WAC 110-145-3240. CRCs transferring youth

(1) Licensees must develop and follow transfer policies and procedures when transferring youth from one CRC to another. (2) Licensees must complete the following after deciding that a youth needs to be transferred from one type of CRC to another: (a) Obtain approval from the department prior to the transfer; (b) Communicate with the CRC receiving the transfer to: (i) Verify they have space available for the youth; and (ii) Receive mutual agreement with the transfer decision; and (c) Document all communication related to the transfer into the youth's file. (3) Licensees may transfer a youth to a semi-secure CRC if space is not available in the secure CRC, as long as the conditions in RCW 43.185C.290 are met.