RCW 74.12.450
Application for assistance—Report on suspected child abuse or neglect—Notice to parent about application, location of child, and family reconciliation act.
(1) Whenever the department receives an application for assistance on behalf of a child under this chapter and an employee of the department has reason to believe that the child has suffered abuse or neglect, the employee shall cause a report to be made as provided under chapter 26.44 RCW.
(2) Whenever the department approves an application for assistance on behalf of a child under this chapter, the department shall make a reasonable effort to determine whether the child is living with a parent of the child. Whenever the child is living in the home of a relative other than a parent of the child, the department shall make reasonable efforts to notify the parent with whom the child has most recently resided that an application for assistance on behalf of the child has been approved by the department and shall advise the parent of his or her rights under this section, RCW 74.12.460, and *sections 4 and 5 of this act, unless good cause exists not to do so based on a substantiated claim that the parent has abused or neglected the child.
(3) Upon written request of the parent, the department shall notify the parent of the address and location of the child, unless there is a current investigation or pending case involving abuse or neglect by the parent under chapter 13.34 RCW.
(4) The department shall notify and advise the parent of the provisions of the family reconciliation act under chapter 13.32A RCW.
[ 1995 c 401 § 2.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: Sections 4 and 5 of this act were vetoed by the governor.
Severability—1995 c 401: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1995 c 401 § 7.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 74.12 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
74.12.035 - Additional eligibility requirements—Students—Exceptions.
74.12.250 - Payment of grant to another—Limited guardianship.
74.12.260 - Persons to whom grants shall be made—Proof of use for benefit of children.
74.12.280 - Rules for coordination of services.
74.12.290 - Suitability of home—Evaluation.
74.12.300 - Grant during period required to eliminate undesirable conditions.
74.12.310 - Placement of child with other relatives.
74.12.320 - Placement of child pursuant to chapter 13.04 RCW.
74.12.330 - Assistance not to be denied for want of relative or court order.
74.12.350 - Child's income set aside for future needs—Irrevocable trusts—Educational accounts.
74.12.361 - Supplemental security income program—Enrollment of disabled persons.
74.12.400 - Reduce reliance on aid—Work and job training—Family planning—Staff training.
74.12.410 - Family planning information—Cooperation with the superintendent of public instruction.
74.12.460 - Notice to parent—Required within seven days of approval of application.