1. (1) Caregivers requesting a provisional expedited kinship license:

   1. (a) Must submit a completed provisional expedited license application to the department or a CPA to initiate this type of license;

   2. (b) May request a provisional expedited kinship license if they meet the following requirements:

      1. (i) They have been licensed to provide foster care or licensed kinship care within the previous five years;
      2. (ii) The license was not closed due to a denial, revocation, or an agreement to relinquish;
      3. (iii) They reside in the same home in which they previously held a foster care or kinship license;
      4. (iv) There are no additional household members;
      5. (v) The expedited kinship license will be supervised by the same CPA under whom they were previously licensed or certified if the CPA agrees to supervise the home; and
      6. (vi) The caregiver and all household members have passed the required background checks, per chapter 110-04 WAC; and
   3. (c) Do not have the right to appeal a decision by the department if they do not meet the criteria for a provisional expedited kinship license.

2. (2) The department may:

   1. (a) Issue provisional expedited kinship licenses when kinship caregivers meet the specific qualifications of this section outlined in RCW 74.15.127 while they work towards a kinship license; and
   2. (b) Continue to work with the caregivers to become fully licensed under this chapter if they do not meet the criteria for approval of a provisional expedited kinship license.

[Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34, 74.13, 74.15 RCW, and 45 C.F.R. ss 1355 and 1356. WSR 25-12-071, s 110-149-0390, filed 5/30/25, effective 6/30/25.]