service provider -- Secretary's duties -- Rules
(1) Whenever the secretary contracts with a service provider to operate a community facility, the contract shall include a requirement that each service provider must ...

74.15.220 HOPE centers -- Establishment -- Requirements
The secretary shall establish HOPE centers that provide no more than seventy-five beds across the state and may establish HOPE centers by contract, within funds ...

74.15.225 HOPE centers -- Eligibility -- Minors
To be eligible for placement in a HOPE center, a minor must be either a street youth, as that term is defined in this chapter, ...

74.15.230 Responsible living skills programs -- Established--Requirements
The secretary shall establish responsible living skills programs that provide no more than seventy-five beds across the state and may establish responsible living skills programs ...

74.15.240 Responsible living skills program -- Eligibility
To be eligible for placement in a responsible living skills program, the minor must be dependent under chapter 13.34 RCW and must have lived in ...

74.15.250 HOPE centers -- Responsible living skills programs -- Licensing authority -- Rules
The secretary is authorized to license HOPE centers and responsible living skills programs that meet statutory and rule requirements created by the secretary. The secretary ...

74.15.260 HOPE centers -- Responsible living skills programs -- Grant proposals -- Technical assistance
The department shall provide technical assistance in preparation of grant proposals for HOPE centers and responsible living skills programs to nonprofit organizations unfamiliar with and ...

74.15.270 HOPE centers -- Responsible living skills programs -- Awarding of contracts
The department shall consider prioritizing, on an ongoing basis, the awarding of contracts for HOPE centers and responsible living skills programs to providers who have ...

74.15.280 Emergency respite centers -- Licensing -- Rules
The secretary is authorized to license emergency respite centers. The department may adopt rules to specify licensing requirements for emergency respite centers.[2001 c 230 § ...

74.15.300 Enforcement action -- Definition
For the purposes of chapter 473, Laws of 2005, "enforcement action" means denial, suspension, revocation, modification, or nonrenewal of a license pursuant to RCW 74.15.130(1) ...

74.15.900 Short title -- Purpose -- Entitlement not granted -- 1999 c 267 §§ 10-26
Sections 10 through 26, chapter 267, Laws of 1999 may be referred to as the homeless youth prevention, protection, and education act, or the HOPE ...

74.15.901 Federal waivers -- 1999 c 267 §§ 10-26
The department of social and health services shall seek any necessary federal waivers for federal funding of the programs created under sections 10 through 26, ...