Wash. Admin. Code § 110-147-1380
What must be included in a home study completed by my agency?
Effective Jul 1, 2018WSR 18-14-078Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW, RCW 74.15.030(2), 74.15.311(2), 74.13.032, 13.04.011, 74.13.020, 13.34.030, 74.13.031, 13.34.145, 74.15.311, 74.15.030, and 2013 c 105CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF
(1) The home study must include the following information:
- (a) The applicant's motivation to foster or adopt;
- (b) The family's plan for honoring the child's ethnic and cultural heritage;
- (c) The education or training needs for the special needs of children;
- (d) The applicant's need for support and description of current support system;
- (e) The applicant's life experiences and challenges;
- (f) The applicant's parenting skills, child discipline practices, and beliefs and attitudes on education;
- (g) The family life of the applicant(s);
- (h) The health of all family members;
- (i) The applicant's religious or spiritual beliefs;
- (j) The physical facility and premises of the property; and
- (k) The resources and financial history of the applicant(s).
[WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-147-1380, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34 and 74.13 RCW, RCW 74.15.030(2), 74.15.311(2), 74.13.032, 13.04.011, 74.13.020, 13.34.030, 74.13.031, 13.34.145, 74.15.311, 74.15.030, and 2013 c 105. WSR 15-01-069, § 388-147-1380, filed 12/11/14, effective 1/11/15.]