Archived Memos
- March 12, 2025 - Changes to Child Welfare Policy Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP)
- July 1, 2025 - Change to CA/N Definition
- June 6, 2024 - Change to the 4308. Dependency Petition policy
- June 6, 2024 - Changes to Extended Foster Care (EFC) Program
- May 9, 2024 - Policy Memo Extension for 4550. Missing from Care policy
- October 1, 2023-Update to Initial Licenses for Approved Relatives policy
- July 10, 2023 - Changes to 4550. Youth Missing from Care policy
- July 21, 2023 - Changes to 3100. Family Reconciliation Services (FRS) policy
- July 23, 2023-Changes to 43401. Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP) policy
- July 23, 2023-Changes to 4307. Voluntary Placement Agreement (VPA) policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to 1120. Safety Assessment policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to 1170. Domestic Violence policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to 2559. Hospital Holds policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to 4250. Placement Out-of-Home and Conditions for Return Home policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to 4308. Dependency Petition Process policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to 4304. Reasonable Efforts policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to 4260. Placement Moves policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to 4526. Licensed Foster Care and Licensed Kinship Care: Placement and Support policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to Child Welfare Policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to Child Welfare 4527. Kinship Care: Searching for, Placing with, and Supporting Relatives and Suitable Other Persons and 45274. Placements with Unlicensed Relatives or Suitable Persons policies
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to Child Welfare 4519. Concrete Goods policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to 4420. Health and Safety Visits with Children and Youth and Monthly Visits with Parents and Caregivers policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to 4517. Health Care Services for Children Placed in Out-of-Home Care policy
- June 23, 2023 - Initial Licenses for Approved Relative and Suitable Person (Kinship) Caregivers
- June 19, 2023 - Diabetes: Caring for Children and Youth in Out-of-Home Care
- May 1, 2023 - Guardianship Disclosure
- August 3, 2022 - Revised Instruction for caregivers obtaining vaccinations for children and youth in out-of-home care who have consent to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and are eligible for vaccination based on current public health guidelines.
- August 3, 2022 - REVISED Guidance for obtaining consent for children and youth in out-of-home care who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine based on current public health guidelines
- July 6, 2022 - New Process - Documenting the Specialized Domestic Violence Assessment
- July 1, 2022 - Child Welfare Policies Archive
- June 9, 2022 - June 2022 Policy Rollout
- May 25, 2022 - Temporary Guidance RE: Opioid Overdose Reversal Medications (Naloxone) Use by Dependent Children and Youth
- March 1, 2022 - Case Services Manual and Operations Manual Final Archive
- February 4, 2022 - REVISED Guidance for obtaining consent for children and youth in out-of-home care who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine based on current public health guidelines
- December 1, 2021 - December 2021 Policy Rollout
- October 1, 2021 - November 2021 Policy Rollout
- September 2, 2021 - Revised COVID-19 Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) Placements
- August 5, 2021 - Temporary Order in D.S. Lawsuit Revised
- August 4, 2021 - Additional HB1194 Guidance
- July 30, 2021 - Implementation of E2SHB 1310
- July 1, 2021 - July 2021 Policy Rollout
- July 1, 2021 - REVISED COVID-19 related travel guidance for dependent children and their caregivers
- July 1, 2021 - UPDATED Respite Guidance
- June 18, 2021 - New Process - Licensed Family Home (LFH) Child Care Referrals
- June 7, 2021 - 2021 Day and Overnight Camp Authorization
- April 23, 2021 - REVISED COVID-19 related travel guidance for dependent children and their caregivers
- April 13, 2021 - Change to Policy Effective Dates and Revision to Policy 46100 Monthly Clinical Supervision Case Reviews
- April 9, 2021 - Placement Exception AIRS Reports
- April 9, 2021 - Temporary Procedures for ICW Proceedings
- April 2, 2021 - Re-referrals on Partially Completed Home Studies for Kinship Caregivers
- March 22, 2021 - COVID-19 Related Travel Guidance for Dependent Children and Their Caregivers
- February 19, 2021 - Youth re-entering Extended Foster Care who aged out after April 1, 2020
- February 18, 2021 - Travel Guidance for Dependent Children and Their Caregivers
- January 25, 2021 - Practice Expectations for Home Study Withdrawals and Denials
- December 31, 2020 - Case Services Manual Sunset
- December 31, 2020 - Operation Manual Policies to Sunset Phase 3
- June 29, 2020 - Child Welfare Process for Incarcerated Foster Youth in Juvenile Rehabilitation Facilities
- March 24, 2020 - COVID-19 Emergency Response Instructions for CHET Staff
- December 31, 2019 - Operation Manual Policies to Sunset Phase 2
- April 30, 2019 - Operation Manual Policies to Sunset Phase 1
- October 2, 2018 - Child Welfare Policy and Rule Changes in Response to FFPSA
- July 1, 2018-Changes to Client De-escalation Training
Archived Memos
- January 30, 2026 - Changes to 3.20.60 Licensing Group Care Facilities (GCF) policy
- July 1, 2025 - Changes to CA/N Definition
- June 24, 2024 - Change to the 5150. Licensing Investigations policy-Update
- June 5, 2024 - Change to the 5150. Licensing Investigations policy
- October 1, 2023-Update to Initial Licenses for Approved Relatives policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to 4260. Placement Moves policy
- June 27, 2023 - Changes to Child Welfare 4527. Kinship Care: Searching for, Placing with, and Supporting Relatives and Suitable Other Persons and 45274. Placements with Unlicensed Relatives or Suitable Persons policies
- June 23, 2023 - Initial Licenses for Approved Relative and Suitable Person (Kinship) Caregivers
- August 3, 2022 - Revised Instruction for caregivers obtaining vaccinations for children and youth in out-of-home care who have consent to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and are eligible for vaccination based on current public health guidelines.
