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PDFWAC 110-149-0370

Kinship caregivers having multiple licenses, certifications, or authorizations.

(1) Applicants must submit a complete licensing application for each license they are requesting.
(2) The department:
(a) Must:
(i) Conduct an individualized assessment of each complete license application when applicants apply for more than one license, prior to approving or denying an application for any license, certification, or authorization requested by the applicant; and
(ii) Determine the capacity limits for each license based on the requirements in the chapter within Title 110 WAC that authorizes the license; and
(b) May approve:
(i) Licensed kinship caregiver's requests to have more than one department license, certification, or authorization, including child care and kinship licenses; and
(ii) Multiple kinship licenses for the same home or address when:
(A) There are multiple licensed kinship caregivers living in the same home or address; and
(B) Each licensed kinship caregiver is licensed to care for different children or youth.
(3) Providers who hold both a child care and a kinship license must:
(a) Comply with WAC 110-300-0300; and
(b) Develop and follow a written individual care plan for every child or youth in their care with developmental, health, or behavioral needs.
(4) Providers who:
(a) Hold a child care early learning program license;
(b) Offer overnight child care authorized under chapter 110-300 WAC; and
(c) Hold a kinship license authorized under this chapter, must comply with:
(i) WAC 110-300-0270; and
(ii) All other applicable rules under this chapter and chapter 110-300 WAC.
(5) If the department determines that licensed kinship caregivers are not in compliance with all applicable requirements and regulations for any license, certification, or authorization:
(a) The department and licensed kinship caregivers may mutually agree to amend one or more of the licenses, certifications, or authorizations;
(b) The licensed kinship caregivers may voluntarily agree to surrender or relinquish one or more of the licenses, certifications, or authorizations to the department; or
(c) The department may issue fines or suspend, deny, modify, or revoke one or more of the licenses, per RCW 43.216.325 and 74.15.130.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 13.34, 74.13, 74.15 RCW, and 45 C.F.R. ss 1355 and 1356. WSR 25-12-071, s 110-149-0370, filed 5/30/25, effective 6/30/25.]