WAC 110-145-3500

WAC 110-145-3500. Pregnant and parenting services

Last amended: 2026Year: 2026Length: 260 wordsOfficial source
(1) Licensees providing pregnant and parenting services must: (a) Develop a daily activities program for the youth and their infants; (b) Provide or arrange for services including, but not limited to: (i) Information and referral services, including referrals for prenatal and postnatal care; (ii) Safe and stable housing; (iii) An evaluation of the family's needs; (iv) Care coordination services based on the needs of the youth and their infant; and (v) Individual or group education about the following topics: (A) Pregnancy counseling; (B) Independent living skills; (C) Infant and child care training; (D) Infant safety, education, and intervention; (E) Living arrangements; (F) Medical care planning; (G) Legal issues; (H) Vocational and educational guidance; (I) Plans for the child; (J) Financial, emotional, or psychological problems; (K) Impacts of drug usage and plans of safe care, as applicable; (L) Relations with the child's other parent; (M) Home management and consumer education; (N) Birthing options, including delivery in a licensed hospital or birthing facility; (O) Postpartum medical and mental health examinations, as prescribed by a licensed health care provider, to the new parent; (P) Child care, as needed; and (Q) Care coordination services; (c) Provide or assist a pregnant or parenting youth in arranging for licensed child care, when appropriate; and (d) Not provide services contingent upon a parent's decision to keep or relinquish their child. (2) If licensees are not providing the services in their facility, they must: (a) Have formal agreements with community agencies providing the service; and (b) Encourage and support the pregnant and parenting youth to get the services.
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