- July 6, 2021-Temporary Order in D.S. Lawsuit
- April 2, 2021 - Re-referrals on Partially Completed Home Studies for Kinship Caregivers
- January 25, 2021 - Practice Expectations for Home Study Withdrawals and Denials
- April 1, 2020 - Exception to Policy 5120 and Policy 5130 - No Referral Process
- June 20, 2019 - Changes Impacting Intake and Licensing Division
Archived Memos
- April 26, 2018 - Release of CA's Child Location Application
- April 2, 2018 - Child Care Funding Suspended for Non-Standard Hours Bonus and Field Trip Enhancement Fees
- August 2017 - Policy 2310 Guidance/Clarification
- August 2017 - Washington State IV-E Program Improvement Plan, Court Report Mapping and Guidance
- July 2017 - Right Response Training
- July 2017 - Washington State IV-E Program Improvement Plan
- January 2017 - Audio Recording and Photograph Policy Update
- November 2016 - Sibling Sexual Abuse
- March 2016 - Parent, Child, and Sibling Visitation Policy
- June 2015 - P&P 2220. Intake Policy Guidelines
- August 2015 - Clothing Vouchers for Children in Out of Home Care (Licensed and Un-Licensed)
- June 2015 - Update to Health and Safety Visits with Children and Monthly Visits with Caregivers and Parents
- June 2015 - Workload Reduction
- April 2015 - Health and Safety Visits with Children and Monthly Visits with Caregivers and Parents
- November 2014 - ICW Inquiry Timeframes, Pending Error Clean Up Assignment & FamLink ICW Page Changes
- August 2014 - Procedures for Local Indian Child Welfare Committee Case Staffings & Native American Inquiry
- October 2013 - Alternate Intervention 10 Day Response Time/EFSS
- September 2013 - Procedures and Roles and Responsibilities for Children in Out-of-Home Care with a Plan of Adoptions
- September 2013 - Monthly Visits with Parents
- September 2013 - Clarifying Expectations for Background Checks
- July 2013 - Child Safety Framework (CSF) staff survey
- July 2013 - Elimination of the requirement of the Family Face Sheet
- July 2013 - Monthly visits with child victims of CPS cases open beyond 90 days
- July 2013 - Policy updates as a result of the 2013 Legislative session
- June 2013 - Safety Assessment Requirement Reminder
- June 2013 - Travel Policy, DCFS/CPS Investigation Timeline, Considerations and Notification for Placement Moves, Children Missing from Care
- April 2013 - Update to Monthly visits with child victims of CPS cases open beyond 90 days
- March 2013 - Update to Voluntary Placement Agreement (VPA) Policy
- February 2013 - Temporary Suspension of the Family Assessment and Assessment of Progress
- January 2013 - Temporary Workload Reduction to Document FamLink Family Assessment, Assessment of Progress and Case Plan
- December 2012 - Shared Planning Policy Update
- November 2012 - Background Check Process and Requirements
- October 2012 - Courtesy Supervision Policy Changes
- August 2012 - Workload and Changes to Policies and Practice
- August 2012-Amending Executive Order 12-04 for Child Protection Teams (CPTs)
- June 2012 - Family and Safety Assessment Policy Change
- March 2012 - Annual Credit Report Check for Youth 16 Years and Older
- March 2012 - Monthly Social Worker Visits with Parent(s)
- October 2011 - Improvement to Caregiver Training
- September 2011 - Family Assessments in FamLink
- November 2011 - Child Care Policy
- November 2011 - Child Safety Framework
- July 2011 - Legislative Policy and Updates
- June 2011-New Child Safety Framework
- May 2011 - New Medically Fragile Child Supports Policy
- April 2011 - April 2011 Implementation
- March 2011 - Intake Screening Policy
- November 2010 - Resetting VPA Policy
- October 2010 - October 2010 Policy and Updates Implementation
- September 2010 - Update to Voluntary Placement Agreement (VPA) Policy
- July 2010 - July 2010 Policy and Updates Implementation
- June 2010 - June 2010 Legislation Impacts on Child Welfare
- April 2010 - April 2010 Policy and Updates Implementation
- January 2010 - Background Check Process
- December 3, 2009-Background Checks for Unsupervised Access
- October 30, 2007-Licensing Dependency File Review
