PDFWAC 110-50-0490
Terminating foster care maintenance payments.
The department must terminate foster care maintenance payments:
(1) On the day before the child or youth leaves the foster home or facility. The department does not pay for the last day they are in a foster home or facility.
(2) For children or youth in foster care, effective the date they:
(a) No longer reside in or need foster care;
(b) Reach the age of 18, unless they meet the criteria in RCW 13.34.267 and are participating in the extended foster care (EFC) program; or
(c) Are no longer eligible for EFC and the:
(i) Dependency action is dismissed; or
(ii) Voluntary placement agreement (VPA) has expired.
(3) For children or youth in a behavior rehabilitation services (BRS) program, effective the day they start BRS.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.216.065 and 74.13.031. WSR 23-24-040, § 110-50-0490, filed 11/30/23, effective 12/31/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.031. WSR 19-16-094, § 110-50-0490, filed 8/1/19, effective 9/1/19. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-50-0490, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090. WSR 09-16-045, § 388-25-0032, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09.]