The department uses a standardized assessment tool, the foster care rate assessment, to determine the foster care rate that will be paid on behalf of the child. The tool assesses the needs of the child and the foster parent's ability and time required to meet those needs.
Wash. Admin. Code § 388-25-0011
Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090. 09-16-045, § 388-25-0011, filed 7/28/09, effective 8/28/09.