Section 388-25-0190 - What are the department's standards for making foster care payment to a relative providing care to the child served by department?(1) A relative caregiver, licensed or certified as a family foster home under chapter 74.15 RCW and eligible for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) in behalf of the child, may select either foster care or TANF payments in behalf of the child, but not both.(2) A relative caretaker who is not related to the specified degree defined in RCW 74.15.020 by blood, marriage, or legal adoption may receive foster care payments in behalf of the child if licensed as a foster family home under chapter 74.15 RCW.(3) A relative caretaker who is not licensed or certified for foster care may apply for TANF.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-25-0190
Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.031. 01-08-047, § 388-25-0190, filed 3/30/01, effective 4/30/01.