WAC 110-50-1070. Exclusions from the caregiver reimbursement program

The department will not provide caregiver reimbursement for the following: (1) Claims resulting from: (a) Caregivers' lost wages; (b) Individuals other than the caregiver filing the claim; (c) Property damages or loss of items that do not depreciate; (d) Loss of intangible assets; (e) Damages to items that belong to the children or youth; (f) Caregivers or their household members giving alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, or other illegal substances to children or youth placed in their home or in respite care; (g) Acts committed by licensed caregivers that are: (i) Dishonest; (ii) Fraudulent; (iii) Criminal; or (iv) Intentional; (h) Caregivers deliberately leaving out important information for the claim; (i) Caregivers' violation of any statute, ordinance, or regulation; (j) Caregivers' illegal conduct or bad faith acts when providing care to children or youth; (k) Caregivers' failure to: (i) Give directions or instructions; or (ii) Provide proper or adequate supervision; (l) Sexual abuse or other sexual behaviors by any individual; (m) A judgment against caregivers based on alienation of affection; and (n) Acts by children or youth that occur while they are on a temporary planned, unplanned, or voluntary absence from the placement; (2) Unsubstantiated claims; and (3) Claims not received by the department within one year after the date of the occurrence, regardless of the reason for the delay in filing the claim.