RCW 43.185C.030
Washington homeless census or count—Confidentiality—Online information and referral system—Organizational quality management system.
(1) The department shall annually conduct a Washington homeless census or count consistent with the requirements of RCW 43.185C.180. The census shall make every effort to count all homeless individuals living outdoors, in shelters, and in transitional housing, coordinated, when reasonably feasible, with already existing homeless census projects including those funded in part by the United States department of housing and urban development under the McKinney-Vento homeless assistance program. The department shall determine, in consultation with local governments, the data to be collected. Data on subpopulations and other characteristics of the homeless must, at a minimum, be consistent with the United States department of housing and urban development's point-in-time requirements.
(2) All personal information collected in the census is confidential, and the department and each local government shall take all necessary steps to protect the identity and confidentiality of each person counted.
(3) The department and each local government are prohibited from disclosing any personally identifying information about any homeless individual when there is reason to believe or evidence indicating that the homeless individual is an adult or minor victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking or is the parent or guardian of a child victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; or revealing other confidential information regarding HIV/AIDS status, as found in RCW 70.02.220. The department and each local government shall not ask any homeless housing provider to disclose personally identifying information about any homeless individuals when the providers implementing those programs have reason to believe or evidence indicating that those clients are adult or minor victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking or are the parents or guardians of child victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Summary data for the provider's facility or program may be substituted.
(4) The Washington homeless census shall be conducted annually on a schedule created by the department. The department shall make summary data by county available to the public each year. This data, and its analysis, shall be included in the department's annual updated homeless housing program strategic plan.
(5) Based on the annual census and provider information from the local government plans, the department shall, by the end of year four, implement an online information and referral system to enable local governments and providers to identify available housing for a homeless person. The department shall work with local governments and their providers to develop a capacity for continuous case management to assist homeless persons.
(6) By the end of year four, the department shall implement an organizational quality management system.
[ 2018 c 85 § 3; 2013 c 200 § 25; 2005 c 484 § 6.]
NOTES:
Intent—Short title—2018 c 85: See notes following RCW 43.185C.045.
Effective date—2013 c 200: See note following RCW 70.02.010.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - State Government—Executive
Chapter 43.185C - Homeless Housing and Assistance.
43.185C.020 - Homeless housing program.
43.185C.045 - Homeless housing strategic plan—Annual report of department and local governments.
43.185C.050 - Local homeless housing plans.
43.185C.060 - Home security fund account—Performance metrics—Expenditure review.
43.185C.061 - Home security fund account—Exemptions from set aside.
43.185C.070 - Grant applications.
43.185C.080 - Homeless housing grants—Participation.
43.185C.090 - Allocation of grant moneys—Issuance of criteria or guidelines.
43.185C.100 - Technical assistance.
43.185C.110 - Progress reports—Uniform process.
43.185C.130 - Protection of state's interest in grant program projects.
43.185C.140 - Public assistance eligibility—Payments exempt.
43.185C.150 - Expenditures within authorized funds—Existing expenditures not reduced or supplanted.
43.185C.160 - County homeless housing task forces—Homeless housing plans—Reports by counties.
43.185C.170 - Interagency council on homelessness—Duties—Reports.
43.185C.180 - Washington homeless client management information system.
43.185C.185 - Eviction prevention rental assistance program.
43.185C.190 - Affordable housing for all account.
43.185C.200 - Transitional housing assistance to offenders—Pilot program.
43.185C.210 - Transitional housing operating and rent program.
43.185C.215 - Transitional housing operating and rent account.
43.185C.220 - Essential needs and housing support program—Distribution of funds.
43.185C.230 - Verification of eligibility—Medical care services.
43.185C.255 - Youth services—Multidisciplinary team—Duties.
43.185C.2951 - Youth services—Crisis residential centers—Incremental increase in beds.
43.185C.300 - Youth services—Secure facilities—Limit on reimbursement or compensation.
43.185C.315 - Youth services—HOPE centers—Establishment—Requirements.
43.185C.320 - Youth services—HOPE centers—Eligibility—Minors.
43.185C.330 - Youth services—HOPE centers—Responsible living skills programs—Awarding of contracts.
43.185C.901 - Conflict with federal requirements—2005 c 484.