WAC 110-145-3220. CRC age and length-of-stay requirements

Facilities licensed as: (1) CRCs must follow the maximum length-of-stay requirements outlined in RCW 43.185C.290 ; (2) Secure CRCs may be licensed to provide care to youth ages 12 through 17 years old who meet one of the following criteria: (a) Youth ordered by the court to be placed for contempt on at-risk youth orders. These youth may be ordered into a secure CRC that is colocated with a detention facility; or (b) Youth placed by law enforcement officers and who are runaways, in dangerous situations, or in violation of curfew; and (3) Semi-secure CRCs may be licensed to provide care to youth ages 12 years through 17 years old who meet one of the following criteria: (a) Youth are beyond the control of their parents or guardians and behave in a way that endangers an individual's welfare; (b) Need assistance getting any of the following: (i) Food; (ii) Shelter; (iii) Health care; (iv) Clothing; (v) Educational services; or (vi) Resolving family conflicts; (c) Need temporary protective custody; or (d) Have parents or guardians who are not able or willing to continue efforts to keep the family together.