While a client is in the out-of-home services program, the client's parent or legal representative must:

1. (1) Maintain weekly contact with the client and actively participate in care planning;
2. (2) Participate in the development and ongoing assessment of the client's individual educational plan and maintain regular communication and collaboration with the provider and school representatives to ensure timely and continuous access to a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment;
3. (3) Coordinate and maintain medically necessary physical or behavioral health benefits available through private insurance, medicare, or the medicaid state plan;

4. (4) Participate in:

   1. (a) The development and implementation of the child and family engagement plan;
   2. (b) Individual team meetings; and
   3. (c) The DDA annual assessment, including the person-centered service plan;

5. (5) Ensure management of the client's finances and benefits, including:

   1. (a) Apply for income and benefits available to the client;
   2. (b) Manage, or appoint a representative payee to manage, the client's social security or supplemental security income in accordance with federal social security rules and in accordance with the client responsibility and basic expenses required in this chapter; and
   3. (c) Ensure payment of the client responsibility or basic expenses. Nonpayment may jeopardize the client's services with a provider.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and 71A.12.040. WSR 25-11-094, amended and recodified as s 388-826-0600, filed 5/21/25, effective 7/1/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and chapters 71A.28, 74.13 RCW. WSR 21-15-059, § 388-826-0075, filed 7/15/21, effective 8/15/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and 74.13.350. WSR 20-02-101, § 388-826-0075, filed 12/31/19, effective 2/1/20; WSR 18-23-004, § 388-826-0075, filed 11/7/18, effective 12/8/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.350. WSR 02-22-057, § 388-826-0075, filed 10/31/02, effective 12/1/02.]