(Effective May 1, 2026)
PDFWAC 110-145-3500
Pregnant and parenting services.
(1) Licensees providing pregnant and parenting services must:
(a) Develop a daily activities program for the youth and their infants;
(b) Provide or arrange for services including, but not limited to:
(i) Information and referral services, including referrals for prenatal and postnatal care;
(ii) Safe and stable housing;
(iii) An evaluation of the family's needs;
(iv) Care coordination services based on the needs of the youth and their infant; and
(v) Individual or group education about the following topics:
(A) Pregnancy counseling;
(B) Independent living skills;
(C) Infant and child care training;
(D) Infant safety, education, and intervention;
(E) Living arrangements;
(F) Medical care planning;
(G) Legal issues;
(H) Vocational and educational guidance;
(I) Plans for the child;
(J) Financial, emotional, or psychological problems;
(K) Impacts of drug usage and plans of safe care, as applicable;
(L) Relations with the child's other parent;
(M) Home management and consumer education;
(N) Birthing options, including delivery in a licensed hospital or birthing facility;
(O) Postpartum medical and mental health examinations, as prescribed by a licensed health care provider, to the new parent;
(P) Child care, as needed; and
(Q) Care coordination services;
(c) Provide or assist a pregnant or parenting youth in arranging for licensed child care, when appropriate; and
(d) Not provide services contingent upon a parent's decision to keep or relinquish their child.
(2) If licensees are not providing the services in their facility, they must:
(a) Have formal agreements with community agencies providing the service; and
(b) Encourage and support the pregnant and parenting youth to get the services.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.15.030. WSR 25-23-103, s 110-145-3500, filed 11/18/25, effective 5/1/26.]