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Wash. Admin. Code § 388-15-025
WASHINGTON
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE
388. SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
CHAPTER
388-15. CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
PART
A--PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
388-15-025.
What special requirements must CPS follow for Indian children?
(1) These special requirements apply to children defined as Indians
in WAC 388-70-091.
(2) The DCFS social worker shall document in case records
efforts to keep Indian families together and to avoid separating
the Indian child from his parents, relatives, tribe or cultural
heritage as per RCW 26.44.010 and WAC 388-70-093.
(3) In alleged child abuse and neglect situations, the DCFS
social worker shall document in case records, efforts to utilize
staff and services particularly capable of meeting the special needs
of Indian children and their families,
in consultation with the child's tribe and/or local Indian child
welfare advisory committee per WAC 388-70-600 through 388-70-640.
(4) The DCFS social worker shall promptly advise the tribal
council and the local Indian child welfare advisory committee that
a child affiliated with the tribe is the victim of
substantiated child abuse or neglect. The provisions of RCW 26.44.070,
WAC 377-70-640, limiting who has access to confidential information, shall
be followed in all cases.
Statutory
Authority: RCW 74.13.031, 74.04.050, and chapter 26.44 RCW. 02-15-098 and
02-17-045, S 388-15-025, filed 7/16/02 and 8/14/02, effective 2/10/03.
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