PDFWAC 110-90-0020
Purpose.
The EFC program was established to prevent homelessness and provide an opportunity for youth who are dependent at age 18 to voluntarily agree to continue receiving foster care services including:
(1) Placement in licensed or supervised independent living (SIL) settings;
(2) Assistance with meeting their basic needs;
(3) Independent living services;
(4) SIL subsidies;
(5) Medical assistance; and
(6) Mental health counseling or treatment.
[Statutory Authority: 2024 c 192, RCW 74.13.031, 13.34.267, and 42 U.S.C. s 671-675. WSR 25-10-016, s 110-90-0020, filed 4/25/25, effective 6/1/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.12.340, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.08.090 and WAC 110-20-0010. WSR 19-14-066, § 110-90-0020, filed 6/28/19, effective 7/29/19. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-90-0020, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 13.34.145, 13.34.267, 74.13.020, 74.13.031, 43.88C.010, 74.13.107, 43.131.416, and 13.34.030. WSR 16-14-065, § 388-25-0502, filed 6/30/16, effective 7/31/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 13.34.145, 13.34.267, 74.13.020, 74.13.031, 43.88C.010, 74.13.107, 43.131.416, 13.34.030 and Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-351). WSR 16-06-044, § 388-25-0502, filed 2/24/16, effective 3/26/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 13.34.145, 13.34.267, 74.13.020, 74.13.031, 43.88C.010, 74.13.107, 43.131.416, 13.34.030. WSR 14-13-051, § 388-25-0502, filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.031, 13.34.267, and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, § 388-25-0502, filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.]