Caregivers must report the following incidents involving children and youth in their care within these required time frames:

(1) Immediately to the department intake when the incident is a:

(a) Death or near death;

(b) Suspected or disclosed abuse or neglect, as outlined in RCW 26.44.020; and

(c) Sexual contact between two or more children or youth, per RCW 9A.44.010, that is not:

(i) Consensual; and

(ii) Developmentally appropriate, including not between preschool or teenage peers; and

(2) As soon as possible, but within:

(a) Twenty-four hours, to the children's or youth's caseworkers, any behavior that resulted in a physical restraint; and

(b) Forty-eight hours, to the child's or youth's caseworker or department intake if the child's or youth's caseworker is not available, or it is after normal business hours, for any of the following incidents:

(i) Serious illness or injury, or need for psychiatric care;

(ii) Disclosed suicidal or homicidal thoughts, gestures, or attempts;

(iii) Any medication given or consumed incorrectly; or

(iv) Any treatment by a medical professional for emergency medical or emergency psychiatric care.